• The Voice of Knowledge

  • A Practical Guide to Inner Peace
  • By: Don Miguel Ruiz
  • Narrated by: Peter Coyote
  • Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,498 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
The Voice of Knowledge  By  cover art

The Voice of Knowledge

By: Don Miguel Ruiz
Narrated by: Peter Coyote
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $13.27

Buy for $13.27

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

In The Voice of Knowledge, don Miguel Ruiz reminds us of a profound and simple truth: The only way to end our emotional suffering and restore our joy in living is to stop believing in lies, mainly about ourselves.

Before we learn to speak, our true nature is to love and be happy, to explore and enjoy life. As little children, we are completely authentic. Our actions are guided by instinct and emotions, we listen to the silent "voice of our integrity". Once we learn to speak, the people around us hook our attention and program us with knowledge. The "voice of knowledge" comes alive inside our head, and what is that voice telling us? Mostly lies. That voice never stops talking, judging, gossiping, and abusing us. It constantly sabotages our happiness and keeps us from enjoying a reality of truth and love.

Ruiz shows us how to recover the silent voice of our integrity and find inner peace. When the voice of knowledge no longer controls us, our life becomes an expression of our authentic self, just as it was before we learned to speak. Then we return to the truth, we return to love, and we live in happiness again.

©2004 Migeul Angel Ruiz and Janet Mills (P)2005 Amber-Allen Publishing

Featured Article: Beginners Meditation Audiobooks


The benefits of meditation range from the mental to the physical and everything in between. If you want to start meditating but don't know where to begin, we have you covered. This selection of audiobooks will answer your questions, assuage your fears, and get you ready to dive into the ancient practice. Our picks have one shared message: meditation is whatever you need it to be. There are no hard-and-fast rules, no fancy equipment needed. All you need is the desire to begin your journey to inner peace. Each of these listens focuses on a different element to the practice—find the one that speaks to you.

What listeners say about The Voice of Knowledge

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    2,169
  • 4 Stars
    222
  • 3 Stars
    71
  • 2 Stars
    18
  • 1 Stars
    18
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,775
  • 4 Stars
    138
  • 3 Stars
    33
  • 2 Stars
    8
  • 1 Stars
    6
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,738
  • 4 Stars
    149
  • 3 Stars
    45
  • 2 Stars
    10
  • 1 Stars
    9

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

lovely but abridged

I loved the other Don Miguel Ruiz audios and they are transforming me... but I would not have ordered this one had I realized it was abridged. The others are not, so I didn't even check. With that said, I still gleaned a lot from the book but wanted to mention the abridgement in case that is important to other potential listeners.

You will feel much more in touch with your real 'Self' after listening to Toltec wisdom.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

60 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

change the story!

Change the story in your head and stop believing all the lies you have told yourself, and other people have told you. Believe in light and love and kindness; pray to be shown the way. A very inspirational book!!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

13 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

A new way to see yourself and others

This is a beautiful and gentle way of seeing others and yourself in a much more compassionate way. Knowing that everything we are programmed with is just a habit that has been deeply entrenched over the millenia. The beauty about a habit is that it's changeable when you do another behaviour instead.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

13 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful and profound

This is a must for all seekers. There are no words to explain, what Miguel does in this book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

12 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars

Anger management

This audio seems geared toward an anger management class or addiction recovery. The author provides a masculine paradigm to explain problems with emotions and self-esteem, offering a face-saving explanation to people (men?) without a spiritual compass. Excellent for its purpose but not challenging for those who have read a lot of self-help/spiritual texts.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

11 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars

Unfortunate

This is Carlos Castaneda's material, super condensed, with all the mysticism and fantasy stripped away only to be replaced with a bigger load of crap -- "Christianity." I misled myself with false hope and expectations into thinking that author was just using Christianity as a comparison until the last few sentences when it was clear that this work, and the author's ideology, are just platforms for proselytizing the biggest money making scam in history. The last word in this book, "amen," serves as fitting punctuation like the stench from the back of a passing garbage truck. Aside from the parts about "just believe it's true because you can feel it," the book actually has some excellent principles and ideas in it. Again, it is unfortunate that the author took a good idea and used it to promote a self-serving deceptive agenda.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

9 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

why did I waited so long!!!

I was advised by a dear friend to read the Four agreements about 5 years ago. after listening/reading the four agreements. I knew I had to read all Ruiz books.They have healing powers. I have being going through a great deal of different levels of anxiety ,depression with love ones also with every day challenges that life as to offer. throughout this journey I lost my faith in God,in my self. I couldn't understand what was happening. One day after trying to make sense of the pain, the anxiety ,sleeplessness night . I remember the voice in my head said "read the 4 agreement " okay! I am thinking to myself why not! I can do better I will listen to it! that's much better. My hands are always in someone's hair. So I start to listen it and i have applied those words and advice to my daily life. I have been free from all the emotional toxins ,wheather it was from someone else or self inflicted and all the domesticated habits ,the lies my father told me as a little girl, the sexual abuse from family members, I mean endless and ongoing pain after pain years after years now I am free ! free to be me free to love without judging . No one says it was going to be easy but I have found myself. the Voice of knowledge was the icing on the cake !!! can't wait to read all Ruiz book! I am in love again!!!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

7 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

This resonated with me

I found the first chapter to be kind of a strugle but it definitely got better from there.

The author's metaphore is simple and altruistic.

I liked his view of the "Truth" and "lies" and found it refreshing and simple way of dealing with one's self and surroundings.

I hope I can silence the "lies" as he puts it.

Easily worth the time and money for me.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

The Voice Of Knowledge is life transforming.

A haunting and beautiful book, written with great dignity and love. The truth I felt when listening to this book has made a huge difference to me deep within my soul. Exquisite !

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic is all I can say

Absoutely fantastic!A must listen for those on the path to enlightenment and bliss in life!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful