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The Four Agreements

Deleted user
over 6 years ago

Does anybody here live by the Four Agreements? 

For anybody who is unfamiliar with them, they are ~

1. Be impeccable with your word

2. Don’t take anything personally 

3. Don’t make assumptions 

4. Always do your best 

and a later addition ~ 

5. Be skeptical but learn to listen. 

They are all based on Toltec Wisdom. 

I’m currently re-reading book one, The Four Agreements, and after a few more re-reads I’ll move on to some re-reads of the Fitth Agreement. 

It is said that if all of society practiced just one of the agreements, the world would change ~ but why stop at one? 

I love reading the books, they don’t teach me anything I don’t know but I love the way the author describes how a person can live by the five agreements and live in perfect bliss and happiness. 

With this book, there’s no need to understand the underlying laws that support these agreements but they can help a person to achieve perfect bliss regardless. 

I know plenty of people who have read the book but I don’t know anybody who practices the agreements, who has made a commitment to them in their everyday lives. 

What other inspiring books are people reading? 

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  • over 6 years ago

    The wisdom I was brought up with was never to discuss religion (beliefs), politics, or football and to talk about money is vulgar.

    I have my codes of conduct which are my own business and not for the preaching to or enforcement on others, but one of them is to respect others beliefs.  So if that wisdom is what works for you then fair enough. 

    Toltec Wisdom.......cynically thinking of megalomaniacs trying to take over the world or the American Evangelists making lots of money

    Reminds me of a song by Genesis - Jesus He Knows Me. 

    Won't find me practicing what I'm preaching
    Won't find me making no sacrifice
    But I can get you a pocketful of miracles
    If you promise to be good, try to be nice
    God will take good care of you
    Just do as I say, don't do as I do

    How many books and at what price?! 

    There'll be no doubt in your mind
    You'll believe everything I'm saying
    If you want to get closer to him
    Get on your knees and start paying

    Pardon my irreverent humour, it is not meant to cause offence.  

    Cynical and irreverent as I am, I truly respect your belief in this. 

     

  • over 6 years ago in reply to Deleted User

    I like your sense of humour. I find it astonishing and can’t help seeing the funny side of how the big religions managed to sell their empty promises, of a better life after death, for so long ~ pretty genius really and they achieved their aims to become rich and powerful and to keep the people in bondage.

    I question everything, including the values and beliefs I was brought up on and I found many of those were built on fear, so I discarded most of them. 

    Most beliefs aren’t forced on people, not like with a gun to their head or anything but rather with promises of something better and because most people are unhappy, pretty much most of the time, they’re easy to get on board. In Bali we have little competitions to see who can come up with the craziest thing to sell to people. We never actually tried any of them but I reckon we would have all got a few takers. 

    I don’t have a belief in the four agreements, that’s not what they’re about, but when practiced, they do lead to greater happiness and joy, better relationships etc and most of all, you are 100% true to yourself, kind to yourself and you never judge yourself and when you do that, it’s easy to treat others the same way and you find others treat you back in the same way. It’s certainly not a belief but practicing them does bring eternal happiness and all that that entails. 

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  • over 6 years ago in reply to Deleted User

    I like your sense of humour. I find it astonishing and can’t help seeing the funny side of how the big religions managed to sell their empty promises, of a better life after death, for so long ~ pretty genius really and they achieved their aims to become rich and powerful and to keep the people in bondage.

    I question everything, including the values and beliefs I was brought up on and I found many of those were built on fear, so I discarded most of them. 

    Most beliefs aren’t forced on people, not like with a gun to their head or anything but rather with promises of something better and because most people are unhappy, pretty much most of the time, they’re easy to get on board. In Bali we have little competitions to see who can come up with the craziest thing to sell to people. We never actually tried any of them but I reckon we would have all got a few takers. 

    I don’t have a belief in the four agreements, that’s not what they’re about, but when practiced, they do lead to greater happiness and joy, better relationships etc and most of all, you are 100% true to yourself, kind to yourself and you never judge yourself and when you do that, it’s easy to treat others the same way and you find others treat you back in the same way. It’s certainly not a belief but practicing them does bring eternal happiness and all that that entails. 

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