This Ancient Civilization Wisdom Can Help You Transform Your Life

4 fundamental rules from the pre-Columbian Toltec culture that teach us the power of small habits in reaching true happiness

Rita Atlas
5 min readJan 31, 2021
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While we often look for radical ways to start our personal growth path, most of the answers are right in front of our eyes and within ourselves.

The Toltec agreements are 4 pieces of wisdom that illustrate how the Toltec civilization, which flourished in central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries, understood the power of small, regular habits.

The 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz — New York Times bestseller for over a decade — takes inspiration from the spiritual beliefs of this ancient civilization to lay down these 4 simple and actionable principles to increase the amount of happiness you feel and reach individual freedom, regardless of external circumstances.

The path to freedom is to let go of fear-based beliefs

The Toltecs’ main message is that we must get rid of society-imposed and fear-based agreements that influence our behavior and mindset in order to find individual freedom.

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