Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16256 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
As little children we know how to live in the moment and be completely authentic. But then something damaging happens to us, according to author Don Miguel Ruiz: we are given "knowledge" about how to live in the world. Parents tell us how to behave in order to be a "good" boy or girl. Teachers tell us what it takes to be a "winner" or a "successful" adult. This collective "voice of knowledge" is not only false--it is often poisonous, explains Ruiz, bestselling author of The Four Agreements. It makes us believe that "I am not the way I should be; it is not okay to be me." Drawing upon the story of Adam and Eve, Ruiz refers to the forbidden tree of knowledge and likens the abandonment of the true self to the fall from heaven. What Ruiz calls "the voice of knowledge" others spiritual teachers might call ego--the hidden and carefully defended belief system that prevents us from living and expressing who we really are. "The structure of our knowledge makes us feel safe… When we discover that we are not what we believe we are, the foundation of our entire reality begins to collapse." In the Toltec tradition, Ruiz says every human is an artist, "and the supreme art is the expression of the beauty of our spirit". He explains that there are two kinds of artists: "the ones who create their story without awareness, and the ones who recover awareness and create their story with truth and love." The recovering of awareness is what this fourth book in the Toltec Wisdom series is all about. This makes for a good bedside spiritual growth book. Each chapter closes with "Points to Ponder"--summary thoughts to sleep upon as you create the more authentic story of your life. --Gail Hudson, Amazon.com

Synopsis
Don Miguel tells us that we are born in truth, but we grow up believing in lies mainly about ourselves. As children we listen to the voice of our integrity, which is rooted in truth. Once we learn to speak, we mainly hear the louder voice of knowledge, which is rooted in lies, and causes endless suffering. By following the guiding principles presented in this book, we can reclaim our integrity and recover inner peace. Then our life becomes an expression of our authentic self, just as it was before we learned to speak.

Customer Reviews

Excellent
This is an excellent way of showing us how to change dysfunctional thinking and be happy, no matter what is going on around us. Clear, concise, and very informative.

brilliant! very wise!! good speaker who reads interestingly...
brilliant! very wise!! Nicely read. I listened to several times and heard new nuggets of gold each time.

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