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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself Paperback – October 3, 2007
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What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to discover inner peace and serenity? The Untethered Soul offers simple yet profound answers to these questions.
Whether this is your first exploration of inner space, or you’ve devoted your life to the inward journey, this book will transform your relationship with yourself and the world around you. You’ll discover what you can do to put an end to the habitual thoughts and emotions that limit your consciousness. By tapping into traditions of meditation and mindfulness, author and spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and let go of painful thoughts and memories that keep us from achieving happiness and self-realization.
Copublished with the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) The Untethered Soul begins by walking you through your relationship with your thoughts and emotions, helping you uncover the source and fluctuations of your inner energy. It then delves into what you can do to free yourself from the habitual thoughts, emotions, and energy patterns that limit your consciousness. Finally, with perfect clarity, this book opens the door to a life lived in the freedom of your innermost being.
The Untethered Soul has already touched the lives of more than a million readers, and is available in a special hardcover gift edition with ribbon bookmark—the perfect gift for yourself, a loved one, or anyone who wants a keepsake edition of this remarkable book.
Visit www.untetheredsoul.com for more information.
- Print length200 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherNew Harbinger Publications/ Noetic Books
- Publication dateOctober 3, 2007
- Dimensions8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
- ISBN-101572245379
- ISBN-13978-1572245372
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―Deepak Chopra, author of Life After Death: The Burden of Proof
“In lucid, unadorned prose, Michael A. Singer delivers the essence of the great spiritual teachings of the Ages. Each chapter of The Untethered Soul is an instructive meditation on the binds of the human condition and how each and every knot can be gracefully untied so that our souls may fly. The accuracy and simplicity of this work is a measure of its pure mastery.”
―James O’Dea, past president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)
“The Untethered Soul is indeed one of the finest treatments of the nature and practice of the conscious use of consciousness that I have ever read…. It is the clearest statement I know of who we are and what we face in our emerging humanity.”
―Jean Houston, philosopher, psychologist, and author of A Mythic Life and Passion for the Possible
“Deep spirituality is within your reach in this book. In it you will find the mirror to see your unconditional, holy self. If you look for practical spirituality not encumbered by credo and ritual, read this book.”
―Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, coauthor of Jewish with Feeling and From Age-ing to Sage-ing
“Michael A. Singer has opened my mind to an entirely new dimension of thought. Through The Untethered Soul, I have been challenged both psychologically and intellectually in a new and exciting way. It may take more than one reading and many hours of introspection, but The Untethered Soul is a must-read for anyone in search of greater understanding of themselves and of the truth.”
―Louis Chiavacci, senior vice-president of Merrill Lynch, ranked in Barron’s top fifteen US Investment Advisors
“Psalm 42:8 says, ‘Deep calls unto deep.’ Within each human soul there is a longing for more, and the thirst can be quenched only by God. In The Untethered Soul, Michael A. Singer helps the modern person who is seeking this experience to come to a better understanding of the action in their soul. I highly recommend this reflection of one soul to another on the journey.”
―Fr. Paul Wierichs, CP, director of the Passionist Monastery and Spiritual Center of Our Lady of Florida
“The Untethered Soul is a brilliant treatment of the path of spiritual consciousness. It is clearly and powerfully written. Michael A. Singer provides a firm step for those on a spiritual journey.”
―Abdul Aziz Said, professor of peace studies and chair of Islamic Peace at American University
“This publication has released boundless joy for the hungry souls of the world.”
―Ma Yoga Shakti Saraswati, founder of Yogashakti International Mission and recipient of Hinduism Today’s Hindu of the Year 2000 award
“East is East and West is West, but Michael A. Singer bridges these two great traditions in a radiant treatise on how to succeed in life from our spiritual quest to our everyday tribulations. Freud said that life was composed of love and work. With great eloquence, wit, and compelling logic, Singer’s brilliant book completes this thought by showing them to be two poles of the same selfless devotion.”
—Ray Kurzweil, National Medal of Technology recipient and author of The Singularity Is Near
“This is a seminal book that quite frankly is in a class by itself. In a simple, yet paradoxically profound way, Michael A. Singer takes the reader on a journey that begins with consciousness tethered to the ego and ends having taken us beyond our myopic, contained self-image to a state of inner freedom and liberation. Michael A. Singer’s book is a priceless gift to all who have futilely searched and yearned for a richer, more meaningful, creative life.”
