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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

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Who are you? When you start to explore this question, you find out how elusive it really is. Are you a physical body? A collection of experiences and memories? A partner to relationships? Each time you consider these aspects of yourself, you realize that there is much more to you than any of these can define. The Untethered Soul, spiritual teacher Michael Singer explores t

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Published October 3rd 2007 by New Harbinger Publications (first published 2007)

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Mar 27, 2013 Tim Larison rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

“You’re ready to grow when you finally realize that the ‘I’ who is always talking inside will never be content,” Singer writes in The Untethered Soul. “It always has a problem with something. Honestly, when was the last time you really had nothing bothering you? Before you had your current problem, there was a different problem. And if you’re wise, you will realize that after this one’s gone, there will be another one.”

Someone else has that critical voice inside, too? I thought it was just me! S...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Bette rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I still milk on this book. I read this book and a second highlighted reading last year, shortly after its release. I didn't really need to highlight anything, because it is not full of cliches, or complexities. Actually, I would be more inclined to highlight every sentence. Singer succinctly states what all the other New Thought and Spiritual leaders/writers have written volumes on. He's very economical in his style, but he does a very straightforward job (for me) of progressing his thoughts in...more

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Jan 29, 2013 John Woltjer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I know that there are some people who go to religious texts on a regular basis to glean wisdom about their lives. I have never been that person, raised in a decidedly secular home that was deeply suspicious of organized religion. I consider myself lucky to have been raised in a way that left me unshackled from religious dogma or tethered to a religious institution. But an inquisitive mind also puts one on what, for better or worse we call a spiritual path. Avoiding religion does not make the ult...more I know that there are some people who go to religious texts on a regular basis to glean wisdom about their lives. I have never been that person, raised in a decidedly secular home that was deeply suspicious of organized religion. I consider myself lucky to have been raised in a way that left me unshackled from religious dogma or tethered to a religious institution. But an inquisitive mind also puts one on what, for better or worse we call a spiritual path. Avoiding religion does not make the ultimate questions go away, it just allows the mind to wander more freely in search of truth. In my 57 years I have searched widely, sometimes earnestly to understand just what my niche is in the majestic mystery called life. i have read many books, sought out many gurus, talked to many people about what the meaning of life really is. And in that search, I think I have never read a wiser, more intuitively grounded book than The Untethered Soul, by Michael Singer. Perhaps it is true that there is nothing new under the sun; that the same truths just get said in myriad ways that appeal to people at different places on the spiritual journey. If that is true, then what Singer does in this book is to synthesize those truths in a way that are direct, crystal clear, and uniquely graspable. In some regards, his book is a much shorter version of Eckhart Tolle's books; more concise, more accessible. Singer deals with the "two of us" that are within us--the experiencer of things, the monkey mind, the consciousness that is constantly feeding us information through our senses, our intellect--and the observer, buried deep behind the monkey mind that has the capacity to watch the parade in our heads--to step back behind and just watch, dispassionately all that is being projected onto the screen of our minds. That is the great wisdom that underlies much of the new thought about consciousness--that there are, in fact two of us in there-one, out of control, spinning its daily dramas-and one, timeless and immortal, the true river of consciousness from which each our lives flows as tributaries. The brilliance of Singer is that he makes the awareness of that very clear--he quite literally walks us through the question of, "who are we" in a step-by-step process. He calls the monkey mind our "inner roommate" that quite often borders on pure insanity. He invites us to imagine the monkey mind as a roommate, sitting next to us on the couch, and asking us to consider how long this roommate would be allowed to live with us when considering just how obnoxious and pestilent it can be. what becomes quite obvious is that we live with a crazy person in our head that torments us with persistent, meaningless, repetitive dialogues that ultimately blind us to what is truly real--the world behind all the stimulus in our heads. This is a brilliant book--just reading the praises written by many prominent people at the beginning of the book gives the reader a sense of just how profound the truths within are. One comment dares to suggest that this book can give the reader a glimpse of eternity. I have found this to be true. All of life is, of course process. It is my belief that our capacity for the development of consciousness is just like our capacity for physical development. Some people are uniquely suited for developing Olympic quality physiques, others of us capable of attaining transcendent awareness through spiritual development. Most of us are posted somewhere in the middle of those kinds of capacities--we can be physically healthy, and we can be spiritually aware. The concept of the archetype is helpful--the archetype of the spiritual teacher is represented by Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, etc. They are the exemplars of the ability to stand closest to the spiritual fire. Most of us will never attain their ability to feel the deepest levels of spiritual transcendence, but we can, though a lifetime of development, develop the capacity to have moments of transcendence that give us the wisdom to carry on in a life that, at times, can be maddeningly inscrutable. Singer is one of those people who can open the crack just a little wider to accessing that wisdom. I have returned to this book many times--it was a re-reading this morning that inspired me to write this review. This little, wise book has helped me incalculably on my own spiritual journey, and has helped me to glean just enough wisdom about this life I have been given to prevail through some very difficult transitions in my life. I am sorry that i can only give it 5 stars--it deserves multiples of that...(less)

