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Don Miguel Ruiz

Né(e): August 27, 1952 – Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Don Miguel Ruiz is a Mexican author and spiritual teacher known for popularizing Toltec-inspired ideas on self-mastery, personal freedom, and relationships. His best-known book, The Four Agreements, became an international bestseller, and works such as The Mastery of Love and The Fifth Agreement helped bring his teachings to millions of readers worldwide.

Biographie et Parcours de l'Auteur

Don Miguel Ruiz built his public life from an unusual combination of medical training and inherited spiritual tradition. Born in Tijuana, Baja California, on August 27, 1952, he grew up in a large, poor family but received a strong education, studying in Tijuana and later in Mexico City before entering medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. After completing his internship in 1979, he practiced neurosurgery in Tijuana with his brother Carlos. The decisive turn came in 1986, when he left medicine and moved to San Diego. Guided by the Toltec lineage of his family and especially by his mother, Sarita Vasquez, he began shifting from surgery toward teaching, bringing a scientific interest in the mind into conversation with ancestral wisdom. ((https://www.miguelruiz.com/don-miguel-ruiz/?utm_source=openai))

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Citations

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Speak with integrity
-The Four Agreements
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Say only what you mean
-The Four Agreements
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Nothing others do is because of you
-The Four Agreements
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Find the courage to ask questions
-The Four Agreements
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Be Skeptical but Learn to Listen
-The Fifth Agreement
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Happiness can only come from inside of you and is the result of your love
-The Mastery of Love
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Help us to love ourselves just the way we are, without judgment
-Beyond Fear
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To pray is an act of power
-Prayers: A Communion with Our Creator

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"This book by Don Miguel Ruiz, simple yet so powerful, has made a tremendous difference in how I think and act in every encounter"

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"Don Miguel Ruiz is a world-renowned author and teacher"

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"Don Miguel Ruiz is a spiritual teacher and author known for his powerful book The Four Agreements"

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"Don Miguel Ruiz's book is a roadmap to enlightenment and freedom"

Deepak Chopra

"Don Miguel Ruiz explores the modern meaning of Toltec teachings, showing the way to personal freedom and spiritual empowerment"

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"Don Miguel Ruiz is simply one of the greatest distillers of truth alive today"

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"Even if you haven't read Don Miguel Ruiz's first book, The Four Agreements, you know someone who has"

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