Wayne Dyer

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Wayne W. Dyer (* 10. May 1940 in Detroit , Michigan ; † 29. August 2015 in Maui County , Hawaii ) was an American psychologist , author and speaker on issues of self-discovery and self-realization ( English Self-Development ).

Dyer has published over 30 books, lectured, and shared his insights on radio and television shows. In the German-speaking area, it is mainly due to the classic Lebenshilfe literature Der sundpunkt. The art of not being unhappy. Twelve steps to overcome our emotional problem areas have become known.

biography

Wayne W. Dyer's parents were Melvin Lyle and Hazel Irene Dyer. He grew up in Detroit and graduated from Denby High School in 1958. After graduating from university, he opened a psychotherapy practice and published articles in specialist journals. Dyer lived in Maui, Hawaii. Seven of his eight children last lived with him and his third wife Marcelene. In 2009, Dyer announced that he had leukemia . He died on August 29, 2015 at the age of 75 from complications from a heart attack .

The sore point

After he was approached by a publishing agent, published in 1976 Dyer Your Erroneous Zones ( The sticking point ). It is a self-help book that addresses your own strengths and weaknesses. The book became a bestseller . With 30 to 35 million copies sold, it is one of the most successful books after printed copies.

Positions

Dyer believed that many neurotic problems arise from self-inhibition. He therefore advocated overcoming emotional problem areas through free choice and one's own strength. He clearly showed the cause and the need for fear and self-doubt and called on people to free their own actions from social, family and religious conventions . It is crucial that the success or failure of one's own actions is not linked to personal self-worth.

Dyer's philosophy included all religions indirectly, as a spiritual source and as a more or less modern variety of solipsism . “I am convinced that the truth remains a truth until it has been categorized and then it becomes a lie. I don't believe that Jesus taught the Christian faith, Jesus taught kindness, love, compassion and peace. What I'm telling people is, don't be Christians, imitate Jesus. Don't be Buddhists, do the same for Buddha. ”At the same time, Dyer's views showed a broad congruence with the philosophy of New Thought .

criticism

Critics accused Dyer of making a "school" of his insights and not living according to them coherently. Since the beginning of the 1990s he has dealt with spirituality, especially with Daoism (Taoism). There is a risk of being exaggerated as "spiritual master" by his listeners.

See also

Works (selection)

Books, audio cassettes, DVDs, mobile phone apps and the like are sold by Dyer. a.

  • The sore point: The art of not being unhappy. Twelve steps to overcome our emotional problem areas , Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg, 1977, ISBN 3-499-17384-0
  • Being in harmony: Nine ways to inner balance , Munich: Knaur-Taschenbuch, 2009
  • I'm floating through life , Gronau: Palaysia, 2008
  • Change your thoughts and your life will change , Munich: Goldmann, 2008
  • Real miracles , Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1995, ISBN 3-499-19937-8
  • Shift, The Secret of Inspiration , 2009 (film, original title The Shift (Ambition to Meaning) )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Bruce Weber Wayne W. Dyer, Prolific Author of Self-Help Books, Dies at 75. In: The New York Times , August 31, 2015 (English). Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Description of the Rowohlt Verlag
  3. ↑ " Over 30 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide, including over 300,000 copies in the German-speaking area. ( Memento from February 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive )" Description by Rusch Verlag
  4. ↑ To Bryce Harper and Davey Johnson, 'play me or trade me' is just a healthy joke. The Washington Post , July 8, 2013, accessed January 13, 2014 .
  5. ↑ http://www.lifedynamix.com/articles/Total-Health/Wayne_Dyer_Interview.html Own translation
personal data
SURNAME Dyer, Wayne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dyer, Wayne W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author and public speaker
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH 29th August 2015
Place of death Maui County , Hawaii