The History & Teachings of the Toltec Path of Spirituality with Don Miguel Ruiz Jr

Feb 11, 2020

Don Miguel Ruiz Jr, Toltec nagual and author trained by his grandmother Madre Sarita, shares lineage stories and Toltec teachings. He talks about early apprenticeship, practices for focus and presence, intent and faith, syncretism of Catholic and Mesoamerican beliefs, Teotihuacan and Toltec history, symbolic figures like Quetzalcoatl, and using ancestral stories for healing and awakening.

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Apprenticeship That Trained Complete Presence

Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. apprenticed with his grandmother Madre Sarita from age 14, translating her Spanish teachings into English during live workshops.
He practiced focused listening, closing his eyes and eliminating body and thought distractions until he could speak simultaneously with her.

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ADVICE

Practice Eliminating Distractions To Hear Fully

Do eliminate distractions to focus attention: close your eyes, ignore noises, and resist bodily urges while listening.
Ruiz Jr.'s practice let him translate two languages simultaneously by training uninterrupted presence.

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INSIGHT

Faith As Trust In Your Animating Intent

Ruiz Jr. distinguishes the animating intent from mind and body, asserting the self is the force giving life to both.
His grandmother taught faith as 100% belief in that animating intent, not belief in external things.

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Early apprenticeship with Madre Sarita

05:36 • 3min

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Learning focus and presence

08:58 • 8min

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Intent, faith, and the power of OM

16:55 • 2min

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Prayer traditions that shaped him

19:03 • 4min

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Syncretism: Catholicism and Mesoamerican beliefs

22:36 • 7min

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Toltec origins and Teotihuacan timeline

29:32 • 2min

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Toltec meaning and cultural evolution

31:42 • 3min

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Family lineage and transmitting tradition

34:48 • 3min

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Grandmother Sarita's public teaching

38:12 • 4min

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Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, and symbolism

42:36 • 2min

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New Teotihuacan discoveries reshape history

44:37 • 3min

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Using ancestral stories for healing

47:57 • 1min

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Stories and scientific theories compared

49:11 • 5min

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What awakening looks like

53:54 • 4min

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Four Agreements vs. Four Conditions

57:46 • 3min

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Reclaiming personal freedom and responsibility

01:00:37 • 2min

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Final advice: enjoy life and relationships

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Learn about the history and teachings of the Toltec path with Don Miguel Ruiz Jr! We explore spirituality, history, culture, God and more!

Show Notes:

At the age of 14, apprenticed under his father don Miguel Sr. and his grandmother, Madre Sarita. From that early age, he was called upon to translate Madre Sarita's prayers, lectures, and workshops from Spanish into English. In this way, through constant repetition and review, he learned the content of her teachings in both languages.

He is the author of the books: “The Five Levels of Attachment”, “Living a Life of Awareness”, “The Mastery of Self”, and “The Don Miguel Ruiz’s Little Book of Wisdom”.

He also co-authored the book, “The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships” with his friend, HeatherAsh Amara. After decades of training, he was finally ready to share everything he had learned. As a Nagual, he now helps others discover optimal physical and spiritual health, so that they may achieve their own personal freedom

What is the Toltec Path?

Don Miguel’s first teachings from his grandmother

Learning to go through mind, body,

The hurdles of distraction

Why you must put 100% faith in yourself and your intent

To love life is to love God

The original names for Saints before Catholicism

Merging cultures

When Teotihuacan was built

The Olmecs

Toltec means artist

The Toltec way is to create your life like the highest form of art

The history of Quetzalcoatl

The new discoveries at Teotihuacan

It’s not the story it’s how we use them

Learning from the elders of the world

Experiencing an awakening moment

Awakening is realizing we can change our direction

The 4 Agreements vs the 4 Conditions

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