Miguel Ruiz
Born: August 27, 1952 – Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Miguel Ruiz, widely known as Don Miguel Ruiz, is a Mexican spiritual teacher and self-help author whose work centers on personal freedom, Toltec wisdom, and practical spirituality. He is best known for The Four Agreements, along with The Mastery of Love and The Voice of Knowledge, books that became enduring international bestsellers.
Biography & Author's Journey
Miguel Ángel Ruiz Macías, known to readers as don Miguel Ruiz, was born in Tijuana, Baja California, on August 27, 1952, the youngest of thirteen children in a family shaped by healing practices and Toltec tradition. Although that spiritual inheritance was central to his upbringing, he first chose a scientific career. He studied in Tijuana and Mexico City, trained in medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, completed his internship in 1979, and began practicing neurosurgery in Tijuana with his older brother Carlos Ruiz. The major turning point came in the 1980s, when he left medicine, moved to San Diego, and committed himself to exploring and teaching the philosophical lineage he had inherited, guided in part by his mother, Sarita Vasquez. ((https://www.miguelruiz.com/don-miguel-ruiz/?utm_source=openai))
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"This book by Don Miguel Ruiz, simple yet so powerful, has made a tremendous difference in how I think and act in every encounter"
— Oprah Winfrey
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