SPAT*
The Four Agreements
By Miguel Ruiz (Silver - Revised)
SPEAKING ~ BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others, especially never criticize or judge others. Avoid speaking untruth even if it is a joke. Try to use the power of your words to create a world that works for all life.
The Masters teach that words have tremendous creative power, and it is criticism, condemnation, and judgment of others that has brought humanity to the cliff we are now standing at.
PERSONAL ~ DON’T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONAL
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own experience. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering. There is great freedom in this practice.
The Masters teach, “It matters not one speck what others think of you; it matters every speck what you think of others. Always see the divine in everyone.”
ASSUMPTIONS ~ DON’T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
The head is designed to serve the heart. The head is the ego center, the locus of the lower mind and the rational mind; the heart is the locus of the higher mind, the divine mind. Courage comes from the French word for “heart”; strive to live, speak, and listen from the Heart.
TRY ~ ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.
The Masters teach that TRY means, “Theos Rules You;” the Divine rules you. When we live from the Heart, the divine leads the way in all we do. A shamanic principle is: if you don’t take credit for anything, you can do anything & if you don’t think you are better than anything, you can become anything.
*SPAT: This is a practice that rewires our mental and emotional patterns and helps us avoid an unnecessary spat. Most of us will never be able to do this at all times; just simply try to do your best! When you forget or slip, simply remind yourself of SPAT and begin again.
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