Uncovering Unconscious Beliefs - Don Miguel Ruiz

The four agreements are quite simple, yet very complex.

As taken from his website: miguelruiz.com - The Four Agreemtents "1. Be Impeccable With Your Word.

Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

2. Don't Take Anything Personally.

Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

3. Don't Make Assumptions.

Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

4. Always Do Your Best.

Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret."

Living by these four agreements will show you what your judgments are and help you to uncover your beliefs.

Being impeccable with your word is just another way of saying "take responsibility for yourself and your actions." If you blame yourself or judge yourself it is a form of rejecting yourself. When you stop judging yourself and others you will be able to express love for yourself and others. He says "If I love myself I will express that love in my interactions with you, and then I am being impeccable with the word, because that action will produce a like reaction" (the law of attraction).

Taking things personally shows just how ingrained those false beliefs are in your life. When you take things personally you make the assumption that everything is about you when it really isn't - which is the next agreement.

Sadness and drama come from taking things personally and making assumptions.

The whole thing is that we are human and we can only do our best and accept ourselves for where we are at and do better when we can.