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Michael Singer

Join the New York Times bestselling author of The Untethered Soul, The Surrender Experiment, and Living Untethered for this free series of curated teaching sessions, recorded at his Temple of the Universe yoga and meditation center. For more information, go to michaelsingerpodcast.com. Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2025 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

Michael Singer Podcast

The world around us unfolds in accordance with the vast universal forces of cause and effect, which have been going on throughout time. In contrast, our inner world is created by the tiny sum of our individual experiences. Human beings create suffering by filling the space between themselves and reality with their likes and dislikes. By practicing acceptance, surrender, and non-resistance, one can live freely, engage fully with life, and act from a place of openness rather than personal preference. True peace arises when one stops resisting reality and instead honors and participates in it fully.

© Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

E174: Reality Is Not a Problem—Your Preferences Are

Suffering is created by the mind’s demand that reality match its preferences, and the attempt to control the world only deepens the sense of disturbance. Spiritual growth comes from letting go of these egocentric demands, accepting reality as it is, and refusing to engage with the inner voice that insists things should be different. When this letting go occurs, life becomes an act of effortless service, where actions arise naturally from the unfolding moment rather than from personal desire.

© Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

E173: The Life that Leads to Liberation

People rely on external goals for their inspiration and happiness. But the sense of happiness is actually experienced inside and, with right understanding, can be an unconditional state of being. Conditions for our happiness exist because we have stored past disturbances that must be avoided if we want to feel okay inside. True liberation comes from letting go of these inner blockages, staying open to life, and choosing happiness regardless of what happens.

© Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

E172: Stop Chasing Happiness—Remove What Blocks It

There are times when people experience deep love, joy, and inspiration. But these states disappear the moment we close ourselves because life does not match our expectations. We end up storing every uncomfortable experience inside, and these suppressed impressions create the fears, judgments, and egocentric thoughts and emotions that block our natural openness. Spiritual growth is not about achieving something new but about letting go of stored inner disturbances so that the natural state of love and energy can flow freely again.

© Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

E171: Why Love Stops—The Real Cause of Inner Closure

Human suffering comes from trying to control the outside world so that our inner state feels good, all of which is based on impressions from our past experiences. Spiritual growth begins when we stop clinging to these impressions and instead learn to handle whatever reality presents. By letting experiences pass through without resistance, inner energy rises naturally, eventually dissolving the personal self and leading to liberation.

© Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

E170: From Control to Freedom—The Spiritual Art of Handling Life

The essence of a spiritual life is to do the absolute best you can in each moment and renounce attachment to the results. This is the core teaching of the Bhagavad Gita. When actions are motivated by the desire to gain something or avoid loss, the ego creates anxiety, disappointment, and endless striving. True fulfillment comes from giving your whole being to the moment as an act of service to the Universe, allowing growth, freedom, and inner expansion to arise naturally.

© Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

E169: The Spiritual Practice of Doing Your Best

In its natural state, the heart contains a constant flow of love, but ego-based preferences, judgments, and fears block that flow and cause the heart to open and close conditionally. Spiritual growth comes from observing these inner reactions, relaxing instead of resisting them, and allowing stored emotional impressions from the past to release. Through consistent awareness and practice, the heart becomes increasingly open, allowing unconditional love and inner energy to flow freely.

© Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

E168: Letting Love Flow—The Practice of Relaxing and Releasing

Success, money, relationships, or reputation cannot be the sole meaning of life—because all these can come and go, especially at death. People walk through life trying to be conditionally okay by making it match their preferences and protect their ego. The real meaning of life is self-realization through evolution—learning to handle reality as it unfolds rather than resisting it. Every one of life’s experiences—pleasant or painful—is calling on us to expand our boundaries. Growth comes not from controlling life but from increasing one’s capacity to handle it with awareness, honesty, and openness.

© Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

E167: The Real Meaning of Life—Inner Evolution

Spiritual growth is about removing the inner blockages that prevent us from experiencing the joy, love, and spiritual energy that are always present. The problem is that the mind becomes disturbed because it accumulates stored impressions—samskaras—from past experiences that were never fully processed. These impressions shape our preferences, fears, desires, and judgments, causing us to react to life through the lens of our past. Suffering arises when we expect the outside world to conform to our internal preferences. It naturally dissolves when we let go of these blockages, allowing clarity, peace, and spiritual awakening to flourish.

© Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

E166: The Clouds That Block the Inner Sun

People suffer because they try to control the outside world to fix the disturbances they carry inside. Fear and desire are natural emotions, but when we resist or cling to them and project them into the future, they distort perception and drive poor decisions. True wisdom comes from letting experiences pass through without leaving lasting impressions, allowing decisions to arise from clarity rather than from fear or desire.

© Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

E170: From Control to Freedom—The Spiritual Art of Handling Life

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