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“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind – you are the one who hears it.”― Michael A. Singer, The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Michael A. Singer received a master’s degree in economics from the University of Florida in 1971. During his doctoral work, he awakened profoundly and went into seclusion to focus on yoga and meditation.
Through the years, Singer has made major contributions in the areas of business, the arts, education, healthcare, and environmental protection. Before The Untethered Soul, Michael Singer had 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.
The following are some of the essential takeaways and analyses from the highly insightful The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer.
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The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer Book Summary & Analysis
PART 1
AWAKENING CONSCIOUSNESS
WHO ARE YOU?
Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), a great teacher in the yogic tradition, used to say that to attain inner freedom, one must continuously and sincerely ask the question, “Who am I?”
He taught that this was more important than reading books, learning mantras, or going to holy places.
Just ask, “Who am I?
Who sees when I see?
Who knows that I am aware?
Who am I?
To take a clear look at this, the author wants you to imagine that you’re watching a dog play outdoors…
Suddenly you hear a noise behind you―a hiss, like a rattlesnake!
Now, would you still be looking at the dog with the same intensity of focus?
Of course not.
All your attention will very quickly become absorbed in your emotions.
But who feels the fear?
Is it the same you who was watching the dog?
“And that quality,” Singer noted, “is awareness, consciousness, and an intuitive sense of existence.”
Simply put, you exist regardless of thoughts or no thoughts.
The Voice Inside Your Head
If you observe this mental voice, you’ll first notice that it never shuts up.
When on its own, it’s just talking and talking.
Singer explains the only way to free yourself from this incessant chatter, is to step back and view it objectively.
“Don’t think about it,” he said. “notice it.”
When a problem is disturbing you, don’t ask, “What should I do?
Instead, ask, “What part of me is disturbed by this?” 🤔
If you ask, “What should I do about it?” said Singer. Now you’ve already fallen into believing there is a problem outside that must be dealt with.
“The fact that you can see the disturbance,” he explained, “means you are not it.”
To attain true inner freedom, you must be able to watch your problems instead of being lost in them objectively. —Michael A. Singer.
Singer explains that the only permanent solution to your problems is going inside and letting go of the part of you that seems to have so many problems with reality.
Then, you’ll realize that you’ve only had one problem your entire life…
The Lucid Self
There is a type of dream called a lucid dream, in which you know you’re dreaming.
Singer noticed, that when you are an aware being, you no longer become wholly immersed in the events around you.
Instead, you remain inwardly mindful that you are the one who is experiencing —both the circumstances and the corresponding thoughts and emotions. 🧐
“When a thought is created in this state of awareness,” Singer said, “instead of getting lost in it, you remain aware that you are the one who is thinking the thought.”
Life is a dream, and lucid dreamers are its masters.” ― Wayne Gerard Trotman
“Consciousness is neither pure nor impure,” Singer noted, “it has no qualities. It’s just there, aware that it’s conscious.”
You attain a totally different state.
You are now aware of who you are.
In other words, you have become an awakened being.
The more you are willing to let the world be something you’re aware of, the more it will let you be who you are, the awareness, the Self, the Atman, the Soul.
INFINITE ENERGY Continue to PART II
Thank you for reading.
