Dr. Wayne Dyer – Wisdom from the ‘Father of Self-Development’ and The Tao Te Ching

Article Overview 🔎

• Who was Dr. Wayne Dyer?
• Dr. Wayne Dyer Sayings and Quotes
• Dr. Wayne Dyer’s Books and Videos
• The Masters of the Far East Audiobook and Quotes
• The Tao Te Ching Audiobook
• The Tao Te Ching Quotes and Excerpts
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Who was Dr. Wayne Dyer? 👨‍🦲

Dr. Wayne Dyer (1940-2015) is internationally renowned as an author and speaker of self-development and motivation. His first book, ‘Your Erroneous Zones‘ is one of the best-selling books of all time, with an estimated 100 million copies sold. This launched Wayne Dyer’s career as a motivational speaker and self-help author, during which he published 20 more best-selling books.

In his early life, he completed a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in guidance and counselling at Wayne State University in 1970. He worked as a high school guidance counsellor, and went on to run a successful private therapy practice. He became a popular professor of counsellor education at St. John’s University, New York, where he was approached by a literary agent to put his insights into a book. This resulted in him writing the best-seller of all time (‘Your Erroneous Zones’).

Influenced by thinkers such as Abraham Maslow and Albert Ellis, Dr. Wayne Dyer’s initially worked on psychological themes like motivation, self actualization and assertiveness. By the 1990s, the focus of his work had shifted to spirituality. He gave insight into ideas such as the power of intention and he was a keen student of the Tao Te Ching, a Chinese classic text traditionally credited to the 6th-century BC sage Laoz.

Dr. Wayne Dyer Sayings and Quotes 🗣️

Dr. Wayne Dyer has many famous sayings and quotes, some of which are written below:

“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.”

“You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.”

“You’ll see it when you believe it.”

“I am realistic – I expect miracles.”

“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”

“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.”

“Friends are God’s way of apologizing for your family.”

“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.”

“When the choice is to be right or to be kind, always make the choice that brings peace.”

“You have everything you need for complete peace and total happiness right now.”

“Conflict cannot survive without your participation.”

“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.”

“Passion is a feeling that tells you: this is the right thing to do. Nothing can stand in my way. It doesn’t matter what anyone else says. This feeling is so good that it cannot be ignored. I’m going to follow my bliss and act upon this glorious sensation of joy.”

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Dr. Wayne Dyer’s Books and Videos 📚

You can see many of Dr. Wayne Dyers acclaimed books, including ‘Your Erroneous Zones‘ and ‘The Shift‘,some of the best-selling books of all time here. HAlso, hre are some YouTube videos of Dr. Wayne Dyer’s work, teachings and meditations, including the full feature film ‘The Shift’ (video 5). 

The Masters of the Far East Audiobook and Quotes 🔊

In the above video, Dr. Wayne Dyer takes quotes from ‘The Masters of the Far East‘, a book that chronicles a journey of enlightenment, profoundly detailing the path to awakening. Check the videos below for the audiobook:

The Tao Te Ching Audiobook 🧘

Dr. Wayne Dyer also refers to the ‘Tao Te Ching‘ by Lao Tzu. Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Te Ching is one of the true classics of spiritual literature. It is a guide to cultivating a life of peace, serenity and compassion.

Dr. Wayne Dyer was a big fan of the book and reads it in the video below:

The Tao Te Ching Quotes and Excerpts 📃

Jimmy from Bright Insight is also a big fan of the Tao Te Ching. He discusses some of his favourite quotes and excerpts from the book in the videos below. These include:

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”

“A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.”

“The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.”

“Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.”

“If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.”

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