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Jan 09, 2013 Jason rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Usually, books whose cover shows a horse (or unicorn) galloping through the surf of a random shore are not my cup of tea. However, whenever I find myself in a bookstore coffee shop with a day to kill, I grab something from the self-help section for old-time's sake just to remind myself either 1) How I ever gained so much comfort from books like these or 2) Why I tend to no longer read books like these. Occasionally, you find a diamond in the rough that strikes all the right cords despite the cov...more Usually, books whose cover shows a horse (or unicorn) galloping through the surf of a random shore are not my cup of tea. However, whenever I find myself in a bookstore coffee shop with a day to kill, I grab something from the self-help section for old-time's sake just to remind myself either 1) How I ever gained so much comfort from books like these or 2) Why I tend to no longer read books like these. Occasionally, you find a diamond in the rough that strikes all the right cords despite the cover. This is one of those books.

I won't get into specifics about the book's themes since the synopsis above does a better and more succinct job than I could. I'll simply say that the overall message resonated with me, reminded me in many ways of what is and isn't essential to our inner and outer well being, and, possibly most important of all, how full of shit our inner voice is most of the time. An excellent example and a handy exercise: Given some of the outlandish scenarios that your inner monologue/critic/confidant/crack dealer can come up with regarding your past, present, and/or future, if you anthropomorphized this voice into a dude, would this be someone whose advice you'd actually take seriously if they were sitting on your couch and telling you how you were going to fail at everything? I've learned over the years that the perpetual answer to the question, with or without having given the voice a body, is 'No', but there's something to be said for being reminded occasionally of how absurd our mental narrator can be in relating observations and expectations to reality.

Having become well-versed on how astonishingly self-defeating one's thoughts can be, I flew through the book in a couple of hours because it's quite well-written and the message resonated. And yes, there's a great deal of spirituality involved, but no proselytizing or any sort of do-this-or-burn style of dogmatic head slapping. It's relatively neutral in its treatment of the 'soul', placing the book squarely in the 'Switzerland' category of self-help tracts (IMHO).

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Dec 09, 2012 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is psychological bootcamp. Its purpose is quite literally to eradicate you. If the principles of this piece are bought and practiced for a person's lifetime, then this book does have the power to change who you think you are and even where you are. To go into great detail on anything spiritual would be difficult for any review. Instead I'll bring up the parts of this work that I found relevant in hopes of you reading further into it beyond this review.

Singer's main premise is what our...more This book is psychological bootcamp. Its purpose is quite literally to eradicate you. If the principles of this piece are bought and practiced for a person's lifetime, then this book does have the power to change who you think you are and even where you are. To go into great detail on anything spiritual would be difficult for any review. Instead I'll bring up the parts of this work that I found relevant in hopes of you reading further into it beyond this review.

