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Tag Archives: Don Miguel Ruiz
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 17th, 2020 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“What kind of messenger are you? Are you a messenger of gossip and lies? Do you feel comfortable with all the lies, with all the gossip, with all the drama that comes as a result of believing in lies? Is … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
“Wherever you go you fill find people lying to you, and as your awareness grows, you will notice that you also lie to yourself. Do not expect people to tell you the truth because they also lie to themselves. You … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 8th, 2020 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“Many masters have said that every mind is a world, and it’s true. The world we think we see outside of us is actually inside of us. It’s just images in our imagination. It’s a dream. We are dreaming constantly, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“Is it the real you who creates all the drama and suffering in your daily life? Is it the real you who says “Life is a valley of tears, and we come here to suffer?” Is it the real you … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 28th, 2020 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“Life is what is happening; death is what is not happening. A moment after something happens, it is already dead. Whatever happened to us as a child, in school, with friends, in love relationships – whatever was true thirty years … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 6th, 2020 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“Humans are the only animals on earth who punish themselves a thousand times or more for the same mistake, and who punish everybody else a thousand times or more for the same mistake. How can we talk about injustice in … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 28th, 2020 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“What we call love is something that is so generic that it’s not even what love really is. Love is much more than words can describe….We we cannot really talk about the truth; we need to experience the truth. The … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 5th, 2019 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“The word is your power because you use the word for the creation of your virtual world. You use the word to create the main character of your story. Every self-opinion, every belief, is made by words: “I am smart, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
“We have the tendency to make assumptions about everything. The problem with making assumptions – is that we “believe” they are the truth. We could swear they are real. We make assumptions about what others are doing or thinking – … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 9th, 2019 by Don Miguel Ruiz, in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
“How many times do we pay for one mistake? The answer is thousands of times. The human is the only animal on earth that pays a thousand times for the same mistake. The rest of the animals pay once for … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 28th, 2019 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“When we understand that evil is nothing but a disease of the human mind, we understand why human societies are the way they are, why there is all the injustice, violence, and war. We have ingested Parasites in the form … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 7th, 2018 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
“Personal importance, or taking things personally, is the maximum expression of selfishness because we make the assumption that everything is about ‘me.’ During the period of our education, or our domestication, we learn to take everything personally. We think we … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 27th, 2018 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“The first step toward improving your relationship with yourself is to accept yourself just the way you are. You don’t need to learn how to love yourself. You need to unlearn all of the reasons you reject yourself, and by … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 6th, 2018 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“Love and respect are what we should also teach our children, but the only way to teach them love and respect is to love and respect ourselves. There is no other way. Again, we can only give them what we … Continue reading