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  • Written by: don Miguel Ruiz
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  • Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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The Four Agreements

Written by: don Miguel Ruiz
Narrated by: Peter Coyote
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In The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.

Don Miguel Ruiz has dedicated his life to sharing the wisdom of the ancient Toltec. For more than two decades, he has guided others toward their personal freedom. Today, he continues to combine his unique blend of ancient wisdom and modern-day awareness through journeys to sacred sites around the world.

©1997 Migeul Angel Ruiz (P)2003 Amber-Allen Publishing

What the critics say

"Despite the New Age-sounding language, Ruiz is refreshingly clear in the presentation of his ideas. Reading aloud, actor Coyote sounds every bit the enthusiastic old hippie, genuinely excited by the concepts he is spinning." (Publishers Weekly)

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The Four Agreements can shape your life, and transform the way you look at the world, helping you do your best and become the best version of yourself.

Author Don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills present The Four Agreements, created to teach listeners to shed their old ways and embrace a new way of thinking, grounded in ancient Toltec wisdom. It outlines a code of conduct based on freeing yourself from self limitation and learning to step into true happiness and love. This inspiring book is full of great lessons and life-changing wisdom, focusing on using common sense and positivity to manifest a better life. Its main thought process comes from discovering positivity within, regardless of external circumstances or negativity, pushing aside self-limiting beliefs.

Don Miguel Ruiz's book has sold millions of copies, is a New York Times best seller, and has been translated into nearly 50 languages, bringing ancient wisdom to the modern world. One of the most well-known self-help books, The Four Agreements has gained a strong following with fans like Oprah Winfrey and other prominent celebrities. It teaches the mastery of love in a simple, uplifting way, allowing listeners to discover the real magic of finding your inner self.

This audiobook adaptation is narrated by Peter Coyote, who also voices the follow-up book, The Fifth Agreement. His calm, peaceful voice is a perfect compliment to the style of Don Jose Ruiz, and helps the listener fall into the tranquil mindset needed to experience the teachings and wisdom of this book. Get lost in The Four Agreements, and find your own inner strength and peace to follow the way of the peaceful warrior.

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Short, easily digestible, great information. A+

I’ve gone through this book twice now. The essence of this book is that you’re in a whole bunch of social agreements that you didn’t actually agree to.

You have been conscripted into most things about your life without your consent, as you learned it from others when you were a child.

The book teaches you a few key lessons, such as not to feel guilty about not fulfilling agreements you didn't actually agree to.

A common exempt is family members who demand your time and emotional energy - you didn't agree to that, so you should not feel negative emotions around withdrawing from that social agreement.

The book is separated into 4 agreements:

1. Be impeccable with your word

This agreement lays out that your word is like magic, it has the power to shape someone's life. Has a parent called you fat, ugly, slow, stupid, lazy?

Have you called someone else fat, ugly, slow, stupid or lazy?

If you use your word for negative things like this or like gossip, it's like black magic.

The biggest lesson here is that using your word to say something mean or hurtful to someone is often actually hurting yourself because you make an enemy.

The author reminds us also to be impeccable with our word when talking to ourselves.

Love yourself with your word.

2. Don't take anything personally

We don't all operate in the same worlds with the same agreements. Usually when someone says something negative, they don’t even realize it because they’ve been under a spell their whole life.

When someone does mean to send verbal poison your way on purpose, if you don’t take it personally you reflect the poison back to them.

Lastly, taking things personally just means your ego is not in check.

3. Don’t make assumptions

Always better to ask questions than to make assumptions!

Your mind can easily interpret small things that have been said & dream up grand scenarios that are far away from reality by making assumptions, both good and bad.

Making assumptions in relationships can lead to emotional poison. Say what you mean, ask questions.

Don’t assume you can change someone, love people the way they are and don’t try to change anyone. Relationships suffer from these assumptions.

4. Always do your best

Your best is not always the same depending on your energy, etc. your best might change over time - but it doesn’t matter what the quality of “your best” is as long as you do your best.

If you try to do more than your best, you’ll burn out. If you do less than your best, you are more likely to break all the other rules!

Don’t expect to be rewarded for your efforts, that will cause you to do more or less than your best depending on the reward. Just do your best without expectation and you will live a fulfilled and meaningful life.

All agreements in 1 sentence:

Don’t make an assumption that you be impeccable with your word, just do your best and don’t take it personally if you fail.

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LifeChanging

This book was absolutely outstanding. I listen to it multiple times and always get something different and inspiring. The imagery and way he writes are like non other. I have PTSD, non epileptic seizures and am in a wheelchair. Life has only been this way for me for the last 2 years. I was an avid reader prior to injury but can no longer focus long enough to get through a chapter. Audible has given me a way to get my love of books 📚 back. #Audible1. Don Miguel has given me a way to embrace life, see things from a different perspective, accept and be genuinely happy with hope for the here and now. I would recommend this book to anyone regardless of their situation.

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Treat yourself to this book its 👍great!

you don't have to agree with this book's religious conclusions to find the content very helpful, I've listened to it several times and I just can't get enough of it

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You'd Better Be Wide Awake

Maybe I just don't get this kind of genre, but I found the book hard to listen to. The narrator was flat, almost monotone. And kept putting me to sleep.

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a simple enough message but heavy on weird metapho

really important an inspirational message about managing your emotions and what actually comes out of your own mouth

Some of the examples are non-inclusive and slightly sexist i.e. that a woman in 2019 expects a man to read her mind and she's waiting at home all day for him to come home from work? I don't think so.

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A struggle

did not like the narrator and it was a struggle to finish
no for me!

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Sublime!

I'm flabbergasted by this book. Everyone should read it for their personal development. I will listen to it again and again!

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Life Changing

have listened to this several times and I'm not done Everyone should read or listen to this many times.
what a world we would have

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Meh

I had trouble connecting with many parts, overall message is good though. Very religious based.

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Wonderful Teaching

Powerful words of wisdom, will be listening to it again as repetition is the key to Reprogramming.
I increased the narrative speed to 1.5 to keep me focused.

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