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Four Agreements to achieve harmony

In these days I'll give someone the book by Don Miguel Ruiz, "The Four Agreements", a book that I had the pleasure of reading during our vacation in Greece. For those who have made a personal journey and for those who have followed the communication courses Spoladore Don Paul, this book agile and fresh can refresh a few things when we are struggling to keep on the path we chose.

Agreements are based on the ancient wisdom of the Toltec people , which was kept secret to protect it from misuse, during the European conquest. Fortunately, the nagual (master) succeeded in Secret to pass from generation to generation, waiting time to be able to return again to the people.

To our understanding, Ruiz starts from what is the great collective dream in which mankind lives: an illusion which includes the rules of society, its beliefs, laws, religions, different cultures and ways of be, governments, schools, social events and holidays. "Since we are born, society trains us to live in this illusion, making us take out thousands of" agreements "with ourselves and using the most powerful engine: fear. To find happiness and out of suffering then we should be able to change these agreements, on healthier than others.

The Four Agreements Toltec tradition are disarming in their simplicity, but are far from simple to decline in everyday life: ; ; ;

1. Be impeccable with the word

2. Do not take anything in a personal way

3. Do not assume anything

4. It 's always your best

After explaining the agreements one by one, the last part of the book is devoted to how to break the old agreements (and some quite large) to replace then with new ones. If we succeed, "says Ruiz, we are new men and women, and most importantly, we will be free .