New Releases by Don Jose Ruiz

This collection of personal essays and stories by New York Times bestselling author and Toltec shaman don Jose Ruiz teach readers that, although the path of life is not always easy to navigate, there is always room for growth and transformation. Life is not always easy. Don Jose Ruiz understands that better than most. On his path to becoming the beloved spiritual teacher and shaman he is today, he experienced many of life''s hardships. My Good Friend the Rattlesnake is a collection of deeply personal stories and essays that highlight life''s ups and downs, sometimes-painful truths, and opportunities for growth and transformation. This new edition of My Good Friend the Rattlesnake has been updated and expanded for its tenth anniversary. Whether you are a long-time fan or new to don Jose Ruiz''s teachings, you will find something to love inside.

Humanity is in crisis. War, poverty, environmental disasters, and more have brought the planet to a tipping point. In our personal lives, many of us carry deep-seated fear, resentment, anger, and even hatred for others and ourselves. Since ancient times, Toltec shamans have taught that the root of all this discord can be found in the human mind and what they called its addiction to suffering. They have also taught that the time will come when we must choose to either break free from this addiction or pay the ultimate price. According to Toltec Shaman don Jose Ruiz, that time is now, and the change that is needed can only come from within. In The Shaman’s Path to Freedom, Ruiz will teach you how to find and claim your own personal freedom, one based on unconditional love for yourself and others, and in doing so break your mind’s addiction to suffering. By walking this path, you can live a life of peace and harmony within yourself, which is the most important thing you can do to bring about the change that is needed in the world. Filled with Toltec practices for establishing personal freedom, The Shaman’s Path to Freedom is don Jose Ruiz’s most personal and radical book yet, guaranteed to thrill both new readers and longtime fans.

Em O quinto compromisso, Don Miguel Ruiz se une a seu filho, Don Jose Ruiz, para apresentar o último preceito dos toltecas, que complementa os outros quatro, e oferece ao leitor uma vida repleta de felicidade genuína e livre das expectativas alheias. Em seu best-seller mais conhecido mundialmente, Os quatro compromissos, Don Miguel Ruiz apresenta ao mundo os antigos ensinamentos toltecas para quem deseja revolucionar a própria vida e conquistar felicidade e amor. São eles: Seja impecável com sua palavra: evite proferir o negativo, as palavras têm poder, então use-as com sabedoria. Não leve nada para o lado pessoal: torne-se superior a qualquer julgamento alheio compreendendo que as calúnias lançadas sobre você não lhe definem, mas sim o seu agressor. Não tire conclusões: não trabalhe com hipóteses ou pré-julgamentos; seja transparente e exija reciprocidade. Sempre dê o melhor de si: não ultrapasse seus limites nem seja medíocre, faça sempre o melhor que puder. Agora, em O quinto compromisso, o renomado autor se une a seu filho, Don Jose Ruiz, para adicionar mais um ensinamento à lista: Seja cético, mas aprenda a ouvir. O autor defende que é necessário que se viva sempre questionando o mundo e as pessoas ao redor, a fim de encontrar novas oportunidades e compreender novos pontos de vista. O mundo está cheio de riquezas e aprendizados que estão logo ao nosso alcance; é necessário apenas que estejamos abertos e atentos o suficiente para indagar todo e qualquer elemento ao redor, e assim alcançar este estilo de vida que vai muito além do básico e nos faz viver com prosperidade. "Você está aqui apenas para ser, por nenhuma razão. Você não tem missão alguma além de aproveitar a vida e ser feliz. A única coisa que precisa é apenas ser o verdadeiro você. Ser autêntico. Ser a presença. Ser felicidade. Ser amor. Ser alegria. Ser você mesmo. Essa é a questão principal. E isso é sabedoria." — Don Miguel Ruiz

Geração após geração, os xamãs toltecas transmitiram sua sabedoria por meio do ensino de histórias. O objetivo dessas histórias é implantar uma semente de conhecimento na mente do ouvinte, onde ela pode finalmente brotar e florescer em um novo e melhor modo de vida. Nesta obra, o xamã tolteca e mestre contador de histórias, Don Jose Ruiz – autor best-seller do New York Times – compartilha algumas das histórias mais populares da tradição oral de sua família e divide com você a sua própria verdade sobre o significado mais profundo que essas histórias refletem. Deixe que essas histórias, lições e ferramentas sejam o seu guia para encontrar a sabedoria que existe dentro de você.

