Wisdom of The Ages
60 Days to Enlightenment
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- 11,99 €
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- 11,99 €
Descrição da editora
Bestselling author and personal development guru Wayne W. Dyer shows us how to apply the insight of 60 of the world's greatest thinkers to our daily lives, based on a powerful collection of writings, poems and sayings by luminaries of the past twenty-five centuries, including Rumi, Whitman, Jesus, Einstein, Buddha, Shakespeare and many others.
In this powerful and inspirational book, Wayne Dyer interprets a collection of writings, poems and sayings by some of the greatest thinkers of the past twenty-five centuries, showing us how to apply their teachings to the here and now to give meaning to our lives.
The book is based around 60 extracts of inspirational writing from luminaries of the past, including Buddha, Jesus, Michaelangelo, Rumi and Whitman. Among the contributions are words on the power of prayer by St. Francis of Assisi as well as thoughts on the importance of action by Mother Theresa.
Wayne Dyer then goes on to explore fully the meaning of each piece of wisdom and show us how to actively apply them to our modern lives.
The book can be used as a 60-day spiritual programme, with one entry being read a day, but has also been designed to be read all together or dipped into for instant wisdom.
The writings are arranged thematically, for example: Work; Forgiveness; Laughter; Kindness; Inspiration; Balance; Hope.
About the author
Dr Wayne W. Dyer is the author of 20 bestselling books. He has a doctorate in counselling psychology and appears regularly on television and radio. His lectures throughout Europe and the US attract thousands. He lives with his family in southern Florida.
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Veteran self-help author and speaker Dyer (Manifest Your Destiny, etc.) chooses a new format in which to present his familiar material. Here, he offers essays inspired by 60 quotations from poetry and literature that express "life's greatest lessons." Intended as a daily inspirational, each essay focuses on a topic such as patience, leadership, divinity, prayer, grief, humanity, nonconformity, enthusiasm and forgiveness. The quotes are mostly recognizable, from such luminaries as Emerson, Thoreau, Shelley, Shakespeare, Yeats, Kipling, Melville and Shaw. Within this collection dominated by white men are a few surprises, including words from Chief Seattle, Confucius, Langston Hughes and Dorothy Parker. Each essay contains some biographical information about the source and is followed by suggestions for practicing the principle expressed in the quote and Dyer's discussion, such as "reverence for nature" and "unity consciousness." Dyer's pieces are of uneven quality, sometimes vague and undeveloped, simplistic or lacking the clear compassion and positive view required to offer readers genuine help or encouragement. Although the quotations themselves are inspiring, overall, Dyer's ruminations add little of worth.
