Toltec Insights And Truths with don Miguel Ruiz

Many of us have appreciated the four agreements brought to us by don Miguel Ruiz. For many years they have assisted us in altering old behavior patterns that no longer serve our lives. Briefly they are: do not take things personally, stop making assumptions, be impeccable with your words, and do your best. There is a fifth agreement added to these four, which is to be skeptical but learn to listen. These are not commandments, vows, sacred laws, or pious promises. They are agreements that we can choose to practice each day. Now, don Miguel takes us more deeply than ever. After suffering a near-fatal heart attack that left him in a coma for nine weeks during which time he traveled in a dream state between life and death, he shares with us his discoveries, which are again steeped in Toltec philosophy and wisdom. In this dialogue he describes the mind as a predator, hungry for anger, fear, or guilt, and goes on to share how our love is based on certain conditions. “What rules the dream of humans is conditional love, which is exactly the opposite of the real love. I can say the real love is the word. Conditional love is the fall of the word. When we learn to love with conditions, we love if we can control [others]. And, that’s the way they love us. They love us if they can control us. This is how we learn to love. But the worst part is that we learn to love ourselves with conditions.” (hosted by Justine Willis Toms)

Bio

Don Miguel Ruiz is a renowned and most beloved spiritual teacher dedicated to sharing wisdom and love through practical concepts in order to promote transformation and ultimately change lives for the better. He’s the youngest of 13 children, born in rural Mexico to parents who were healers and practitioners of ancient Toltec traditions. As a young adult, he graduated from medical school and practiced neurosurgery until a near-fatal car crash forever changed the direction of his life. Since then, he consistently delivers the deepest truths in the most relevant ways.

Don Miguel Ruiz is the author of many books including:

• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Amber-Allen Publishing 1997)
• The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery (Amber-Allan 2011), which is presented in collaboration with his son, don Jose Ruiz
• The Toltec Art of Life and Death: A Story of Discovery (co-author Barbara Emerys) (HarperOne 2015)

To learn more about the work of don Miguel Ruiz go to www.miguelruiz.com.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• What is the purpose of the closet of mirrors he created
• Why we should respect the sanctuary of our bodies
• How the mind is a predator, hungry for things like anger, fear, or guilt
• How is conditional love the opposite of real love
• How we are metaphorically looking for nectar like bees, or waste like flies
• Why respect is the most important part of love
• How our minds are like a virtual reality
• How we look into the great ”mystery” with wonder but then we pull back and go back to our old habits
• How the wisdom of our ancestors lives in us
• What a sacred place of Teotihuacán means to him

Host: Justine Willis Toms         Interview Date: 10/27/2015        Program Number: 3564

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