Book Description
Fear is the source of all of the negative agreements we've made with life. It can alienate us from the joy that is our birthright. When we are able to look at our lives without fear or judgments, we realize that reality can be whatever we want it to be. Beyond Fear leads seekers of the Toltec way of freedom and joy on their spiritual journey into a state of empowerment. More expansive and in-depth than The Four Agreements, Beyond Fear contains information on life after death, prophecies about the evolution of humanity, and exercises and ceremonies to walk readers through the process of shedding fear and becoming spiritually and emotionally alive.


From the Author
It has been my privilege to know don Miguel Angel Ruiz, and his lovely wife Gaya, for several years. Miguel and I have shared numerous conversations in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico, and in Teotihuacan, Mexico. On each occasion I became aware, for the duration of our talk, that we had been in another dimension where the possiblities for transformation are boundless. In this other place, where Gaya also dwells, affirmation, a positive viewpoint and a profoundly holistic sense of the sacred prevail. My task has been to collect, record and shape don Miguel's wisdom. Though I am neither an apprentice nor a shaman, through the years of writing this book my imagination has been penetrated by nagualism with its eternal promise of heaven on earth, and I am grateful.


From the Back Cover
In order to practice the Four Agreements, before we can achieve the Mastery of Love, we must move Beyond Fear. Fear is the source of all the negative agreements we've made with life. It can alienate us from the joy that is our birthright. When we are able to look at our lives and our worlds without fear or judgments, we realize that this dream we are dreaming - reality - can be whatever we want it to be. Don Miguel Ruiz, trained as a medical doctor and surgeon, is also a nagual (one with the ability to guide others to spirit), initiated as a Master of Intent in the Toltec tradition. His wisdom derives from a vision of Teotihuacan, "the place where Men become Gods." Seekers of the Toltec way to freedom and joy follow a ritual procession along the main passageway in Teotihuacan as they move beyond fear into a state of empowerment. Many students have made this journey with don Miguel. This comprehensive guide to the teachings of don Miguel Ruiz includes: - the basic elements of Toltec wisdom and the spiritual practice that is the basis of The Four Agreements
- Tools for Transformation - exercises and ceremonies to walk readers through the process of shedding fear, judgment, and guilt
- an imaginary journey to Teotihuacan, the sacred center of nagual teaching
- information on life after death, and prophecies about the evolution of humanity
- biographical information on don Miguel Ruiz and his training with his curandera mother, the famous healer, Mother Sarita The knowledge contained in this life-changing volume has the power to replace fear with joy.


About the Author
Don Miguel Ruiz was born into a family of healers in rural Mexico and later attended medical school and taught and practiced as a surgeon. He rediscovered the ancient teachings of his youth following his own near-death experience. A nagual in the Toltec tradition, he lectures, holds workshops, and leads groups on transformative journeys to Teotihuacan, Mexico. His works include the bestseller The Four Agreements and The Mastery of Love. Mary Carroll Nelson is an artist and the founder of the Society of Layerists in Multi-Media, a national network of artists who express a holistic perspective. She is also the author of Artists of the Spirit (1994), in which she first wrote about don Miguel Ruiz and his presentation of the Toltec tradition.


Excerpted from Beyond Fear : A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy : The Teachings of Don Miguel Ruiz by Mary Carroll Nelson, don Miguel Ruiz, Miguel Ruiz. Copyright © 1997. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
To explain what you are, you could just say your name. Or, you could say, 'I was born and I'm going to die.' You are a human, a man or a woman. You are a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher, whatever you do. You are your body. You think that you are what you feel. But is all of that true? Is that what you really are? We ask eternal questions. What is God? What is the universe? What is death? What is the Planet Earth? What is matter? What is light? Science tries to explain material questions. There is an amazing amount of knowledge available to us, but behind that knowledge is the mystery. What is behind electrons? What is behind galaxies? What is behind the spirit? Did we exist before we were born? What happens when we die? We say, 'I am,' but what does it really mean?

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In this book Miguel Ruiz, M.D. shows how ancient Toltec practice can be applied by people today to free themselves of fear. Ruiz is both a medical doctor and a direct descendant in the Toltec tradition of naguals who received spiritual training as a Master of Intent from his mother's family. In this book Ruiz shares an extraordinary body of mystic knowledge and shows, step by step, how today's seekers can undergo a transformation. Author Mary Carroll Nelson presents Ruiz's life story, his practice, and his words.

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