The Untethered Soul
The Journey Beyond Yourself
The constant mental chatter and emotional reaction we mistake for ourselves, and what happens when you stop believing it is you.
Michael Singer’s modern spiritual classic explores the nature of the inner voice — the constant mental chatter and emotional reactions we mistake for ourselves. Drawing on meditation and consciousness, he argues that lasting peace comes from stepping back and observing your thoughts rather than being controlled by them, and from releasing stored emotional energy instead of clinging to it. Gentle, accessible, and free of jargon, it’s a widely loved guide to inner freedom for readers on a spiritual path.
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Alanis Morissette
The biggest takeaway from Michael is how relaxing it is for this anxious, stressed-out body to just step back and watch the feelings, watch the thoughts, watch the waves of different currents of emotions and not overly identify with them.
Article · September 2014
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