Amber-Allen Publishing The Four Agreements (Illustrated Edition): A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Four-color Illustrated Ed.)

One of the best self help books ever

Good book

Book was a lot smaller than expected but does the job

改めて英語で聞いて見ると,翻訳とは違う味わいがあり,英語が理解できない方も,「四つの約束」を既読している方は自然に聞けるようになると思います。私は個人的に,簡単な瞑想用に使えるかと期待していましたが,タイトル以外では音楽は使われず,且つ,ミゲル本人の声ではないのが少し残念でした。教科書っぽい読み口ですが,次第に耳が慣れ,改めて本書の素晴らしさを実感できると思います。個人的には,運転中などにも聞いたりこれから活用していきます。

ペーパーバックとあるのも値段に２種類あって、高いほうのは表紙カバーが立体印刷で中はオールカラーイラストたっぷり15th Anniversary Edition　でした。とても美しいです。２千円弱でした。

Not a single doubt about this book being the best book ever ! I seriously and especially recommend it to anyone going through things in life. I'll admit to at first, being annoyed at the words I was reading . However, I realized it was the fact that I didn't want to accept or come to terms with my own contribution to where I once believed I was. If you experience the same thing, and still find the willpower to continue, youll be so happy you did! I used this as time to bond with my partner before bed. If you read this book You'll gain back control over your own life and that in itself , will make you feel empowered . But I promise you ,that youll come to a newfound realization. This book is both eye opening and motivational. Especially because some of these things are things we probably already know but are just now , learning . (I'm aware how that sounds ) . Crazy how it can be things we already know , but things we haven't seen in a different light until reading this book. Ive realized its the hard truth that we sometimes don't want to see or accept, that keeps us trapped where we are , and don't want to be. Whether we feel stagnant, or feel as though we are drowning under water, this book can spark transformation . We can redirect the power of the things that have happened to us , by at least gaining back the control to give them space in our lives. Anything we put all effort into believing without a single doubt, will be. It's the laws of the universe. We only have control over ourselves , but we lose that control when we choose to give it to other people and other things.If I was inspired by this book , I believe anybody can be too. Ive bought several copies of this book for people I know that I felt would benefit for it. But to be honest, I think it can truly benefit anyone. Which is why I always recommend it. I have maybe wrote like three reviews in my life( this being one of them) Currently, I have my 13 year old son reading it . I caught him taking notes from it. I wasn't expecting that. He is really enjoying it . I don't know anyone who's read it, say they didn't enjoy it . Easy read . You definitely won't regret buying ! My all time favorite book. It's a book someone like me (who hates reading things I've already read) will continue to read over and over again which is saying a lot.

I've been having a very rough time dealing with a friend who is very draining. Her actions and words were infecting me, and making me depressed and confused. I decided I needed to confront her about it finally, but I needed some help. I went searching for some books, and I ended up buying three, but I only needed to read one. This one. This book was the perfect prescription for what I needed.My mind was so full of toxins and poisons that had been planted there by both myself and my friend, that I had no idea who I was or how I was supposed to be anymore. After I read this book, I realized that it really didn't have to be that difficult, and it gave me a completely new outlook on life and relationships.The interesting thing about this book is that these four agreements are all commonsense. These are all things that I learned I should do long ago, but I never really fully understood the impact that my actions and words had on both me and the ones I interact with. Now that I've read this book, I feel that finally, at age 30, I've just now grown up. I just now got it. I just now figured out how people are supposed to live their lives: Filled with love and respect for ourselves and the people we encounter daily. It sounds silly, but I truly believe that if everyone could read this book and adopt these four agreements in their lives that this world would be a much better place and we would achieve the "heaven on earth" that Ruiz speaks about.I highly recommend this book. It is a quick read (I read it in about 3 or 4 hours, and I'm sort of a slow reader), yet it is so uplifting and encouraging. For a while, I had just resigned to a life of depression and sadness because of all the poisons planted in my head. The feeling of freedom after reading this book was indescribable. This will change your life if only you're open and willing enough to accept these simple agreements.

The following is a copy of the review I left for the book with additional comments about the audio cd.OK, so I've had various self-help books recommended to me in the past which never seemed to sink in. They all seemed to be carbon copied 'feel-good' books. That's not to say they were without value, just not for me. I'd come to the point where I was really in need of a book that would help give me a better outlook on life and help me develop a more positive image of myself.While I'd never heard of the Toltec I was familiar with the Teotihuacan people as I had lived in Mexico City for a year and visited the pyrimids of the Sun and the Moon several times. I couldn't believe the impact this book had on me. . . so simple, so straight forward, so enlightening, SO COMMENSENSE!!! And not a book that has a temporary impact then gradually subsides. It stays with you and if any of you are like me you read it over and over and over again.I also went back and ordered the audio cd and Peter Coyote was the absolute best choice for this book. He does a phanomanol job, knowing where to pause, where to put emphasis. BRILLIANT is the best word for it.I asked the person who recommended this book to me why I had such an intense desire to give a copy to everyone I knew and cared about. The answer is so simple . . . Because you love them and you want to share this 'Pathway to Personal Freedom' with everyone. And that's exactly what I did, bought copies for all those I loved.Don't miss out!!!