Singer's main premise is what our Self is not. Our self, who we are, is not our thoughts or feelings. These are merely reactions to external events. If you ask most people to explain who they are, you'll get a slew of facts like "asl" in a chat conversation. This is not who that person is. Instead, the definition of Self is just the "one who is aware that it is aware." It doesn't have a body, it's neither sex. It's just aware. Everything that happens externally or internally is energy. It's the Self's job to watch the energy flow in and out of us and not try to focus specifically on any of it. If your Self focuses too closely on anything, even a positive experience, you become blocked and your ability to experience the smooth flow of other energies in and out of you won't be as smooth.

Next Singer presents the idea that because of our Self focusing in on specifics, those specifics become something important to the Self. Because the Self is so busy focusing on the specifics of that thing, it loses out on the chance it has every single minute to live in the minute. This is not good. Further, the more focused our Self becomes on specifics, the less quiet the mind and heart are. The mind and heart lead one to confusion as suddenly their job becomes protecting that specific from other energy flows that may pass through us and bump up against it. We create walls and in doing so, our Self becomes lost behind them and all the noise of the heart and mind. People will create elaborate definitions of who they are from how they have crafted together the workings of confused minds and hearts.

According to Singer, the best way to eliminate all problems in this world is simply to not view anything as a problem. We're here on the planet just to experience life, that's it. Where we get into problems is when we try to change the external world to protect the walls we've put up inside ourselves. In the end we're all scared shitless and just about everything we say or feel comes directly from fear. He asks us to Stop. Acknowledge the constant inner voice that plays, acknowledge emotions but don't engage with them other than to relax through them as you're having them and let them go. Sounds simple, right? Some stranger just called you fat on the street. Never mind that the stranger was drunk, you immediately remember being harassed as a child for being fat. That stranger has ruined your day. Or did he? You're the one who allowed your thoughts of being called in fat in childhood to remain with you all those years. In fact, you didn't even allow them to stay, your mind and heart (which is not you) did. All the guy said was the word fat. If you'd just let that childhood disturbance go then, you would have had a normal day.

It gets a little tricky beyond this point. To be constantly reminding yourself that nothing you think or feel is you, and you are just the one who watches what's thought and felt, can be a little Out There to most. I know for me my first thought upon reading this was panic. Wait. You mean that everything I say is not me? So why talk?! What's the purpose in communication if everyone is just protecting his inner fears? If all you're talking to is walls, how can you ever know anybody? That's where my mind went with it. It only got harder the more I read.

Eventually Singer introduces the idea that to be truly free of all disturbance your Self must stop being aware that it is aware. We know that our thoughts and heart aren't us, but now we must face the possibility of our Self's not even being us. Once we let go of that we're sucked up into the Divine Force and can experience God. Through all this Singer claims that by letting go you will be peaceful and full of joy, but he also said something I'm still struggling with and that's that God is only interested in being hang out buddies with those people who are already happy and find everything in his creation beautiful. Um..Huh? The next chapter Singer states that God has no judgment and is just in Ecstasy, but you might want to read that God is for the Happys chapter on your own to figure that out.

Look, I'm not a religious person. I don't know if I believe in God or If I believe that other people believe in God either. What I do believe in is the fact that thoughts and emotions are pretty treacherous waters to navigate at times, and for that reason I recommend anyone of any beliefs to take this book for a test drive. I'm sure I won't become enlightened tomorrow morning, but at least it's given me a place to start should I ever want to start on that path.

I gave this only four stars for I felt at times it was written too simply. Where I wanted to see metaphors there were none, where I didn't need one, there were. That and he kept repeating "It really is that simple" which if heard enough can be patronizing over reassuring.

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Sep 23, 2012 Barbara Campanelli rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This may be the last and only book you need to read to truly understand who you really are and how to be truly free. The author makes it all very simple. That doesn't mean it's easy. The basic idea is that you are not your mind. Your mind has made up its own arbitrary list of likes and dislikes and preferences. The reason you suffer and are unhappy is because the outside world is not conforming to your idea of how you think it should be. The more time you (soul, spirit, observer you) can spend w...more

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Feb 28, 2011 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Untethered Soul is a spiritual journey that explains how you can transform your thoughts into more positive thinking while conquering and overcoming your fears and negativity.

