The Art of Loving

by Don Miguel Ruiz

Review

The teachings of the masters have endured time and inspired us to strive for a better life in a better world.

However, we live in a world where most of us suffer.

… why do we suffer? Because the whole world suffers, and we come to believe that suffering is something normal. We then create a belief system to support this “truth”. Religions tell us that we were born to suffer, that life is nothing but a valley of lamentation. Suffer now, be patient, and in the afterlife you will receive your reward. It sounds nice, but it is completely false.

Don Miguel Ruiz

We suffer because most of us live without knowing that we are “poisoned”.

Everything that exists as “emotional poison” in you, poisons your life. This will continue until you decide to let go of it. To do so, you must make a conscious decision and take action to change. Forgiving yourself and others is necessary as well. You should let your heart guide you, even if others judge you.

Loving yourself is essential to love another person genuinely. In a relationship, you are not responsible for removing the other person’s “emotional poison,” nor are they responsible for removing yours. The purpose of a relationship is to love and be loved without the fear of punishment, that you will end up in hell.

It is not true that we will go to hell or heaven after death. We are already living in hell or heaven right now. Hell and heaven exist only inside the mind.

Don Miguel Ruiz

By cultivating self-love, you establish your personal boundaries. You become aware of your own standards of treatment and, in turn, learn to treat others with kindness and respect. It is important to value every individual around you, recognizing their unique abilities and limitations. Everyone has their own journey to travel, and it is essential to understand that only love can bring true happiness.

Don Miguel Ruiz explains the remedies that the masters of the world have given us throughout the ages in his book. These remedies are based on unconditional love, which is the most important thing on earth. The outcome of following these remedies is happiness, which is what everyone desires to experience in their lives.

In my opinion, Don Miguel Ruiz’s book encourages the awareness that everyone needs to discover and accept themselves as they really are. It is a book that everyone deserves to read at least once in their life. At the same time, I know that whoever will read it will only do so if he is ready to do so and only at the right time for him.

Happiness can only come from within you, for it is the result of love yours. When you become aware that no one else can make you happy and that happiness is the result of your own love, you will become masters of the supreme art of the Toltecs: the art of loving.

Don Miguel Ruiz

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Love, Manuela

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