Miguel Ruiz Jr. > Quotes

“I am only responsible for what I say; I am not responsible for what you hear.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“When we become too attached to an ideal, the first thing that we lose is respect; first for the people around us, and eventually for ourselves.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“By tying your self-love and self-acceptance to a goal, your happiness corresponds to its achievement. When you reach your goal, your self-esteem rises temporarily; when you don't, you think less of yourself.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom

“This is what freedom is: the ability to enjoy and be exactly who you are without suppressing yourself in the form of judgment.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“The more attached you are to something, the more your vision is obscured and narrowed, sometimes to the point where you are convinced that there is only one way to proceed.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“It may seem counterintuitive, but you choose to let go in order to be in control. Doing so is the Mastery of Self in action.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom

“Your beliefs, and your beliefs alone, belong to you. You are the only one who is with you for your entire life.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“I have always been perfect, and so have you. When we can't perceive this, it's because we are too busy judging everything for not being something other than what it is.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“Without respect for the freedom of choice, peace is not possible.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“Perfection is something that is completely free of flaws. But the thing is, we define what a flaw is with our agreement.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom

“Looking at the story of your life, do you take action as dictated by your attachment to knowledge, or do you use knowledge to take an action based on the awareness of your present moment?”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“heart. When you live your life from a mindset of trust rather than a place of fear, the result is that you stop trying to force or control the people and situations that are happening around you”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom

“Sometimes we can't fix what has been broken. The act of surrender is accepting that truth.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., Living a Life of Awareness: Daily Meditations on the Toltec Path

“Our life is a canvas, and we are all Picassos.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“holding on to a resentment is liking taking a poison pill and waiting for the other person to die.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., Living a Life of Awareness: Daily Meditations on the Toltec Path

“It is like taking a sip of wine and saying, “It’s a bit dry; it has definitely aged well, but I can taste the bark. I’ve had better.” Instead of simply experiencing the joy and flavors of the wine, we are analyzing the flavor, trying to break it down and fit it into a context and language we already know. In doing this, we miss out on much of the actual experience.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“With awareness, remember that balance is the key to a wonderful life, and fun is an integral component. Take on the serious quest of bringing some fun into this day.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., Living a Life of Awareness: Daily Meditations on the Toltec Path

“We all want to be a part of a group or a community, to find that place that allows us to feel as one. We are always looking for that communion, so in the end, all of this work is about the ability to have a harmonious relationship with my brothers, my sisters, and myself.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“This relationship between us, however small it may be, is the dream called us.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“you are not your thoughts.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom

“In my experience, the only motivator that brings lasting change is self-love. When I love and accept myself, I want to treat myself well and be as healthy as I can be, only then do I have the freedom to detoxify from whatever has been subjugating my will.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“I am a living being regardless of my knowledge, which exists only because I exist.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“A feeling of anger, anxiety, or fear is often an indicator that something is out of line between your attached beliefs and your inner truth.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., Living a Life of Awareness: Daily Meditations on the Toltec Path

“This is my art, my agreement: to allow myself to experience life in its ever-changing truth with love. Think about an individual”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“We think that in order to be worthy of our own love we must live up to the expectations we place on ourselves—but we need to realize that these expectations are the expression of our agreements, not of our true nature.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“Let go of the attachment that you must obtain some image of perfection in order to be happy.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“Self-judgement resides where self-acceptance wishes to be. Our attachment to these negative beliefs and self-judgement can becomes normal what we don't even recognize them as condemnations anymore; we accept them as part of who we are.”
― don Miguel Ruiz Jr.

“Secondly, pushing yourself to achieve your goals through negative self-talk leaves little room for self-acceptance and self-love if you don't reach your goal, setting you up for more internal berating in the future. This is the reason why not achieving a goal can leave you feeling worse than before you started.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom

“Redirection We must first become aware of where our attention is in the moment. Becoming aware of our attachments is the start of any process; recognizing which beliefs we have either become identified with, internalized, or fanaticized is the first step in moving towards our Authentic Self in any situation.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“Listening to what others say without giving their words power over us allows us to become aware of our own truth.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World