The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom QUOTES

121 " The resurrection is to be like a child, but with a difference. The difference is that we have freedom with wisdom instead of innocence. "

― Miguel Ruiz , The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

123 " Don’t take anything personally because by taking things personally you set yourself up to suffer for nothing. Humans are addicted to suffering at different levels and to different degrees, and we support each other in maintaining these addictions. Humans agree to help each other suffer. If you have the need to be abused, you will find it easy to be abused by others. Likewise, if you are with people who need to suffer, something in you makes you abuse them. It is as if they have a note on their back that says, “Please kick me.” They are asking for justification for their suffering. Their addiction to suffering is nothing but an agreement that is reinforced every day. Wherever you go you will find people lying to you, and as your awareness grows, you will notice that you also lie to yourself. Do not expect people to tell you the truth because they also lie to themselves. You have to trust yourself and choose to believe or not to believe what someone says to you. When we really see other people as they are without taking it personally, we can never be hurt by what they say or do. Even if others lie to you, it is okay. They are lying to you because they are afraid. They are afraid you will discover that they are not perfect. It is painful to take that social mask off. If others say one thing, but do another, you are lying to yourself if you don’t listen to their actions. But if you are truthful with yourself, you will save yourself a lot of emotional pain. Telling yourself the truth about it may hurt, but you don’t need to be attached to the pain. Healing is on the way, and it’s just a matter of time before things will be better for you. If someone is not treating you with love and respect, it is a gift if they walk away from you. If that person doesn’t walk away, you will surely endure many years of suffering with him or her. Walking away may hurt for a while, but your heart will eventually heal. Then you can choose what you really want. You will find that you don’t need to trust others as much as you need to trust yourself to make the right choices. "

― Miguel Ruiz , The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

125 " Not enjoying what is happening right now is living in the past and being only half alive. This leads to self-pity, suffering, and tears. "

― Miguel Ruiz , The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

127 " We must forgive those we feel have wronged us, not because they deserve to be forgiven, but because we love ourselves so much we don’t want to keep paying for the injustice. "

― Miguel Ruiz , The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

129 " You don’t need to worship idols of the Virgin Mary, the Christ, or the Buddha. You can if you want to; if it feels good, do it. Your own body is a manifestation of God, "

― Miguel Ruiz , The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

131 " What causes you to be trapped is what we call personal importance. Personal importance, or taking things personally, is the maximum expression of selfishness because we make the assumption that everything is about “me. "

― Miguel Ruiz , The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

133 " By making this one agreement a habit, your whole life will be completely transformed. "

― Miguel Ruiz , The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

135 " You have to trust yourself and choose to believe or not to believe what someone says to you. "

― Miguel Ruiz , The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

137 " You don’t need knowledge or great philosophical concepts. You don’t need the acceptance of others. You express your own divinity by being alive and by loving yourself and others. It is an expression of God to say, “Hey, I love you. "

― Miguel Ruiz , The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

139 " The angel of death comes to us and says, “You see everything that exists here is mine; it is not yours. Your house, your spouse, your children, your car, your career, your money — everything is mine and I can take it away when I want to, but for now you can use it. "

― Miguel Ruiz , The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom