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Topic of Light ~ Mini Book Review: The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdon for the Modern World by Don Miguel Ruiz Jnr
Publisher: Hay House
Publication Date: 01 March 2013
Genre: Spirituality
Source:Purchase
Audio or Book: Paperback
Length: 150 pages
Overview:
Building on the principles found in his father's bestselling book The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz Jr. invites us to gauge how attached we are to our own point of view. In The Five Levels of Attachment, he will help you gain awareness of the agreements you have been implicitly making all these years that shape your reality and affect your future and show you how to release the attachments which no longer reflect who you really are. This method is twenty years in the making. When don Miguel Ruiz Jr. began his apprenticeship into his family's Toltec tradition, he was just fourteen years old. His first task was translating his grandmother's talks from Spanish into English. One day, as he struggled to keep up with her, she asked him: Are you using knowledge, or is knowledge using you? Finding the answer to this question would shape the destiny of his life. In this groundbreaking work, Ruiz explains each of the Five Levels of Attachment in detail and shows that as our level of attachment to a belief or idea increases, ?who we are? becomes directly linked to ?what we know.? Our attachment to beliefs ? our own and the beliefs of others ? manifests as a mask we don't realize we can take off. But with don Miguel Ruiz's help, and some Toltec wisdom along the way, we can return to our True, Authentic Selves, unhindered by judgment and free to pursue our true life's calling.
The Five Levels of Attachment: An Introduction
The Five Levels of Attachment: Chapter 1 ~ An exploration of perception and potential (Part 1)
The Five Levels of Attachment: Chapter 1 ~ An exploration of perception and potential (Part 2)
The Five Levels of Attachment: Chapter 2 ~ Understanding the Personal Dream & the Dream of the Planet
The Five Levels of Attachment: Chapter 3 ~ Knowledge and Attachments (Part 1)
My Review:
This was an enjoyable read. It was not quite what I expected but - like with all books that deal with life concepts - I took out what meant something to me and left behind that which did not resonate with what I believe. There are some great concepts in the book - I think I expected something more along the lines of the Four Agreements.
I enjoyed learning about the attachments and where the different levels are applied in my own life. If you enjoy spiritual reads, this is a quick snack. It isn't a heavy read and there is something in here for everyone.
Miguel has such a great way with words and explaining the concepts in layman's terms. Overall I enjoy his work and reading about the Toltec way.
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