—Yogi Amrit Desai, internationally recognized pioneer of modern yoga
About the Author
Michael A. Singer is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Untethered Soul, which has also been published in Turkey, Brazil (in Portuguese), Switzerland (in German), Spain, Japan, China, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Poland, and Italy.
Singer received a master's degree in economics from the University of Florida in 1971. During his doctoral work, he had a deep inner awakening and went into seclusion to focus on yoga and meditation. In 1975, he founded Temple of the Universe, a now long-established yoga and meditation center where people of any religion or set of beliefs can come together to experience inner peace. Through the years, Singer has made major contributions in the areas of business, the arts, education, healthcare, and environmental protection. He previously authored two books on the integration of Eastern and Western philosophy: The Search for Truth and Three Essays on Universal Law: Karma, Will and Love. Visit www.untetheredsoul.com for more information.
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- Language : English
- Paperback : 200 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1572245379
- ISBN-13 : 978-1572245372
- Item Weight : 10.9 ounces
- Dimensions : 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
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MICHAEL A. SINGER is a spiritual teacher and author of two New York Times bestsellers: The Untethered Soul and The Surrender Experiment. In 1975, he founded the yoga and meditation center known as Temple of the Universe. In addition, he has made major contributions in the areas of business, education, health care, and environmental protection. Visit him at www.untetheredsoul.com.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2025My reading lists are usually affected and guided by outside "influencers." In particular, Mr. Tiago Forte directed me to read The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer. I do not regret that decision!
Singer's book is a very well-written and impactful guide to help readers achieve balance in their lives. He referred to this balance as Tao (pronounced DAO). I also could view it as "equanimity" from a Buddhist perspective.
Singer's writing is contemporary and easy to read but very interesting and thoughtful. I particularly liked how he wove the Christian faith along with Asian influences such as Buddhism and Hinduism as he described how one can achieve a balance in their emotional life.
As I continued to read this book, I found each chapter deeper than the other and more influential on me and my mental balance and growth.
If I have any criticism, the book does not have an Index. An Index would make the book a better reference shelf addition.
Overall, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book to anyone trying to achieve balance in their mental state and life.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2025I’m a very sensitive person that has been hurt by many so called friends. This book has taken me to a place that at 71 I will be ok. I can let it go and be kind, understanding and at peace with who I am. After many years of feeling not good enough.❤️❤️❤️
- Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2013"Come to know the one who watches the voice, and you will come to know one of the great mysteries of creation."
-Michael Singer
The Untethered Soul, much like Eckhart Tolle's, The Power of Now, became popular not from any big advertising campaign, but by word-of-mouth. One person would read it and something inside them would resonate strongly with the truth of Michael's words, and they would begin to experience a much deeper sense of peace and inner-happiness. And so naturally, they would tell their friends about the book. Wash, rinse, repeat. Eventually, like The Power of Now, The Untethered Soul found its way into Oprah Winfrey's hands. And like Eckhart, Michael got a call from Oprah and did a rare (for him) interview on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday series in August of 2012.
What`s unique about The Untethered Soul is that Singer has seemly done the impossible: written a step-by-step guide to help spiritual seekers discover genuine inner-peace and freedom. And by genuine, I mean it is not dependent on (not linked to) outside circumstances or experiences.
As Michael explains in the book, this peace/freedom/well being is always right here within us (in fact, it IS us!), but we unwittingly shut ourselves off to it every time we close our heart. It's as if when our defenses come up we contract energetically, and the inherent joy naturally produced by an open heart is no longer available to us.
For example, let's say you are driving your car, feeling fine, and suddenly you notice another driver shoot you a dirty look. At that moment you have a choice. You can either stay feeling fine, at peace, or you can choose to get caught up in reactive thoughts such as, "What's his problem? Who does he think he is giving me a dirty look!?" etc., and suddenly where's your peace? Gone! Why? Because reacting to the stranger who made the face was more important to you, in that moment, than staying open and connected to your natural, inherent, inner-peace.
Michael assures you throughout the book that there isn't really ever a good reason for closing your heart and thus cutting yourself off from the ever present living flow of shakti energy.
What's more, because we don't know it's possible to be free and at peace, regardless of circumstances, we spend much of our time trying to manipulate the outside world into being the way we want it to be so that we can feel happy! And so basically until the outside world matches the picture of what we think we need to be happy in our head, we are, by default, always unhappy at some level.
