Wayne Dyer spoke often and very passionately about resentments, calling them one of the greatest blocks to inner peace and spiritual growth.

Dyer explained that holding onto resentment is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

When we cling to anger, bitterness, or the story of how someone wronged us, the only person who truly suffers is us.

Resentment doesn’t punish the other—it corrodes our own energy, health, and ability to live freely.

He believed resentment is a choice of perception.

We may not choose what others do, but we can choose how we respond.

By reliving old wounds, we allow the past to dictate the present moment.

Dyer often said: “If you carry resentments, you are allowing someone else to live in your head rent-free.”

Forgiveness, in his view, wasn’t about condoning the hurtful action—it was about liberating ourselves from its grip.

He taught that when we release resentment, we reclaim our power and open ourselves to love, creativity, and joy.

This is why he emphasized: “You cannot be angry and peaceful at the same time. You must choose one.”

Dyer connected this with higher consciousness: resentment keeps us bound to ego, while forgiveness aligns us with spirit.

By shifting perspective—seeing others as doing the best they can at their level of awareness—we loosen the chains of judgment.

✨ In essence: Wayne Dyer taught that resentment is self-imprisonment. The key to freedom is forgiveness, not for others’ sake, but for your own.

Wayne Dyer is amazing, he was a motivational speaker before there was Tony Robbins, and has sold over 100 million books.  

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