The Voice of Knowledge: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace [Paperback]

 

 

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This is a perfect companion to "The Four Agreements." I just finished this and I can't wait to read it again. There are stories from the authors past, explaining his journey, and making this book wonderfully personal. The book discusses how to not listen to that voice within us that causes us so much drama and pain. How to forget, and change our 'programming', the domestication, and the lies that have permeated our lives. The book even breifly goes back over The Four Agreements. This book is truely a must have. It, like all his other books, are a gift from above. They leave you feeling incredible and the more that they are read, the greater the message becomes. I know that I have said that in other reviews of Ruiz's books, but it is the truth and it is worthy of repeating.

From the moment we are born, we are told how to behave, how to act, what is wrong, what is right. We are told what to wear, what not to wear, how to act, how to behave, how to interact with others. What we are taught forms our view of the world around us.

As we grow up, everything we are told becomes a voice inside of our heads. It is the voice of knowledge: the voice that tells us what is right, what is wrong. It repeats what we were taught, what we hold as truth. Unfortunately, this leads to negative thoughts. I am not perfect; I am not the way I should be. This line of thinking is wrong.

Don Miguel Ruiz, author of the phenomenally best selling book "The Four Agreements" and "The Four Agreements Companion Book" shows us that we are all born perfect, so how could we be otherwise. Following the teachings of an ancient people named the Toltec, Ruiz teaches us a path to inner peace.

The Toltec were "men and woman of knowledge." The Toltec were artists and scientists "who formed a society to explore and conserve the spiritual knowledge of the ancient ones." Ruiz has brought their teachings into the mainstream and many, including Oprah Winfrey, are drawn to the wisdom of the Toltec.

At first, I was a little sceptical of the book's core message: Once we learn a language, the people around us hook our attention and program us with knowledge. This knowledge is filled with lies. In order to achieve inner peace, we must not listen to these lies. All right, I was more than a little sceptical. I mean, it couldn't be that easy, could it?

This book started me on a personal journey that will continue for some time, I think. There is a lot to take in here, a lot to digest, but it all rings true. I found myself reading this book going "Exactly! That's exactly how I feel!" Here's a quote from the book that I particularly identified with:

"If you believe the common lie "I'm not worth it," that lie lives in your mind because you believe it. You don't believe people who tell you how great you are, and don't believe them because you believe the opposite. Your faith is already invested in a belief that's not the truth; it's a lie. But your faith guides your actions....What you believe about yourself is what you project to other people, and that is what others than believe about you"

Ruiz tries to show us through examples of his own personal journey that inner peace can be achieved and also gives us wonderful "Points to Ponder" at the end of each chapter that summarize that chapter's lesson. It is written with a clear voice, a deft hand and a compassionate heart. With each example of the lies from the Voice of Knowledge, I found myself going deeper and deeper within myself, peeling away the onion skin layer by layer. I'm not done, there is a lot more soul searching to go through, but "The Voice of Knowledge" helped to start me on the right path.

Put simply, this is an amazing book. Be warned however: To start "The Voice of Knowledge" is to begin a personal journey down a winding path. Don't worry though, it's worth it! The book is a gem, hard to put down and absolutely wonderful. You don't even need to read any of his previous works to read it, so what are you waiting for? Go get it! You won't regret it!

This book touched me deeply. I have read the Four Agreements and loved it, but this book really spoke to my heart in a language that felt so right for me. I have bought this book for all my loved ones, telling them that it is a beautifully written book about love. Love yourself and read this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and easy to read
This book is amazing. Its full of practical common sense AND universal truths. The ideas, however, go past the chattering voice of the mind and into the wisdom of the heart. Read more

Published on May 6 2010 by K. Sutherland

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Don Miguel Ruiz is a very smart man and he writes very simply about the most important things for better lives! Read more

Published on Jun 16 2004 by Kosovar

5.0 out of 5 stars For Peace
This book is amazing! If you truly want to find peace with your self and others - Read this book! It's changing my life for the better and I no longer have to worry about so many... Read more

Published on Jun 14 2004 by rlpitts1913

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent follow-up to The Four Agreements
This book is an excellent follow-up to The Four Agreements. The Voice of Knowledge is a more personal and intimate look at Toltec wisdom. Read more

Published on April 29 2004 by Ray Dodd

4.0 out of 5 stars What About Cari Cole?
Don't get me wrong, I loved Don Miguel's book, but why wasn't Cari Cole mentioned like she was in the other ones? Read more

Published on April 19 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars More Useful Wisdom
Days after finishing the new offering from don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills, I found the essence of its meaning reaffirmed time and again, and frequently "heard" the teaching in... Read more

Published on April 1 2004 by Aubrey Wade

5.0 out of 5 stars Food for Soul, Mind, & Body
"The Voice of Knowledge: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace" is brilliantly entitled, for it is what it says it is.

I found it to be a magical & powerful book. Read more

Published on Mar 23 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gift of Truth for Humanity. 10 Stars!
Don Miguel Ruiz has brought us all a gift to reclaim our own truth, from within our own hearts rather than listen to the 'voice of knowledge' that so many people have destroyed... Read more

Published on Mar 18 2004 by Barbara Rose

5.0 out of 5 stars A Guide to Listening to Truth
We were created in the image of God to live in paradise. We lived in abundance and joy, having everything we needed, and everything "was good." What happened? Read more

Published on Mar 18 2004 by Laura Paxton

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Follow Up to The Four Agreements
"The Voice of Knowledge" is a wonderful companion to "The Four Agreements" by Miguel Ruiz. Read more

Published on Mar 18 2004 by Allan Hardman

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