About Don Miguel Ruiz
Born 1952. Don Miguel Ruiz is a Mexican motivational speaker, writer, shaman and surgeon.
Miguel Ángel Ruiz Macías (born August 27, 1952), better known as Don Miguel Ruiz, is a Mexican author of Toltec spiritual and personal development texts.
His work is best-received among members of the New Thought movement that focuses on ancient teachings as a means to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Ruiz is listed as one of the Watkins 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in 2018. Some have associated Ruiz's work with Carlos Castaneda, author of The Teachings of Don Juan.
Biography Miguel Ángel Ruiz Macías was born in Tijuana, Baja California, the youngest of 13 children. He attended medical school, and became a surgeon.
The Four Agreements, published in 1997, was a New York Times bestseller for more than a decade. Other books have followed: The Mastery of Love, The Voice of Knowledge, The Circle of Fire, The Four Agreements Companion Book and The Fifth Agreement, a collaboration with his son Don José. His The Toltec Art of Life and Death was published in late 2015.
Works The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book), 1997, Amber-Allen Publishing, ‘’Beyond Fear: A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy, (The Teachings of Don Miguel Ruiz)’’, 1997, Council Oak Books, The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship (A Toltec Wisdom Book), 1999, Amber-Allen Publishing, The Four Agreements Companion Book: Using The Four Agreements to Master the Dream of Your Life (A Toltec Wisdom Book), 2000, Amber-Allen Publishing, The Circle of Fire (Toltec Wisdom), 2001, Amber-Allen Publishing, Wisdom from the Four Agreements (Charming Petites), 2003, Peter Pauper Press, Wisdom from the Mastery of Love (Charming Petites), 2003, Peter Pauper Press, The Voice of Knowledge: A Practical Guide To Inner Peace, 2004, Amber-Allen Publishing, The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery, 2010, Amber-Allen Publishing, The Toltec Art of Life and Death: A Story of Discovery, 2015, HarperCollins, The Three Questions, 2018, HarperCollins,
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Who is Don Miguel Ruiz?
Mexican writer and philosopher
When was Don Miguel Ruiz born?
Don Miguel Ruiz was born on 27 August 1952 in Guadalajara.
What is Don Miguel Ruiz's occupation?
Don Miguel Ruiz is a motivational speaker, writer, shaman and surgeon.
What nationality is Don Miguel Ruiz?
Don Miguel Ruiz is Mexican.
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