Explore the Wisdom of the Animal World Shamanism teaches us that the intelligence of nature is all around us, waiting for us to reach out with open hearts and listen to its guidance. When we turn our attention to the incredible community of animal life and the teachings they have to share, we open ourselves to a vibrant, interconnected world full of spiritual truths and transformational insights. Through myth, tradition, science, and story—combined with the power of personal observation—we can see how animals offer profound life lessons every day: Ants readily demonstrate the power of teamwork. Bears show us how to protect what’s most important to us. Eagles embody the value of clear vision. In Shamanic Power Animals: Embracing the Teachings of Our Non-Human Friends, Toltec shaman don José Ruiz takes a deep dive into this rich and vital store of animal wisdom and demonstrates how we can incorporate its lessons into our daily lives. In the first section of this book, Ruiz explains how power animals represent a path to our own personal power and provides a foundational understanding of the animal world based on the symbol of the medicine wheel and its association with the elements of earth, air, fire, and water. The second section contains a power animal compendium covering over 200 animals. Each entry includes exercises, prayers, and chants for use in communicating and collaborating with these powerful allies on your own personal journey toward awareness and healing. The result is both a reference guide to the wisdom of the animal world and a road map for activating this wisdom within yourself.

One of the main tenets of shamanism is a belief in the power of rituals and ceremonies to manifest change in the physical world. Every shamanic school on the planet uses rituals and ceremonies as tools for personal transformation. In this book, shaman and New York Times bestselling author don Jose Ruiz explains many of the most popular rituals and ceremonies used in shamanism and instructs readers how to perform these rites on their own. This book is a how-to guide for creating power objects and animal totems and learning how to do soul retrieval, recapitulation, dream training, and more. The son of don Miguel Ruiz, the author of the world-renowned Four Agreements, don Jose Ruiz is a shaman in the Native American Toltec tradition.

For generation after generation, Toltec shamans have passed down their wisdom through teaching stories. The purpose of these stories is to implant a seed of knowledge in the mind of the listener, where it can ultimately sprout and blossom into a new and better way of life. In The Wisdom of the Shamans: What the Ancient Masters Can Teach Us About Love and Life, Toltec shaman and master storyteller don Jose Ruiz shares some of the most popular stories from his family''s oral tradition and offers corresponding lessons that illustrate the larger ideas within each story. Ruiz begins by explaining that contrary to the stereotypical image of "witch doctor," the ancient shamans were men and women who fulfilled several roles within their communities: philosopher, spiritual guide, medical doctor, psychologist, and friend. According to Ruiz, their teachings are not primitive or reserved for a chosen few initiates but are instead a powerful series of lessons on love and life that are available to us all. To that aim, he has included exercises, meditations, and shamanic rituals to help you experience the personal transformation these stories offer. The shamans taught that the truth you seek is inside of you. Let these stories, lessons, and tools be your guide to finding the innate wisdom that lives within.

New York Times bestselling author and awareness guru don Jose Ruiz teaches you to free yourself from self-deceit, fear, and conflict, and live without limits in this collection of elevating pictures and quotes. Uncover the simple ancient answers to life''s most important questions. The perfect gift for yourself or a loved one, this book combines Toltec wisdom with new, practical insights and striking photography to inspire a life of serenity and fulfillment. Open its pages and discover the hidden truths that will bring you closer to yourself and the world around you.

