The Four Agreements

When we look at ourselves as we really are, and discover what we are, we discover that all things are possible to us, that all intelligence is available to us, that we have a direct line to omniscience, to omnipotence. And the only thing that keeps us from using it is these preindoctrinated dictums from our parents and teachers: Do. Don’t.

You are entirely responsible for cutting through your own laziness, addictions, and unclarity. There is nothing to wait for and nobody to blame. Whatever techniques are appropriate, use them. Try talking with your friends, using therapy, practicing meditation or prayer, going on a vision quest, reading scripture, walking in nature, keeping a journa

This truth must not be used to put ourselves down when our lives are going badly nor to aggrandize ourselves when our lives are going well. It is easy to distort the idea of self-responsibility into blaming ourselves for the “bad” things in our lives, or taking credit for the “good” things. The creation of our lives is not a matter of ego blame or

If you let go of the samskaras inside of you, they will no longer affect your life. You can truly be free of your past. This is what living untethered means. It means to let go of yourself, to transcend your personal self as Buddha taught, to die to be reborn as Christ taught. It is the essence of all spiritual teachings, and it is the truth. Every