The Mastery of Love

Don Miguel Ruiz traces the suffering and drama in relationships to beliefs and assumptions rooted in fear. Drawing on the three Toltec masteries of awareness, transformation and love, he exposes the false expectations that run through most relationships, using stories to illustrate each point. Topics include how domestication and an image of perfection lead people to reject themselves, the struggle for control that slowly wears relationships down, and the habit of searching for love in other people instead of finding it within. Ruiz also offers ways to heal emotional wounds, recover freedom and joy, and bring playfulness back into loving relationships. The book also covers accepting and forgiving oneself and others.

Populum co-founder Ola Olusoga named it in an interview about how books guided his search for self-discovery.