The Four Agreements and the follow-up book, The Fifth Agreement by Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz is probably one of the most familiar contemporary New Thought books read today. Many of the ‘agreements’ are frequently quoted in articles and talks when describing attributes to follow for a fulfilling life.
But, have you ever heard that the five Toltec agreements parallel the five principles of Unity? Rev. Temple Hayes explains the similarities in the following excerpts from the May/June Unity Magazine.
Give Me Five: How the Five Principles of Unity Parallel the Five Toltec Agreements
~ Rev. Temple Hayes
NOTE: Part four of a five-part series of select excerpts from the May/June Unity Magazine article.
Fourth Principle / First Agreement
The fourth Unity principle:
Through affirmative prayer and meditation, I connect with God and bring out the good in my life.
… goes along with the first agreement:
Be impeccable with your word.
We use affirmative prayer and meditation to raise our awareness of Spirit in our lives. We go inward for this connection with God. As we make that journey from our heads to our hearts, we are in the power of the impeccable word. The word is truth and the word is love.
Impeccable means “without flaw or error; incapable of sin.” In Unity, sin is often referred to as error and described as doing the same thing over and over. Ruiz defines it as rejection as well as anything you do that goes against yourself. If you blame and shame yourself over and over again, you are not connecting with affirmative prayer. You are not being impeccable with your word.
We’re not talking about little white lies you might have told other people, like “I’m sorry, I can’t come tonight” when you really meant, “I don’t want to come tonight/” We are talking about a flawless, impeccable Truth in which you stay grounded, fact whatever you see before you, and affirm: A few months from now, I will not have this situation in my life. I will not struggle. I will be living in harmony with vibration.
If you missed the first parts of this series, you can read the here: