The Untethered Soul

I love this book because it blows my mind open to the difference between who I thought I was and who I really am. It’s a clear, concise, and hilarious roadmap to freedom from your self. Yes, I mean your self, not “yourself.”

Michael shows clearly and simply that, no, you are not that voice in your head that never stops telling you who you are and what to do. You are really the clean, clear awareness that lies behind your mind.

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This book hooked me from the start with the title. It elevated my understanding of consciousness and helped me uncover and let go of any thoughts or habits that did not benefit me.

Singer highlights what the inward journey can look like at any point in time and how to find clarity through meditation and mindfulness techniques. I specifically loved his emphasis on the illusion of the ego and how misleading it can be when we attach it to our identity.

This book blew me away when I read it. It completely shifted the way I see things and my understanding of “who” is doing the seeing.

I came to this book with some experience of meditation, but it deepened my understanding of the nature of consciousness, the ways that we humans create suffering for ourselves, and illuminated a path toward greater freedom. Essentially, it offers a profound shift from experiencing ourselves as the voice in our heads that follows us around all day long to a more expansive sense of a witnessing consciousness that we are.

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Singer made distinct all the imperceptible knowings I’ve felt throughout my existence about the power of the mind, beliefs, and all the habits we have that hold us back. He made the invisible visible and with that came more choices and possibilities. I felt invigorated, at peace and also empowered while I read this book. I honestly couldn’t put it down!

I reveled in not just the content but the style with which he presents truths about our existence. (And it was just so enjoyable to read!) The last part about death changed me in a profound way and offered… show more.

Singer takes readers on a journey of self-discovery, exploring the nature of the mind and offering profound insights into achieving inner peace and freedom.

Using examples, Singer communicates complex spiritual concepts in a clear, practical, and relatable manner. Readers learn to observe their thoughts without entangling in them, ultimately leading to a sense of liberation from inner struggles.

I have been teaching the witnessing state for many years, but this book helped me clean up some of the thoughts I had going on that I didn’t need. It encouraged me to walk my walk and depend my work on myself.… show more.

Unlike a lot of self-help and/or spiritual books that ask us to believe and have faith in various “concepts”, Singer’s book offers practical and scientifically sound methods for personal growth and spiritual transformation. 

I was able to apply his methodology of strengthening Witness Consciousness immediately. The book is a life-changing experience that sticks with you long after its pages are shelved. That stated, it is the type of book to be read and re-read as doing so wears down old suboptimal patterns of behavior and, “untethers the soul.”

This book is a beautiful classic that you probably already own. Singer is wise.

Each paragraph is rich as chocolate cake, imparting an understanding of our energetic and emotional worlds and especially how to heal our hearts and move through pain and into healing—all with a good dash of Buddhist thought.

This book answers many questions regarding the process of awakening and living as a True Nature.

It addresses everyday situations and questions that all of us ask ourselves or have to meet in our daily lives. Michael keeps it simple and creates a sense of easeful understanding of what our True Self is and how we can live more from being and less from doing.  

He also gives numerous life examples, sometimes funny, and keeps it honest and practical. I found it to be a great reminder for myself on my own path of awakening.

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Singer was a Ph.D. student who dropped out because he was so drawn to meditating for hours each day that his studies seemed pointless.

And then he built a software company that generated revenues of several hundred million dollars annually. His path as an entrepreneur was as unconventional as you can get and an affirmation that you can be active in the world and on an explicit spiritual journey. 

I read this book in 2022, after a pretty emotional year for me personally. It was a lifesaver.

It was recommended to me by a friend who lost two children in a car accident. One of the strongest people I know. She said this book was the transition point for her healing.

Her recommendation set me on my own journey for healing. One of the best books I have read in a long while.

This is deep dive on the voices (some of which aren’t very helpful) that we listen to in our head, and how we prevent ourselves from… show more.