30: don Jose Ruiz: Claiming Responsibility for Our Own Happiness

In this episode, don Jose Ruiz discusses how he came to claim responsibility for his own happiness, to respect the divine through his experiences with Toltec tradition, don Miguel Ruiz’ strict parenting, and temporary blindness.
“We’re so intelligent, we’ll create any excuse to not take action for what we really need to do from our hearts. The moment we give up our own ways and we embrace and respect, our life begins to change. If we don’t like something, we can completely change it. The important thing is to have respect for life.”  – Don Jose Ruiz
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About don Jose Ruiz

don Jose Ruiz is dedicating his life to sharing the ancient Toltec wisdom by translating it into practical, everyday life concepts that promote transformation through truth, love and common sense. don Jose teaches and lectures globally.
He also collaborated with his father don Miguel Ruiz on The Fifth Agreement, a book that offers a fresh perspective on The Four Agreements, and a powerful new agreement for transforming our lives into our personal heaven.
He is also the author Ripples of Wisdom and My Good Friend the Rattlesnake.
….In this show….

don Jose Ruiz’ Life Purpose

• To make himself happy and share his joy to his friends and family. When practicing this, he is inspired to spread love and his message of claiming responsibility for your own happiness.

Life Purpose Ah-Ha Moments

• Experiencing his own self-love inspired him to show others how to open their hearts as he has.

Major Life Events that Hinted at Your Life Purpose

• Losing his eye sight during his withdrawal from drugs allowed him to connect to his body, his heart and his dreams. This experience triggered lucid dreaming that showed him truth about emotional and physical awareness of one’s own body in relation to the divine.
• His relationship with his father showed him discipline and true love, even though he could not understand it through his parenting at first.

Spiritual Belief

• “To respect life”
• Being exposed to Toltec, Inca, Mayan, Catholic and other cultural traditions allowed him to see truth in multiple religions- from which, he feels a “vibration of unity.”
• We all should listen to and believe in the divine inside of us, which he calls “the boss.” By listening and respecting the boss, we respect ourselves.

Recommended Personal Growth Resource or Practice

• don Jose Ruiz likes to listen to music, write, and create art to keep him centered.
  • Finds himself in mediation or spiritual place while listening to music.

don Jose Ruiz’s Wisdom on Igniting Life Purpose and Personal Growth

• “We all are artists. We’re here in life to make a masterpiece. No matter what we choose, live your dream.”

Interview Links and Special Offers from this Episode

• don Jose Ruiz’s website
  • View don Jose Ruiz’s calendar for dates to “Angel Training”, a training that teaches tools to be guided by your own inspiration and self.
• don Jose Ruiz’s website for artists to share quotes, pictures, and books for inspiration
• don Jose Ruiz’s books
  • Ripples of Wisdom: Cultivating the Hidden Truths from Your Heart
  • My Good Friend the Rattlesnake: Stories of Loss, Truth, and Transformation
• don Jose Ruiz’s “Open Heart Music” Band: Circus of Shadows on Facebook

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