Miguel Ángel Ruiz Macías (born August 27, 1952), better known as Don Miguel Ruiz, is a Mexican author of

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spiritualist and neoshamanistic texts. His work is best-received among members of the

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movement that focuses on ancient teachings as a means to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Ruiz is listed as one of the Watkins 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in 2018. Some have associated Ruiz's work with

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, author of '' The Teachings of Don Juan''.

Biography

Don Miguel Ruiz was born in rural Mexico, the youngest of 13 children. He attended medical school, and became a surgeon. '' The Four Agreements'', published in 1997; was a ''

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'' bestseller for more than a decade. Other books have followed: ''The Mastery of Love'', ''The Voice of Knowledge'', ''The Circle of Fire'', ''The Four Agreements Companion Book'' and ''The Fifth Agreement'', a collaboration with his son Don José. His ''The Toltec Art of Life and Death'' was published in late 2015.

Works

* '' The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)'', 1997, Amber-Allen Publishing, * ''The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship (A Toltec Wisdom Book)'', 1999, Amber-Allen Publishing, * ''The Four Agreements Companion Book: Using The Four Agreements to Master the Dream of Your Life (A Toltec Wisdom Book)", 2000, Amber-Allen Publishing, * ''The Circle of Fire (Toltec Wisdom)'', 2001, Amber-Allen Publishing, * ''Wisdom from the Four Agreements (Charming Petites)'', 2003, Peter Pauper Press, * ''Wisdom from the Mastery of Love (Charming Petites)'', 2003, Peter Pauper Press, * ''The Voice of Knowledge: A Practical Guide To Inner Peace'', 2004, Amber-Allen Publishing, * ''The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery'', 2010, Amber-Allen Publishing, * ''The Toltec Art of Life and Death: A Story of Discovery'', 2015, HarperCollins, *''The Three Questions'', 2018, HarperCollins, *''The Wisdom of the Shamans'', 2019, Hierophant Publishing,

References

External links

Toltec Teachings of Don Miguel Ruiz

"The Four Agreements for a Better Life" Online Course

The Five Agreements , An Introduction
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