I decided to revisit this book and get the physical copy. I had read it a few years ago but through audible. My coach actually suggested I read this book and I had put it off for sometime.
I went to Mexico City in March and on the Spring Solstice, I went to the ancient ruins of Teotihuacan. It was such a cool experience and I loved the connection I felt to my ancestors that day.
When I came back, I decided to finally start the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Little did I know, that this book was based on the wisdom of the Toltec, who studied in Teotihuacan. When I was reading this, I was in total disbelief that this was based on the teachings from a place I had just visited. It’s crazy how things kind of fall into your lap at the right time. It was a synchronicity.
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I absolutely loved this book, The teachings are so simple, but not always easy.
Don Miguel Ruiz talks about all of the conditioning we go through from the moment we are born. He calls it Domestication. Everything from our name, to what religion we will be a part of, to what beliefs we will have is a part of this domestication process.
This Book of Law is how we live our lives and we judge anything that is not a part of this. We are so conditioned to live this way. And its passed down to us from generation to generation.
This dream that we are living in, is all an illusion. A set of rules that were placed onto us without our consent. And we must wake up from this dream and find our true selves.
I will quickly go over the Four Agreements, but I highly recommend you read the book to get a little more detail.
- Be Impeccable with Your Word– Say what you mean and mean what you say. Only use your words to uplift and speak kindly onto others. Our words are more powerful than we think. Even how we speak to ourselves.
- Don’t Take Anything Personally– What other people say and do is all based around their own conditioning. It has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them. If you know yourself, then what someone else says about you won’t matter.
- Don’t Make Assumptions– People don’t see, feel, act, or think the way we do. We may think they do, but they do not. So ask questions and let people know how you are feeling. That will prevent a lot of suffering from assumptions.
- Always Do Your Best– With anything and everything you do, do the best you can. Your best will look different on a daily basis. But so long as you are trying and know that you did what you could, you will find peace.
All of these agreements tie into one another. They all work together.
I have been trying to apply these rules to my life on a daily basis. I have put little reminders where I can see them daily to help me stick with them. It’s not always easy, but I do my best.
And I am giving a very brief over of the book. There are so many examples and so much more to this little book. But I don’t want to ruin it for anyone that wants to read it. And I highly recommend you do.
