Don Miguel Ruiz's Biography(Books)(Photos)

don Miguel Ruiz is one of the masters who is
teaching the Toltec wisdom by expressing the

book contains a specific series of practical
steps, that when used by anyone, can result

highly valuable teachings and technics by
very simple words making it understandable by

in consistent and long-term personal
transformation.

everyone.

In February of 2002, Don Miguel suffered a

Don Miguel Ruiz was born into a humble family
with ancient traditions in rural Mexico, the

near-fatal heart attack. The damage from the
heart attack and subsequent coma left him

youngest of 13 children. He considers himself
very lucky, as this was where he learned from

with a heart functioning at only 16% of
capacity and in constant pain. Don Miguel

an early age that everything is possible, if
we really want it.

would not accept his doctor's prognosis that
he would be restricted to an inactive life of

His parents, Don Jose and Dona Sarita, as

resting at home. He personally embodied the
message he shares, by continuing to joyfully

well as his grandfather, Don Leonardo, all
believed that Miguel would continue their

live his life, sharing his message through
books, lectures and journeys. Though he was

legacy in the centuries old Toltec tradition.
Instead Don Miguel attended medical school,

enjoying life he also knew that he was slowly
dying and focused on preparing his sons to

and became a surgeon.

carry on his legacy.

For several years he practiced neurosurgery
with his brothers, and he realized that what

In 2009 Don Miguel's body began to
deteriorate much more rapidly and he applied

needed to be healed was not only the physical
brain, but the human mind as well.

for a heart transplant. In August 2010 he was
put on the transplant waiting list. On

A near fatal car accident changed the

October 9th 2010, Don Miguel successfully
received a heart transplant. For Don Miguel

direction of Don Miguel's life. He
experienced himself as pure awareness outside

this is a new beginning and with deep
gratitude and generosity he is eager to share

of the constraints of his physical body. He
realized that the Toltec wisdom of his family

his message with all of humanity.

contained all of the tools needed to change
the human mind. Don Miguel promptly returned

In the tradition of the Toltec, a Nagual
(shaman) guides an individual to personal

to his mother to finish his training and he
became a Shaman.

freedom. After exploring the human mind from
a Toltec as well as scientific perspective,

Don Miguel moved to the United States to

Don Miguel has combined old wisdom with
modern insights and created a new message for

share his wisdom and began teaching in the
United States, with his mother, the

all mankind, based in truth and common sense.
He has dedicated his life to sharing this new

Curandera, Sarita in 1987. He taught small
groups of people in a small room in Logan

message through practical concepts that
promote transformation. His message is simple

Heights, CA. Working with Sarita, he first
began with healing practices. As his

and when implemented, even incrementally,
changes lives.

knowledge of English grew, he realized that
he preferred to share his lineage through

Don Miguel is highly respected throughout the

oral tradition, rather than a healing
tradition.

world. He has received numerous recognitions,
including a US Air Force challenge coin

Don Miguel spent the next 15 years exploring

engraved with The Four Agreements, and he is
referenced as a National Heirloom of Mexico.

ways to heal and change the human mind. He
witnessed his students struggling to quiet

The Four Agreements, published in 1997; was a

their minds and sought to create tools to
assist them. don Miguel's students grew in

New York Times bestseller for more than 7
years and the 36th bestselling book of the

numbers and his mythologies and guidance grew
with them. He appeared in lectures in Santa

decade. Other books have followed; The
Mastery of Love, The Voice of Knowledge,

Fe, NM, Los Angeles, CA, Sacramento, CA,
Santa Rosa, CA and in many other locales. He

Prayers, Beyond Fear and The Fifth Agreement,
a collaboration with his son Don Jose. All of

began to share the wisdom that resulted in
the creation of The Four Agreements®, when

his books are international bestsellers.

he witnessed his various students struggling
to quiet their minds. don Miguel created a

‘Please help us to change the world'! Only
you can change the world that you create, and

specific series of practical tools, that when
used by anyone, can result in consistent and

by changing your world, the world will
change… ‘and that is the Truth that will

long-term personal transformation. The result
of this quest was The Four Agreements. This

set you free'.