It sounds crazy, but that's what's going on. Are we doing this on purpose? No, it's happening out of ignorance. That is until you start to catch on to how the mind works, which The Untethered Soul explains with a rare clarity.
"Basically you re-create the outside world inside yourself, and then you live in your mind." -Michael A. Singer
The first step to authentic peace and freedom is to be 100% clear, in every cell of your body, on what you are NOT. Namely, The Voice Inside the Head, which is the title of Chapter One. It begins:
"In case you haven't noticed, you have a mental dialogue going on inside your head that never stops."
That Singer begins The Untethered Soul by pointing out something so apparently obvious tells you the tremendous significance he places on it. That in fact just about everyone on the planet has become so identified with the `voice-in-the-head,' that the idea of really looking closely at the mechanics of it, how it behaves, how it functions, how it appears to work, simply doesn't occur to most of us.
"If you're smart, you'll take the time to step back, examine the voice, and get to know it better. The problem is, you're too close to be objective. You have to step way back and watch it converse." -Michael Singer
It's sort of like our car windshield; we don't really think about it (unless there is a problem with it) because it's always there! We are so used to automatically/robotically believing our thoughts that the idea that we have the option of NOT believing them simply never occurs to most of us! And yet it's the first step to real freedom.
And the thing to notice about the `voice-in-the-head' is this startling (yet so obvious we miss it) observation by Singer:
"If you spend some time observing this mental voice, the first thing you will notice is that it never shuts up."
And not only does this `voice-in-the-head' opine virtually non-stop about everything we seem to experience, but it's happy to argue ANY point-of-view, including those that cause us much inner-conflict and turmoil:
"Notice that the voice takes both sides of the conversation. It doesn't care which side it takes, just as long as it gets to keep on talking."
And here's the point that must be grokked: None of the voices are YOU! None. But the key is that YOU must see this for yourself. (And really that's all that matters, as otherwise this wisdom remains at the intellectual level only and does little to end our suffering.) How? By getting some SPACE between ourselves and the thoughts in the head. We must break our habitual/robotic tendency to obsessively identify with/as the `voice in-the-head.' Says Michael:
"In order to see this clearly, we have to take a step back and get some space between ourselves and the mental chatter between our ears, so we can see clearly that the thoughts arrive unbidden, and are not our identity. Cease identification with thoughts, which are always going to be problematic, as that is there nature."
Remember that it doesn't matter the subject matter or content of the thought--a thought is a thought:
"The only way to get your distance from this voice is to stop differentiating what it's saying. Stop feeling that one thing it says is you and the other is not you. If you're hearing it talk, it's obviously not you. You are the one who hears the voice. You are the one who notices that it's talking."
The bottom line, says Michael: "If you're hearing it talk, it's obviously not you."
So if you are not the thoughts in your head, what are you? You are what is AWARE of the thoughts. Being aware of something is not the same as actually being that something! The very fact that you are able to think about literally anything means that YOU must be emptiness itself, devoid of any features (yet fully alive/aware), or how else could you pull it off?
"The one inside who is aware that you are always talking to yourself about yourself is always silent. It is a doorway to the depths of your being. -Michael Singer
This aware silence within you is Life itself. IT is the only `thing' presently Conscious to know anything. And it is not mine or yours, and so is totally impersonal. Yet, because it never comes or goes, it's easy to overlook, which is why so few seem to be aware of it. (Although thanks to the internet, this is changing as more and more are awakening to the timeless Truth of their being, usually after exhausting themselves for years, even decades, trying to get the phenomenal world to be the way they want it and finding no lasting success.)
In CHAPTER 2: Your Inner Roommate, Singer points out that as long as we attach to/believe/identify with thoughts, we are always going to feel disturbed:
"The bottom line is, you'll never be free of problems until you are free from the part within that has so many problems."
-Michael Singer
And how do you become "free from the part within that has so many problems"? Says Michael:
"When a problem is disturbing you, don't ask, `What should I do about it?' Ask, `What part of me is being disturbed by this?' If you ask, `What should I do about it?' you've already fallen into believing that there really is a problem outside that must be dealt with.
The key sentence in the above quote is:`What part of me is being disturbed by this?' That instead of asking the usual question, "WHY am I feeling this way and how can I make it stop?", Michael recommends that we observe or notice WHERE it's located within our Awareness.
If we actually take the time to do this, it immediately gives us some SPACE between the thought and ourselves. Eventually we can come to see that Awareness is the only subject, and everything else is an appearance to the ONE Consciousness.
