There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem

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Summary: Premise is Good, But....
Review: I love Wayne Dyer books and have read many of them. But, this book just didn't do it for me. I love the premise of the book where he promotes positive thinking, higher energy levels, and not giving your energy to negative thoughts, since what you give out will come back to you. However, I had difficulty with 3 areas of the book: 1) Evil doesn't exist 2) The fact that Dyer never addresses the concept of free will, and 3) Illness is due to erroneous thinking.

First, evil does exist and we see it every day...it's all around us. Denying it's existance is like sticking your head in the sand. Dyer says that evil cannot exist, since God created all things, and God is good, so why would a good God create evil? Well, I think the answer lies in free-will, which brings me to my second point. Although God is good, he also gave us free-will, which means that we are able to choose the path of God (good positive, energy) or something opposite of God, which would be evil. Dyer never addresses free-will in this book even though he continually quotes the bible and other spiritual/religious writings that do in fact address the concept of free-will in depth. How he can quote so many things from these books and yet deny the existance of free-will is beyond me.

Finally, Dyer states that illness stems from erroneous thinking. While I do believe that many illness are brought on by negative thinking and stress (I do believe there is a mind/body connection), if you follow Dyer's theory on this than how is it that infants can get ill? Is an infant capable of thinking erroneously when he/she cannot even take care of him/herself? Dyer lightly brushes the surface of the issue regarding children and illnesses, but then totally dismisses the issue and moves on to the next topic without giving us a reason or answer. This proves to me that either Dyer is underminding the intelligence of the reader or doesn't know himself so he dismisses the issue.

Finally, I do think that many things bad happen in our lives for a purpose, and that purpose is for our souls to grow and learn. Maybe this is why we get ill and the very reason why we have free-will. I have known a few people who were very positive about a terminal illness...did the whole imagery and positive visualization thing, and yet still passed away from their illness. Were these people just not thinking positively enough?? Instead, I believe their deaths were for a reason. Either for their soul to learn or for the souls of others to learn.

Finally, there are many parts of this book that I enjoyed and will put into practice. I do like the whole concept of higher and lower energy frequencies. This concept did rang true with me. And, I do believe that what you give out in this world comes back to you. So, if you give out positive energy and thoughts, positive things will come back to you in some shape or form. In addition, I also do like the way he puts St. Francis's prayer into practice. It's always been one of my favorite prayers and the way that Dyer brings the prayer into real life scenarios is very uplifting.

Overall, this book is good, but has a lot of holes in it, which left me with a lot of questions. I will continue to be a fan of Dyer, but I do think that some of his other books are more practical and even more spiritually uplifting.

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Summary: When the student is ready
Review: I read many of the reviews here about this book with fascination. I have read just about every Dyer book out there, listened to every tape set and attended his seminars. I can say Dr. Dyer has gone through an evolutionary process and I have followed along with him, which is probably why I find his material seems to resonate with me. He first started with books that put forth "mind over matter" advice - you know "if you don't mind it doesn't matter" type of thinking. Dr. Dyer helped people to take control of their emotions and reactions in order to have better lives. This was a decidely more practical, psychological point of view. Over the years, Dr. Dyer became more spiritually aware and his work shifted toward tapping into our energy fields, higher self and God/Universe to tap into our potential. Some folks are at the stage where the earlier works will be of more value while others will find the newer material meets them where they are. This book met me where I was and I really value it. If you want concrete steps on how to work with your mind and emotions, read his earlier books. If you want a more "New Age" approach, for lack of a better term, then this book is excellent. All of his books have value, you just need to match them to where you are and where you are is exactly the place you need to be right now - there's no right or wrong place to be. It's also good to realize that no one author has "all the answers" and that all of Dyer's materials are another source of wisdom that you may or may not want to incorporate into your life right now.

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Summary: A Dose of Magic
Review: This is a great series of tapes put out by Wayne Dyer. In this program he covers all areas of life, health, enlightenment, prosperity, love, happiness and many other areas.
If you live with doubt and feel disconnected spiritually, this is the program for you!
Wayne has always had a gift of making spirituality very, very accessable and even fun. These tapes are a great example of that.
As usual, he also directs you to a vast array of resources that even go beyond his teachings and directs you to other great books and teachers out there to continue your spiritual practices. Also, some of the current scientific proof for understanding the power if Spirit and its validity beyond "new age" philosophy.
You will find many upbeat stories and explanations of manifesting your destiny in these cassettes.

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Summary: A Dose of Magic
Review: This is a wonderful book. I particularly love the story of Dr. Dyer carrying the man up the stairs at Assis. He is a very profound spiritual master. I can't wait for his next effort.

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Wayne Dyer brings tremendous gifts of answers in this of his many fantastic books. He shows us all how to tap into our spiritual self, finding a higher reason for the problems that we encounter, while at the same time showing us the spiritual gifts that await us once we become aware of them, by viewing our "problems" from a divine perspective. This is a wonderful book, filled with promise and hope. It's a great read!

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Summary: I Strongly Recomend this Book to All
Review: Wayne Dyer has written a gem. This book is especially recommended for people who are somewhat dissatisfied with their current living situation. Let it be weight, health, social situations, financial, or whatever. Like the bible says, the sick need a doctor. I have had a negative perception toward the majority of people for the bulk of my 31 years of existence. I had always wondered, "is this the best there is?" What this book teaches the reader is that all problems that you have are merely perceptions. What we think about the situation reflects on how our situation really works out to.
There are many important lessons one can learn from reading this book. Perhaps the most important idea the book manifests is how people should become an instrument of peace. We come across many situations in life where we are able to choose between a peaceful resolve or a negative one. Too often we choose the negative one.
Read this book with an open mind. I doubt you will be disappointed.

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Summary: Dyer does it again!
Review: Wayne wows me again! Excellent tape set, I've listened to it many times through. These tapes bring showering and scrubbing the toilet to a new spiritual level. I find Buddha in the bathtub, Shiva in the shower, quotes from the Tao while making the tacos. Wayne is da man, he shows us dat we can....find a spiritual solution to every problem. Know what I'm sayin?!

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Summary: A JOYFUL READ
Review: While I enjoyed the entire book, the exquisite second section-- his meditation on the prayer by St. Francis--gave me a wonderful rush of love and optimism as I read and savored it. I'm a Baha'i, this book helped me to more firmly and joyfully grasp the teachings of my faith, even though Dr. Dyer is not promoting any particular religion. He is promoting spiritual truth, which is the same in all faiths, when one looks closely and dispassionately to see it. His quotes from many faiths and inspiring thinkers, offered with his illuminating, lovely commentary, create a potent effect. Thank you again, Wayne Dyer.