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Business Stationary Mart - The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book
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List Price: $17.95
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Manufacturer: Amber-Allen Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 299.792
EAN: 9781878424501
ISBN: 1878424505
Label: Amber-Allen Publishing
Manufacturer: Amber-Allen Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 168
Publication Date: 2001-01-15
Publisher: Amber-Allen Publishing
Studio: Amber-Allen Publishing
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Summary: unique wisdom
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I just finished this book today. My mentor suggested it to me after I had a serious breakdown due to coming to terms with the way my mother treated me as a child and continues to treat me and how that has affected the person I am today and my daily life. This book taught me how to start a life without those "lies" and "agreements" fed to me by my mother and how to turn everything in to love and freedom.
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Summary: Love it
Comment: I have used this book over and over. It is an incredible resource and helps me to stay positive and focused no matter what life sends my way.
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Summary: It's not that easy
Comment: Ruiz has come up with four principles from ancient Toltec wisdom. If one adopts these four agreements, Ruiz argues, they will help bring a sense of peace and happiness to one's life. Generally the agreements sound reasonable enough: don't take things personally, say only good things about others, etc. So far, so good. But there's some serious theoretical problems that underlie Ruiz's plan. Ruiz seems to suggest that the self can determine the majority of one's experience outside of social context. He claims that society is composed of collective dreams. Even recognizing that Ruiz is infusing dreams with more importance than western culture generally does, it still strikes me that the message here is that if one has fortified one's spirit with these four principles, nothing anyone else says or does can strongly affect you. Maybe I'm too close-minded, but I just can't buy it. We all live in social and cultural worlds, and those worlds do shape our experience, whether we like it or not.
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Summary: Probably the best book I have ever read
Comment: After reading this book I stopped drinking and smoking on the drop of a dime. Within several weeks I was a vegetarian. I have read "Conversations with God" that I loved, I read the "Celestine Prophecy" - so I have read several books in that genre. But I have never come across a book that packs this much of a spiritual punch. Did reading this book change my life? YES! People say that about books, but it is something else when it happens to you. This book has influenced my life more than any other book has. I can only say that the quality of your life will be improved after reading this book, it should be read again and again.
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Summary: Enhace your way of life
Comment: A short tome that is easily readable. Upon reflection, and a willingness to try the Four Toltec agreements, it could lead to change in your life. This book was brought to my attention by the interview in Esquire of Tom Brady. It is easier said than done to follow the four agreements put forth, but they are great guidelines to attempt to follow.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Featured in the premiere issue of O: The Oprah Magazine and on Oprah's Favorite Things 2000 segment, The Four Agreements reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob people of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the Four Agreements -- be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, don't make assumptions, always do your best -- offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform life into a new experience of freedom, love, and true happiness. This jacketed linen-bound hardcover gift edition features two-color printing and a silk ribbon marker.
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