"Basically you re-create the outside world inside yourself, and then you live in your mind." -Michael Singer
Another thing that sets "The Unethered Soul" apart from other spiritual books is its practicality/helpful suggestions. For example, in the excerpt below Singer suggests that you imagine your inner-voice belonging to someone else, outside of you. This allows you to get some space between yourself and the `voice-in-the-head' so you can start to hear it objectively and begin to understand how confused, clueless, and `groping around in the dark' in its imaginary world it actually is:
"The way to catch on to what your inner roommate is really like is to personify it externally. Make believe that your roommate, the psyche, has a body of its own. You do this by taking the entire personality that you hear talking to you on the inside and imagine it as a person talking to you on the outside. Just imagine that another person is now saying everything that your inner voice would say. Now spend a day with that person."
As Michael reminds us throughout the book, regardless of any feelings or beliefs to the contrary, you have NEVER been the voice in your head.
FINAL THOUGHTS
I have barely scratched the surface of all the great material inside The Untethered Soul. In fact, I could see a high school or university class taught using it as the course text. Imagine if you had learned in school that NO thought is you, and that peace is available 24/7 if you are willing to keep your heart open regardless of outer (or inner) fleeting appearances, i.e., that which comes and goes. This is one of those books that is more profound with each reading. Highly recommended!
-Michael Jeffreys
- Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2024I loved this book. It spoke to me/gave me the answers I wanted to understand at this point in my life. Quick, easy read.
Read the first two pages and see whether it resonates with you. It’s a good book but you have to be ready / open to it first. No judgement if it’s not your thing. At least you know it’s a potential tool you could use if you had questions / wanted to learn more about consciousness / the “inner” you which is with you all the time, no matter how old you are or what you wear. It’s the you that sees through your eyes. But that “you” is not the same as your thoughts. Your thoughts / the psyche is like a roommate that lives within you. You can watch the roommate and the world with the “inner you”.
If you like to ponder, are interested in meditation or if you have experience with non-religious meditation, then this is a nice book to read. It’s easy to read and follow, does not get too complex or theoretical or boring, and it just reminds you that you are not your thoughts and that it is important to realize that. It also reminds you to have an open heart and to let go, and to not get carried away by human emotions like anger and to not be afraid of pain.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025I felt like I was understanding maybe 30% of how to apply the book in real life and still it felt impactful. It helps out things in perspective and how to manage thoughts. That part was very helpful, especially as an anxious person.
However it went a bit too extreme sometimes, especially when we started talking about Jesus and God...
Top reviews from other countries
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Maria Andrea Gameros GomezReviewed in Mexico on October 23, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars El libro que cambiará tu vida
Es un libro que tienes que leer al menos una vez en la vida! Lleno de enseñanzas que te mejorarán tu vida significativamente
- N. UsovaReviewed in Canada on November 27, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Such Positive High Vibrational Book!
Such Positive, High Vibrational Book, Written by Someone who knows Awakening! Is pleasure to read like a Balm for the Soul. I feel so uplifted, so unbelievably good upon reading this book. I had such an amazing dream upon spending the day reading this book yesterday. I was surrounded by really positive people in my dream, by it seems awakened people, who were loving and I felt so incredibly peaceful in my dream. I was so happy and so at peace. I follow the advices given in the book and i am already feeling so much at peace and my vibrations are rising - I can tell. That's why I had such a dream. This book is amazing! It gives really great advices. It is not just theory but is practical as well. It tells you how to put that theory into practice in everyday life- which is great! It tells you how to let go of fear, of pain, how to embrace happiness, how to be happy, how to be content. It helps you uplift your vibrations, let go of negative, destructive thinking, let go of depression, anxiety, forgive, move on, open up your heart to new experiences. It is truly a gem!
- KindleReviewed in Brazil on December 2, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it.
Absolutely loved this book. Definitely one of my.. favourite books ever. everyone needs to read this. So much wisdom to be taken from this book
- Christopher G.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Freeing and Accessible to All
I highly recommend it, It was a really great read. I will sit with it and study it because as with anything you want to really know, it will take some practice. So much wisdom in these pages
- M. F.Reviewed in Germany on January 19, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Life-changing
All I can say is that it truly changed my life. I read (or rather consumed) it within 5 days and read it over and over again - it does not stop to teach! If there is one book I would need to pick that everyone should read in their life, this is it.