A HarperElixir Book
The beloved teacher of spiritual wisdom and author of the phenomenal
New York Times and international bestseller The Four Agreements
takes readers on a mystical Toltec-inspired personal journey,
introducing us to a deeper level of spiritual teaching and awareness.
In 2002, Don Miguel Ruiz suffered a near fatal heart attack that left
him in a nine-weeks-long coma. The spiritual journey he undertook while
suspended between this world and the next forms the heart of The Toltec
Art of Life and Death, a profound and mystical tale of spiritual
struggle. As his body lies unconscious, Ruiz's spirit encounters the
people, ideas, and events that have shaped him, illuminating the eternal
struggle between life--unending energy and truth--and death--matter and
subjective knowledge--in which we are all called to engage.
Over ten years in the making, The Toltec Art of Life and Death invites
readers into the mind of a master of spiritual seeking, offering an
unparalleled and intimate glimpse into the development of a soul. In
this culmination of a lifetime's learning, Ruiz shares with readers the
innermost workings of his singular heart and mind, and summons us to
grapple with timeless insights, drawn from ancient Toltec wisdom, that
are the essence of transformation.
