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The Four Accords were published© in 1997 and have sold approximately 9 million copies. It has been on the New York Times bestseller list for nearly a decade. Everything we do is based on agreements we have made – agreements with ourselves, with other people, with God, with life. But the most important agreements are those we make with ourselves. In part 1 of this 2-part video, we learn about the “domestication” of man and how all the rules and values of our family and society are imposed on us by a system of punishment and reward. As young children, our true nature is to love and be happy, to explore and enjoy life; we are absolutely authentic. But then we learn to be what others think we “should” be, and because it`s not acceptable for us to be who we are, we start pretending to be what we aren`t. When we are teenagers, we have learned to judge ourselves, to punish ourselves and to reward ourselves according to agreements we have never chosen. The Four Accords help us break self-limiting agreements and replace them with agreements that bring us freedom, happiness and love.
Sign up to be informed of special offers and events and get a free poster. In The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that deprive us of joy and cause unnecessary suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the four agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can quickly transform our lives into a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.• A New York Times bestseller for more than a decade• More than 8.5 million copies sold in the United States• Translated into 46 languages worldwide In Part 2 of this 2-part video, We come to know the Book of the Law that governs our minds and the inner judge that makes us suffer because we never measure ourselves against our “image of perfection.” All our normal tendencies are lost in the process of domestication, and we begin to look for what we have lost. We seek freedom because we are no longer free; we seek happiness because we are no longer happy; we seek beauty because we no longer believe that we are beautiful. What we are looking for is our “self”. With practice, the Four Accords help us regain our “authentic self,” and this is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Think of a recent event in your life that has caused you emotional pain. Then imagine this event from a “distant” point of view; That is, try to emotionally detach yourself from actions – reactions that were part of this event. When I first heard the word “normie,” I had to ask what it meant. In Los Cuatro Acuerdos, don Miguel Ruiz reveled la fuente de todas las creencias que nos ponen límites y nos privan de alegría, creando sufrimiento inútil. Basados en la antigua sabiduría tolteca, Los Cuatro Acuerdos nos ofrecen un poderoso código de conducta que puede transformar. .
Don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Accords, takes us to a mystical place where he finds inspiration: Teotihuacán, Mexico – the ancient city of pyramids outside Mexico City, known as the place where “man becomes God”. The four agreements are based on Toltec wisdom,. . . .