The book touches on such a wide variety of topics that will truly help readers that need some direction on how to handle inner thoughts and just life overall in a more positive light. One of the more important messages Singer teaches is how to live in the present moment instead of constantly focusing on what to avoid an...more

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Jan 04, 2011 Bgarlock rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I gave all my dearest ones this book for Christmas, hoping that it would provide them the life-changing, peace-inducing charge it gave me. Michael Singer writes clearly and beautifully, providing useful exercises, of how to clear the chattering mind (that gloomy, Eeyore-like "inner roommate") and move to that "I am" place inside where we can simply observe life, and live it purely, without judgment. What a way to enrich an expand life!! Equally valuable, he teaches a simple technique for forever...more

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Nov 12, 2012 Bev Siddons rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: spirtuality

Singer's Untethered Soul carries with it an insight into our spirituality and relationship with God. I found it a greatly inspirational read. While Singer does not spout Bible verses, he draws from the words of Christ as well as other great religious leaders from all cultures. The similarities of our world's religions have always intrigued me, and I believe Singer put his finger on the largest one: love. "You can't offend the Divine One; its very nature is light, love, compassion, protection, an...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Lauri rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own_it_kindle

Meh. The first couple of chapters were good. It's a super useful concept to see yourself as simply an observer of your thoughts rather than believing that they make you; not having to be jerked around by that nagging voice in your head sounds pretty good to me. The part about how people trap themselves by self-limiting thoughts and rigid views / perceptions of life, the world, people, success, etc. resonated. And the part where we build realities based upon those perceptions and struggle to pres...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Becky rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book made a huge impact on me and was exactly what I needed to read right now. Singer focuses on mindfulness, diving into concepts and practices such as climbing into the seat of consciousness and letting go of the emotions and melodrama our mind tries to cling to. Doing so will allow one to be fully present in each moment and experience complete inner peace and happiness. Singer ties these into the foundations of yoga and meditation. A little repetitive at times with the "letting go" lesso...more

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Mar 02, 2013 Marcus rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, self-development, eastern

The idea that I like the most from Eastern style thought is that resisting the way things are is crazy. There's a voice in my, and probably everyone else's, head that never shuts up. I'm fine with that and don't feel a huge need to silence it, but a lot of the time what it's saying (what I'm saying to myself?) is pretty dumb.

The voice constantly explains and reframes what I experience to make it feel safer or more comprehensible. It resists what it doesn't understand and tries to explain it awa...more The idea that I like the most from Eastern style thought is that resisting the way things are is crazy. There's a voice in my, and probably everyone else's, head that never shuts up. I'm fine with that and don't feel a huge need to silence it, but a lot of the time what it's saying (what I'm saying to myself?) is pretty dumb.

The voice constantly explains and reframes what I experience to make it feel safer or more comprehensible. It resists what it doesn't understand and tries to explain it away or come up with elaborate justifications for why stuff doesn't fit in with The Way Things Should Be. It demands resolution to anything that doesn't fit my mental model and it creates areas in my mind that are forbidden or painful to visit then tries to push those areas away so they'll be uncovered as seldom as possible.

All these elaborate thought tricks work sometimes, but the idea of The Untethered Soul (and similar books) is that the tricks are unnecessary and detrimental to finding peace. Maybe if I let the voice inside my head keep up its constant chatter, but choose to just recognize what it's saying without either rejecting it or mentally canonizing it, I can be okay with what's happening even without understanding and categorizing every bit of it.

I feel like that way of looking at my thoughts lets me experience both negative emotions like anger and hate as well as positive emotions in a way that doesn't have side effects like anxiety or attachment. It keeps me focused on what I'm doing which results in me doing things better. It helps me deal with situations that I don't like by freeing up mental energy that would normally be spent resisting the problem and letting me instead use that energy to resolve it.

Even though I like the idea, I still mostly don't think this way. I tell and re-tell myself the story of how things are and why they're that way and how I'm going to fix them later and forget where I am and what I'm doing. That's why I read books like this, to remind me that there is a better way.(less)

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Mar 10, 2013 Jake Gest rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, spirituality, self-help, philosophy, religion

I really enjoyed a lot of the advice and concepts in this book. It seems like a work that is worthy of several read-throughs to grasp a lot of the ideas... not necessarily because they are complex or difficult to understand, but because they are very emotionally charged. There were parts, especially towards the end of the book that I had a hard time relating to, mainly these spoke of god and a relationship with god as a high form of a development to strive toward. Most of the book spoke in a ver...more

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Mar 06, 2013 Shaina Seidenberg rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed this book because it advocated the idea of remaining open at all times. Instead of closing to fear or hate or negativity, etc...remaining open allows you to deal with things head on so you can face them and then let them pass through you. It talks about God and eternity in the way that feels so applicable to me because it is about looking within yourself to find those bits of God, peace, harmony, and joy...rather than searching endlessly to find those treasures some place outside of ou...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Stephanie Roth rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After a friend told me Singer's book is based on a series of lectures, the overlapping nature of the chapters made sense.

Untethered Soul is a bit repetitive and the language is not very imaginative, but I appreciated its message: that we are not our thoughts or emotions, but rather who/what is observing them. That we can be happier (I don't know about the ecstasy Singer promises) if we stay conscious of our relationship to our thoughts/emotions, let them happen and pass through us, and move on t...more

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Nov 13, 2012 Jennifer Campaniolo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

On the back cover of this New York Times Bestseller is the question "who are you really?" Before I read this book, I would have answered, "I am my thoughts, opinions, actions, experiences, and memories" or "I am a 39-year old wife, daughter, aunt, and friend."

After reading The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself I realize that the answer is more philosophical and complex than all that. Basically who I am and who you are exists in the seat of our consciousness. We are the person who obs...more

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May 03, 2013 Bree rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Full disclosure: I chose The Untethered Soul because of the cover. I looked at it and said to myself, "Self, a horse running wild and free on a beach? That is so damn cheesy, they might just be on to something."

And, oh, they were.

I could count the number of "self-help"/"personal growth" books I've read in my life on one hand, but I've always side-eyed them with interest. As I am in a MAJOR turning point in my life right now where I can't tell if it's all a shambles or it's just being re-built, I...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Kimberly Walton Mayden rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A thought provoking book about how we view our lives and our significance in the universe.

The book starts out with encouraging you to separate yourself from how your mind views the people, places and things that present themselves in your life.

The book urges you to be an observer of what your mind is telling you instead of taking part in negative thoughts that occur. Instead of getting caught up in a negative event, let it "pass through" and move on, instead of letting destructive thoughts rumin...more

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Feb 07, 2011 Nitya rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Started off 2011 with this book as my first choice for spiritual sustenance. Michael Singer (Mickey to those of us who live in Gainesville and know him) asks the reader to become conscious of the constant noise and chatter inside our heads, to stop identifying with our thoughts, and become aware of the one who witnesses the thoughts.
Once again, I am being reminded that awareness, consciousness is the key. In order to get there, I have to pay attention to what I am thinking. Isn't that what awa...more

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May 23, 2013 Taymara Jagmohan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A read that reads within you a heart that you have been hiding. Graceful book! : )

My comrade, how about death creeping upon the heart that has been bleeding emotions and emotions? how about it riveting a nail in your heart telling you how ungrateful you are to your very own SELF? You need to live in the freedom of your soul, and give yourself a rest of all those who are forever-in-their-dull-state-of-minds-saying!
Live.

Unconditional happiness knows its way, but you are blocking it eventfully, of...more

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Mar 31, 2013 Stephan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Are you tired of waiting for the happy part of life to start? Maybe you feel happy but also wonder if this is it.....is this as happy as I am going to ever be? Shouldn't there be more? I thought there would be more!!

