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There's a Spiritual Solution to Every
Problem by Wayne W. Dyer (Author)
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- Hardcover: 288 pages ; Dimensions
(in inches): 1.05 x 9.59 x 6.44
- Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st
edition (September 1, 2001)
- ISBN: 0060192305
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Book Description
In this inspiring new book,
bestselling author Wayne W. Dyer shows us that there is an
omnipresent spiritual force right at our fingertips that contains
the solution to our problems -- from ill health to financial
worries to relationship difficulties.
Drawing from various
spiritual traditions, especially from the prayer of Saint Francis
of Assisi, Dyer helps us unplug from the material world and awaken
to the divine within.
The first part of the book
provides the essential foundation for spiritual problem solving.
In these chapters, you'll read the words of Patanjali, a Yogi
mystic whose teachings and practices deeply affected Dyer and
informed his realization that the spiritual force is everywhere.
The second half, organized
around the prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi, contains specific
suggestions to help readers put spiritual problem solving into
practice. Saint Francis's legacy is one of love, harmony, and
service -- putting our collective energies toward what we are
for instead of what we are against.
Each of these last seven
chapters begins with a line from this prayer; Dyer then goes on to
offer specific and practical suggestions for applying the teaching
to everyday problems. These suggestions include affirmations,
writing exercises, guided meditations, and other strategies for
putting Saint Francis's words and the wisdom of this book into
practice.
Profound and thought provoking,
yet filled with pragmatic advice, There's a Spiritual Solution
to Every Problem is a book about self-awareness and tapping
the healing energy within all of us. As Dyer writes, "Thinking is
the source of problems. Your heart holds the answer to solving
them."
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With his usual mix of
enthusiasm, optimism, and anecdote, Dr. Wayne Dyer is back
again to emphasize that we are in control of our life
experiences. Quoting everything from the Bible to
The Tao of Pooh,
he returns continually to his central point: with truth and
self-awareness, all things are possible, including physical
healing, improved relationships, and great personal
accomplishment.
There's a Spiritual
Solution to Every Problem dissects what is meant by the
word problem and shows us how to achieve our deepest
wishes with surprisingly simple suggestions.
Illustrating the possibilities with a
variety of stories and letters, Dyer manages to nicely balance
the whimsical with the practical. On one page, you'll find
straightforward advice like, "If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you. Be honest and frank anyway." In the next
section, you'll find a long explanation of the importance of
finding "the potential to keep your field of energy
uncontaminated."
Some may find this disconcerting, yet it
also allows careful readers to search out the particular story
or method that works for them. Anecdotes from addicts, parents
whose children have died, and hospital patients are strewn
throughout the book, as are references to Dyer's previous
works and lengthy passages from other spiritual authors. In
every case, these stories showcase the power of positive
thinking and using those positive thoughts to manifest
positive change.
Although this attempt at changing the
world one thought at a time is not vastly different in tone or
message from Dyer's previous works, his fans will nevertheless
appreciate it. --Jill Lightner
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