National Bestseller
This inspiring book by Wayne Dyer, author of the bestselling classics
Your Erroneous Zones and Pulling Your Own Strings, delves into the
teachings of intellectuals of our past to mine values and wisdom for the
present.
"What do our ancestral scholars, whom we consider the wisest and most
spiritually advanced, have to say to us today?" asks Dyer. The answer
lies in this powerful collection of writings, poems, and sayings by some
of the greatest thinkers of the past twenty-five centuries. In succinct
original essays, Dyer sets out to explain the meaning and context of
each piece of wisdom, and, most important, to explain how we can
actively apply these teachings to our modern lives. From sixty ancestral
masters - Buddha, Michelangelo, Rumi, Whitman, Jesus, Emily Dickinson,
and Emerson, among others - here are treasured passages on a variety of
subjects, including solitude, time, and passion. Among the contributions
are words on inspiration from Pantanjali, author of the Hindu classic
Yoga Sutras; teachings about the power of prayer from 13th-century
monk St. Francis of Assisi; and thoughts about the importance of action
written by Mother Teresa.
The voices collected here cut across a wide range of historical eras and
cultures, yet they communicate universal truths about the human
experience. Wisdom of the Ages provides us with a marvelous dual
opportunity: to receive guidance from our great ancestors and to
recognize our own potential for greatness
