Description

22 ***** reviews on amazon.comfrom the author of the “four agreements” (the book highly recommended by members of tCG) comes his 3rd book filled with new insights.   ————————————————————————————————-As little children we know how to live in the moment and be completely authentic. But then something damaging happens to us, according to author Don Miguel Ruiz: we are given “knowledge” about how to live in the world. Parents tell us how to behave in order to be a “good” boy or girl. Teachers tell us what it takes to be a “winner” or a “successful” adult. This collective “voice of knowledge” is not only false–it is often poisonous, explains Ruiz, bestselling author of The Four Agreements. It makes us believe that “I am not the way I should be; it is not okay to be me.” Drawing upon the story of Adam and Eve, 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.” 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. This makes for a good bedside spiritual growth book. Each chapter closes with “Points to Ponder”–summary thoughts to sleep upon as you create the more authentic story of your life. –Gail Hudson  —————The Voice Of Knowledge by Don Miguel RuizThis is the most recent book written by Miguel Ruiz. “We are born in truth, but we grow up believing in lies…One of the biggest lies in the story of humanity is the lie of our imperfection.” — Miguel Ruiz In The Voice of Knowledge, Miguel Ruiz shows us how to uncover the silent voice of our integrity and find inner peace. When the voice of knowledge no longer controls us, our life becomes an expression of our authentic self, just as it was before we learned to speak. Then we return to the truth, we return to love, and we live in happiness again. Find the way back to your perfection as the Divine. From the PublisherIn this audio version of the fourth book in the popular series, don Miguel Ruiz reminds readers of a profound yet simple truth: The only way to end emotional suffering and restore joy in living is to stop believing in lies – mainly about ourselves. Ruiz refers to the forbidden tree of knowledge, likening the abandonment of the true self to the fall from heaven. This fall, he says, occurred because of the loss of “the impeccability of the word,” that simple yet potent prescription for countering the judgmental inner “Voice of Knowledge.” Adhering to “the word” – 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. A reviewer:Great Book to Make You ReThink How You AreThis author is great at bringing your attention to the way that you unconsciously process and interact with the world. This book uses straightforward language and great stories to show how the way you have been socialized and the mass culture influences how you view things. Shows how to be free and authentic again. Highly recommended!