New Agreements for Living: Interview with Don Miguel Ruiz Sr
He is the author of The Four Agreements®, published in 1997. It was a New York Times bestseller for more than 7 years and the 36th best selling book of the decade. Other books have followed: The Mastery of Love, The Voice of Knowledge, Prayers, and The Fifth Agreement, a collaboration with his son Don Jose Ruiz. All of his books are international bestsellers.
Super Souls: When studying The Four Agreements we realize that reading and practically applying them are two different things. The agreements are:
1. Be impeccable with your word
2. Don’t take anything personally
3. Don’t make assumptions
4. Always do your best.
Do you have any tips for us in order to make it easier?
Don Miguel Ruiz: You know, I really like what you are saying because something that we are currently developing and is almost finished is what I call “New Agreements for Life”. This is to support The Four Agreements as I advise small steps (little agreements) which will help us to reach that freedom. So these “New Agreements for Life” is a thirty-day program and every day has a new agreement and is a practice with the support of a prayer too. The Four Agreements is the introduction to the way of life of the artists, the Toltecs. And after practicing for years we can say that when we are ready, the conclusion will be “The Fifth Agreement” that my son Jose wrote. This is the conclusion, but it is even more than that. All the books that I write and my children are writing have a very logical sequence.
