Has anyone read "The Four Agreements book based on Toltec Wisdom"?

tallpaul04

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does anyone have any opinions/knowledge on the above? one of my friends has read it recently and got quite deep into the philosophy of it.

I haven't read it but the book is based on the following

agreement 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.
agreement 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.
agreement 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.
agreement 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.
 
Re: has anyone read The four Agreements book based on Toltec Wisdom?

http://www.amazon.com/review/product/1878424319/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt/103-2629839-7819800?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 (Amazon Reviews)

 
It's amazing how many books rehashing common sense are sold.

Ideally marketed as an eastern mystic or noble savage philosophy and if at all possible in opposition to Western Science and then padded out with 20 chapters of anecdotes.
 
I've read the book, and it won't change your life, or turn you into Gandhi, but I enjoyed it all the same, and felt that the points it made were valid. It's mostly common sense, yes, but it's the kind of common sense that isn't common enough these days!

If you do read it and like it you could check out http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Ixtlan-Carlos-Castaneda/dp/0671732463/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212567028&sr=1-1 (Journey To Ixtlan) by Carlos Castaneda too.

I don't think much of the above review, though. Here's why...








 
Jack, thanks for ruining the ending of the next 4 books on my "to read" list. On the plus side, you just saved me a few quid, nice one.
 
 
I second the
Excellent!
 

Where did you get those reviews, Jack the Lad? They were brilliant! Loved them, especially Ulysses.