Yep.....me too.

All of this changed as I read this book. As I read I slowly realized the path to unimaginable happiness looked nothing like anything I have ever envisioned.

I do not hesitate when I say this book explained the meaning of life for me, the meaning of happiness for me and...more

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Dec 10, 2012 Nancy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I bought this book. It is not that anything new is being said in most of the books on spirituality that I read, but that it is being said in a new way. These new ways of saying things help me to understand and digest the things that have already been said elsewhere. I find it takes me a long time and much practice to finally begin to "get it" and this book was very practical for me in that regard. I had read a library copy, so the fact that I bought it after I read it says much about the impact...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Charla Brummel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fave-reads

I couldn't put this book down. And it couldn't have come to me at a better time & I will often refer back to it for guidance. This books has helped me realize how much destruction I am creating for myself by the walls I have built around me and the resistance I have for obstacles in life. In addition to learning about the barriers I have created for myself, I feel so equipped to deal with all future road blocks. The author helps you work through pain, both past, present, & future. Ultima...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Laurie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is one of the best books I have read in a long time and will be added to my stack of all time favorites. Michael Singer reminds us that the voice inside that is always chattering away is not us. He encourages us to get to the place where we can be the "observer" and watch that voice.

It sounds easy, but it is not. It is very easy to as my friend Maryann Pomegranate said "to get caught up in our own movie". Singer says:

"When a problem is disturbing you, don't ask "What should I do about it?"...more

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Jan 27, 2010 Brittney rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book actually changed me for what I once thought was the better. Recently I have realized that it wasn't for the better at all. It made me believe that emotions were optional, and that we can actually be happy all the time. Not true. I thought it possible for awhile, until I eventually realized that I was just suppressing all of the "unhappy" feelings and was building up negative feelings inside me. I would not recommend this book to anyone who wants to be happily in touch with their emotio...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Stephanie Tracy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Such an empowering book. It just asks the question, "Do you want to be happy? Truly, purely happy? Then just do it.." it shows that we have the power to change our mindset and our psyche to give us the best life possible. By discussing positive vs. negative energy within our bodies, releasing bad experiences from our hearts, contemplating the meaning of death and it's gift to us, and ending on the beautiful chapter about the loving eyes of God, Michael Singer shows us the pathway to true happine...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Rohit Balyan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It's about the stages which we encounter while travelling to the path of being the self or u can say finding the true self .. also what to contemplate & how if you doesn't know what is meditation @ all ,It also helps traversing the path to the being or the authentic self .. really nice & a gr8 work by michael , thanks for this extraordinary yet beautifully written down work & very well contemplated/understand by author .... finding I the being is nicely wrote down but god's part stil...more

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Jan 26, 2013 John Yarbrough rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to John by: Dave Robertson

Shelves: spiritual, socio-psych, psychology

Singer mixes Eastern and Western spiritual thinking in this effort. Recommended by my counselor, I was happy to take what I thought useful and let go what I thought was balderdash. Singer is new age all the way through but the idea of letting go of the stuff thrown at us and letting it just pass through was helpful. An event is an event and that's all it is. We don't have to hold on to it. Some - I imagine are harder - parent's death as opposed to being cut off by someone on the road or meeting...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Ken Clary rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audible

I listened to the book and felt that it helped me to understand the separation of the inner self with the mind and the external world. (Great for meditation). Things are always happening on some level, and we can develop an observational awareness that helps us deal with the world in a positive way - mainly by letting go of things that have passed and are no longer of relevance, living in the moment, and achieving enlightenment by breaking through our own hang ups. I plan to listen to the book a...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Kristie Hayes rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I wish that this had been the first book on Spirituality that I had read. Although it contains a lot of information, it is very practical information that someone beginning their journey needs to read.

I love the analogies that he uses to explore how we do everything not to feel the pain we have actually become hostage to. The main message of the book is that we have to work through our feelings and experiences so we can get to a point where are simply experiencing situations without letting them...more

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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

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