We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is just like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.
DON MIGUEL RUIZ
DON MIGUEL RUIZ
Don Miguel Ruiz on belief
Don Miguel Ruiz30 quotes“We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is just like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.”
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Whatever you perceive, you always make a story with yourself as the main character, and that dictates your life. Then when you read ‘The Four Agreements’, you hear another voice beneath the story, the voice that comes from your integrity, your spirit.
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Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz When we respect everybody around us, we are in peace with everybody around us.
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Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz The word is a force you cannot see, but you can see the manifestation of that force, the expression of the word, which is your own life.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Before we were born, a whole society of storytellers was already here. The storytellers who were here before us taught us how to be human.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz When we believe in lies, we cannot see the truth, so we make thousands of assumptions and we take them as truth. One of the biggest assumptions we make is that the lies we believe are the truth!
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Listen to other people tell their story, but don’t believe them. You know that it’s just a story that is only true for them, but listen because the communication can be wonderful.
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