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A Practical Guide to Inner Peace
In the Toltec tradition, Ruiz says every human is an artist, "and the supreme art is the expression of the beauty of our spirit." He explains that there are two kinds of artists: "the ones who create their story without awareness, and the ones who recover awareness and create their story with truth and love." The recovering of awareness is what this fourth book in the Toltec Wisdom series is all about. Each chapter closes with "Points to Ponder"--summary thoughts to sleep upon as you create the more authentic story of your life. |
Drawing upon the story of Adam and Eve, author don Miguel Ruiz refers to the forbidden
tree of knowledge and likens the abandonment of the true self to the
fall from heaven. What Ruiz calls "the voice of knowledge" others
spiritual teachers might call ego--the hidden and carefully defended
belief system that prevents us from living and expressing who we really
are. "The structure of our knowledge makes us feel safe&.When we
discover that we are not what we believe we are, the foundation of our
entire reality begins to collapse." Saying only what one
means, refusing to speak against one's self - allows anyone to quiet
those inner tyrannical thoughts so that we can become aware of our
Voice of Integrity. Knowledge then becomes an ally, and life becomes an
expression of the authentic self.