Questions About The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

by Miguel Ruiz

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what 'agreement' most coincides with you ?, :)

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Which is your favorite agreement ?

Jim Mitchell I have found that being impeccable with my word is the most difficult agreement to carry out consistently. The other three all seem to allow me some w…moreI have found that being impeccable with my word is the most difficult agreement to carry out consistently. The other three all seem to allow me some wiggle room. How can I be absolutely sure that I am doing my best? And sometimes an assumption is correct, so it kinda works out right. Likewise, not taking things personally has a nebulous boundary at times.

But when my word deviates a nanometer from the truth, Zap! I know immediately I need to work on that agreement some more. (Sorry for the mixed up metaphor.)(less)

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Is this considered a "metaphysical" book?

Timothy Morrison metaphysics is more like the writings of Aristotle, Freud, or Marx. these were looking for the general rules behind reality. this book is looking for …moremetaphysics is more like the writings of Aristotle, Freud, or Marx. these were looking for the general rules behind reality. this book is looking for self discovery(less)

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So, I want to give a book to my sister, who is still struggling with mom's death and really struggling with my dad dating. I want to give her something that might help her get a new perspective on her life. I've narrowed my choices to "The Tao of Pooh" and "The Four Agreements" If you were me, which would you give?

Jennifer Neither but I don’t know your sister. For most people I know, I wouldn’t pick either book for helping with grief.

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what did you gain from the book?

Craig Blumhagen I found it to be the most practical day to day spiritual guide applicable to my daily life. I was abandoned at 4, grew up in Children's homes and was …moreI found it to be the most practical day to day spiritual guide applicable to my daily life. I was abandoned at 4, grew up in Children's homes and was abused by staff was adopted by a NY Teacher and Social Worker who abused both my brother and I, we moved to Maine and I ran away at 15, and have been on my own ever since. The hardest agreement for me is to bot take things personally, as earlier events were done to me. I know logically that people don't do things because of me, but rather because of issues in their life. I work on this daily.(less)

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