Los Cuatro Acuerdos

Before understanding the agreements, we must understand the problem. Ruiz explains that all humans live in a “dream” — not a literal sleeping dream, but the dream of the planet: the collective story of reality that we are born into. Before we can speak, our minds are "hijacked" by society, which programs us with a set of rules about who we are, how we should look, what we should believe, and how we should behave.

Ruiz posits that from birth, we are conditioned by parents, schools, and religions to adopt a "dream of the planet"—a set of rules and beliefs that dictate how we should act and what we are worth. By adopting these four specific agreements, seekers can reclaim their personal power and achieve a state of "personal freedom". The Four Agreements 1. Be Impeccable With Your Word Los Cuatro Acuerdos

That emptiness is the deep piece. The agreements are just the keys. The door is the silence before you speak. Before understanding the agreements, we must understand the

They invite us to remember: You are not your mistakes. You are not the voice in your head that calls you ugly or stupid. You are not responsible for the moods of others. You are only responsible for your own word, your own perception, your own communication, and your own action. Ruiz posits that from birth, we are conditioned

Watch how that single change begins to crack the old shell of domestication. Then add the second. Then the third. Then the fourth.