416 Quotes by Miguel Ruiz

We have the need to be accepted and to be loved by others, but we cannot accept and love ourselves. The more self-love we have, the less we will experience self-abuse. Self-abuse comes from self-rejection, and self-rejection comes from having an image of what it means to be perfect and never measuring up to that ideal. Our image of perfection is the reason we reject ourselves; it is why we don’t accept ourselves the way we are, and why we don’t accept others the way they are.

Sea lo que sea lo que la gente haga, piense o diga, no te lo tomes personalmente.

When you look in the mirror and hate what you see, you need addictions to survive.

Children are born innocent. Before they are domesticated they live in the moment, love without fear, and don’t even think about the opinions of others.

That is the healing. Three simple points: the truth, forgiveness, and self-love. With these three points, the whole world will heal and will no longer be a mental hospital.

Attention is the ability we have to discriminate and to focus only on that which we want to perceive.

Be Impeccable With Your Word, Don’t Take Anything Personally, Don’t Make Assumptions, Always Do Your Best.

It doesn’t matter how much you love someone, you are never going to be what that person wants you to be.

Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream.