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Manifest Your Destiny
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Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, affectionately called the “father of motivation” by his fans, is one of the most widely known and respected people in the field of self-empowerment. Manifest Your Destiny is a remarkable guidebook that show us how to obtain what we truly desire. In Manifest Your Destiny, inspirational leader and author Wayne W. Dyer explores the power of attracting one’s needs and desires into one’s life. Manifest Your Destiny is a stunning work that focuses on … More >>
5 Comments
March 8th, 2010 at 12:30 am
The first chapter is quite good, but he forgot to tell his readers that you needed a bridge to be one with God. “I am the way and the light……”, said Jesus. And you have to correlate John 9:4-5 and Luke 6:39-40. Rumi gave a hint when he said that without the compassion of Shamis-i-Tabriz, he would not become one with the Ocean. Of course, he has to pierce the moon first before he experience the Ocean. I am not claiming anything. I am just clarifying some things for future
travellers, whatever that means to persons who might encounter my small contribution. Mr. Dyer seemed to simplify anything. It is really simple but it is not that simple. Thank you.
Rating: 3 / 5
March 8th, 2010 at 2:11 am
Dyer thinks he’s God. I’m tired of his constant criticism about everything and everyone. Now in this book if you want to look young or lose weight you’re selfish and a bad person. Then in his lectures he says you can reverse time. He says whatever he wants to make money and I find him a hypocrite. Every principle is that he writes if from some great enlightenment in his life. Why didn’t he pay the Catholic Church for stealing St. Francis’ prayer. The catholic church is not happy with Wayne Dyer and that’s something you can research on the net. He takes what he wants to make money off of innocent people.
Rating: 1 / 5
March 8th, 2010 at 2:35 am
After using Dr.Dyer’s aaah meditation CD for a month, I decided that I wanted to learn more this meditation. Therefore, I bought the book Manifest Your Destiny. The book reads like a personal journal about nine insights he has gained from his own search for spiritualism. There are many things that disturb me about this book.
Dr. Dyer cites quotes from the bible to substantiate some of his points without citing the book, chapter, or verse. One of the bible quotes he uses is “Is it not written in your law `I have said, You are gods?’” (John 10:34) This is the passage to which Jesus referred when He said this to the Pharisees who were attempting to charge Him with blasphemy: ” God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? … I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.” (Psalms 82:1,2,6). The unjust judges of Israel (i.e., the Pharisees) were the subject of these verses. They were civil magistrates because of their authority and power; and, they represented divine majesty in the government of the twelve tribes of Israel. Dr. Dyer uses this verse completely out of context. Scripture cannot be broken.
Jesus believed in the bible because it is infallible and immutable as are God’s other laws. A true seeker of spiritualism cannot reconfigure God’s Word for his own purpose. Neither can the true spiritual seeker be ignorant about God’s Word and actually expect to know God’s and come into a relationship with Him. Dr. Dyer takes a little bit of truth and expands upon it in a somewhat convincing way to fit our desire for an easy road to spiritualism. The fact of the matter is that according to Jesus the door to God’s kingdom is narrow (Luke 13:24). There are no shortcuts.
Lastly, a true spiritual seeker does not strive to become spiritual with the intention of manifesting worldly possessions. This appears to be a main theme of Dr. Dyer’s book. Those who seek God first gain all they need to be happy in this world as a “gift” from Him. We do not need to grasp at anything as long as we trust God and put Him first in our lives. Dr. Dyer seems to miss the point.
Rating: 2 / 5
March 8th, 2010 at 3:52 am
I know Wayne would want a ten, but sorry, buddy, no can do. The subject matter is current, the advice is practical, the anectdotes are sometimes believable and sometimes not…the author impliedly asks the reader to suspend belief. I have seen Dr. Dyer in person on over twenty occasions in seminars and public speaking when I lived in the Detroit area, so I am, naturally, a big fan. My concern with this book (as someone with a journalism undergrad degree) is that he does not provide attribution when quoting someone or “borrowing” a story or fable (another reviewer has said as much). An example: Henry Ford II, grandson of the Ford Motor Co. founder and a fine citizen of the Detroit area, used to get into a little trouble from time to time and when quizzed by the press about his latest moral infraction he would say “Never complain, never explain” as a rebuff to the curious press. Dr. Dyer is, as I am, a Detroit native and surely heard this from the “Deuce” as I did. The problem is he uses the quote in the book without citation, attribution, or anything else. If the book editors and publishers were aware prior to publication of violating this fundamentally sacred standard, they would doubtlessly have fixed the problem (and it IS a problem). The effect is to make the author appear a little more sagacious than might otherwise be possible. I imagine there are more examples, but my reading of this pleasant and practical book was rapid and I am not a professional editor. This one boo-boo (with others perhaps lurking awaiting discovery) bothered me becaause such an omission slights a late, great man who believed in an imploding city enough to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in its core. But then, by the premises establashed by this tome, if Wayne THINKS the quote is his…then it IS!
Rating: 4 / 5
March 8th, 2010 at 5:27 am
I’m really disappointed in this book, because the author seems to imply that you can have ANYTHING you want, but that is just not the case. It’s a deceptive title.
I can honestly say that this book is worthless and is not going to help you; you’re better off practising Feng Shui and hanging little crystals in your house than reading this book (and I’m not knocking Feng Shui, I practise it myself). People like the author of this book just want to make a quick buck at your expense. In the end, you’ll just feel worse off, looking for the “next big thing” to promise you some more snake oil.
Another fact I’d like to point out is that this author sells this book in CD format for around $60.00 (I got a flyer in the mail). If he is truly living life according to his principles why would he even charge for these so-called “secrets,” doesn’t that go against his own moral values? One of the gimmicks of the CDs is that you can learn the secret sound of “creation,” as if chanting “Ahhhh” is going to make everything alright. Thanks to Dyer and others like him, I am completely against any sort of “positive thinking” Guru. They are only after YOUR money (while you keep wishing you had more).
*Btw, you might be interested to know that after reading this book, you’re only going to find out that the BIG CATCH is that Manifesting Your Destiny, according to the author, ONLY applies to spiritual matters. Huh? Yes. The entire book promises you can have anything you want, but it has absolutely nothing to do with material prosperity. The author also wants you to know that if your desire is not in accordance with “God’s” plan, you don’t have a chance either. Thought I’d mention that before you read this book and end up feeling cheated!
Rating: 1 / 5