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greetings!
Today I read a fascinating interview in Nexus magazine with Don Miguel Ruiz, the author of several books including The Four Agreements. Here he is, as quoted by Ravi Dykema:
One of the most important events was when my grandfather explained to me that conflict in our lives is not between good and evil -- that good and evil are just the result of the real conflict. The real conflict in the human mind is between the truth and lies.
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Maybe I could help people look at their own lives and find out that most of what they believe is lies. Once one has that awareness, a miracle can happen. And that miracle is to stop believing in the lies and focus on the experience of the truth. ... One big lie is, "I am not good enough."
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Life itself is very simple. We just make it complicated by the way we speak to ourselves. We create all our drama, all our confusion. You're responsible for your life, and if you treat yourself with love and respect, your life will be so easy. If you treat yourself with disrespect, if you believe all those lies you tell yourself, your life becomes very complicated.
Notice that truth does not have a capital T. What he is referring to is personal truth, or integrity. When we focus the spotlight of our attention and awareness inside of us, instead of out into the world or onto the other guy, we can easily discern when we are lying to ourselves about our feelings, needs, or experience. And we can begin to tell the truth.
Learning to question the stories we tell ourselves is the first step on the journey to freedom and peace. It might even turn out to be the only step. And that step is ours to take, regardless of who is in the White House.
The entire interview is online here:
http://nexuspub.com/articles/2004/interview_nov_2004.htm
warm regards,
karen
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