Don Miguel Ruiz en Don Jose Ruiz herinneren ons aan het mooiste cadeau dat we onszelf kunnen geven, namelijk de vrijheid om echt onszelf te zijn. In Het vijfde inzicht schrijven Don Miguel Ruiz en zijn zoon Don Jose Ruiz voor het eerst samen en belichten ze niet alleen de vier inzichten opnieuw, maar introduceren ze tevens een krachtig vijfde inzicht. Het vijfde inzicht is een ultiem inzicht dat je ertoe zal brengen je hele werkelijkheid te zien met de ogen van waarheid, waarheid zonder woorden. Het resultaat van de beoefening van het vijfde inzicht is de complete aanvaarding van jezelf gewoon zoals je bent en ook anderen te accepteren gewoon zoals ze zijn. Als je daarin slaagt, zal eeuwig geluk je beloning zijn. Dit vijfde inzicht zorgt ervoor dat je door middel van transformatie bij je hogere zelf komt. Hierdoor bereik je een dieper niveau van bewustzijn en word je teruggebracht naar de authenticiteit waarmee we geboren worden. Door het vijfde inzicht te trainen leer je jezelf volledig accepteren. We worden zo herinnerd aan het mooiste cadeau dat we onszelf kunnen geven namelijk de vrijheid om echt onszelf te zijn. Creëer je persoonlijke levensdroom met de vijf inzichten.

En Los Cuatro Acuerdos, un éxito de ventas en todo el mundo, don Miguel Ruiz revelaba cómo el proceso de educación, o «domesticación», nos hace olvidar nuestra sabiduría innata. A lo largo de la vida establecemos muchos acuerdos que van en nuestra contra y nos causan un sufrimiento innecesario. Los Cuatro Acuerdos nos ayudan a romper estos acuerdos limitadores y a substituirlos por otros que nos aportan libertad, felicidad y amor. Ahora don Miguel Ruiz, junto con su hijo don Jose Ruiz, nos ofrece una nueva perspectiva de Los Cuatro Acuerdos y un acuerdo nuevo y poderoso para transformar nuestra vida en nuestro cielo personal: el quinto acuerdo. El Quinto Acuerdo nos permite adquirir una conciencia más profunda del poder del yo verdadero y recuperar la autenticidad con la que nacimos. En esta absorbente continuación del libro que ha cambiado la vida de millones de personas de todo el mundo, se nos recuerda el mejor regalo que podemos hacernos: la libertad de ser quienes realmente somos. Más sobre el libro Imagínate llevando una vida totalmente nueva: una vida en la que eres libre de ser quien realmente eres. Ya no te riges por lo que los demás piensan de ti. Imagínate viviendo sin juzgarte a ti mismo ni juzgar a los demás, sin temer ser juzgado. Te aceptas tal como eres y aceptas a los demás tal como son. Imagínate viviendo sin estar en conflicto contigo ni con la gente. Te respetas a ti mismo y a los demás, y a cambio ellos te respetan a ti. Imagínate viviendo sin miedo a expresarte ni a explorar la vida. Vives sin temor, sin culparte, sin avergonzarte, sin arrepentirte. Imagínate que te encanta ser como eres. Te gusta tu cuerpo tal como es, te gustan tus emociones tal como son. Imagínate siendo tú mismo. Eres feliz y disfrutas verdaderamente de tu vida. ¡Imagínate viviendo con esta clase de libertad personal! Esta manera de vivir es completamente posible. Otros lo han conseguido y tú también lo harás. Sólo necesitas hacer de los Cinco Acuerdos tu estilo de vida y pronto vivirás tu sueño personal del cielo.

In The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz revealed how the process of our education, or "domestication," can make us forget the wisdom we were born with. Throughout our lives, we make many agreements that go against ourselves and create needless suffering. The Four Agreements help us to break these self-limiting agreements and replace them with agreements that bring us personal freedom, happiness, and love. In The Fifth Agreement, don Miguel Ruiz joins his son, don Jose Ruiz, to offer a fresh perspective on The Four Agreements, and a powerful new agreement for transforming our lives into our personal heaven. The Fifth Agreement takes us to a deeper level of awareness of the power of the Self, and returns us to the authenticity we were born with. In this compelling sequel to the book that has changed the lives of millions of people around the world, we are reminded of the greatest gift we can give ourselves: the freedom to be who we really are.