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Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst 

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

Most human beings mistakenly identify with the mind and live inside its endless stream of thoughts rather than directly experiencing reality. Reality can be defined as different vibration rates of energy, from matter to emotions to mind to blissful consciousness. Human suffering arises because of the mind’s preferences and judgments that cause us to resist some experiences and cling to others. The spiritual path is one of openness, surrender, and allowing life to pass through, which ultimately leads to realizing oneself as the conscious awareness that is observing all experiences.

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

E209: The Science and Spirituality of Consciousness

Every genuine spiritual tradition teaches that the highest path is letting go of the personal ego and living according to a greater guidance than our personal desires. The suffering we experience comes from identifying with our preferences, fears, and self-concepts, instead of recognizing ourselves as the awareness that is experiencing our experiences. As we surrender self-interest, act without attachment to outcomes, and become instruments of something greater than ourselves, we discover true freedom, joy, peace, and the ability to serve life with clarity and love.

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

E208: Living Beyond the Personal

Suffering arises when consciousness becomes distracted by experiences, identifies with them, and forms the personal mind filled with preferences, fears, and attachments. Spiritual growth comes not from stopping thoughts but from developing witness consciousness and learning to allow life’s experiences to pass through without resistance or clinging. The practical spiritual path is to continually practice “I can handle it,” while relaxing and releasing our reactions until we rediscover ourselves as awareness itself, rather than the collection of experiences we have accumulated.

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

E207: The Birth of the Personal Mind

Surrender is not about giving things up, practicing self-denial, or always accepting life’s circumstances. True surrender begins by recognizing that you are not the doer—the universe is continuously unfolding everywhere by itself: babies are being created, flowers are blooming, planets are orbiting, trillions of galaxies are spinning through space, and atoms are binding into molecules without human control. Yet we create in our minds the notion that we are the creator and controller of life. As we inwardly relax and allow reality to pass through us, we are left in such a state of peace, joy, and freedom that we naturally end up serving life instead of ourselves.

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

E206: What Surrender Really Means

The pathless path is the practice of accepting and handling reality exactly as it appears rather than trying to resist or cling to it. Every experience that disturbs us reveals stored energy patterns inside us that life brings forward for healing and release. Spiritual growth comes from relaxing through these energies, allowing them to pass through, and using every moment of life for your liberation. In essence, life is your guru.

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

E205: The Pathless Path—Learning to Handle Reality

True spiritual growth occurs when we shift our focus from external forms—relationships, possessions, and passing circumstances—to the inner flow of spiritual energy (Shakti). Happiness and love do not come from controlling life; they arise naturally when we stop blocking the inner energy flow through resisting life’s experiences. Every experience in life, pleasant or unpleasant, offers an opportunity for spiritual growth if we remain open. Once we learn to honor the natural movement of inner energy, we can live with greater joy, love, freedom, and continuous spiritual awakening.

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

E204: From Form to Energy—The Secret of Spiritual Freedom

While we do not create objective reality itself, we do create our personal experience of reality through the psychological filters formed by our past experiences. Every event that we resist or cling to becomes an internal impression that shapes future perceptions and strengthens the ego’s preferences about how life should unfold. Spiritual freedom comes from letting experiences pass through without resistance, and allowing consciousness to experience life directly, openly, and joyfully as it unfolds in the present moment.

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

E203: The Difference Between Reality and Your Experience of Reality

Both modern quantum physics and ancient spirituality point to a universe arising from an underlying field of energy. Spirituality goes one step further: the source of that field is an omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient field of consciousness. It is that very consciousness that is observing our thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Human suffering begins when we resist what we are experiencing, store those resisted impressions, and build a self-concept around what we have stored. Spiritual growth comes through learning to relax through life’s experiences without resistance, letting impressions pass through rather than storing them, and thereby allowing consciousness to return to its natural state of freedom, unity, and divine awareness.

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

E202: From Ego to Divine Consciousness

We suffer when reality fails to conform to what we want or gives us what we don’t want. Instead of trying to manipulate the external world, spirituality involves becoming conscious of our inner reactions, learning to relax through uncomfortable experiences, and allowing stored emotional pain to pass through rather than suppressing it. The realities of everyday life simply unfold according to natural laws, both physical and psychological, while the mind creates problems by insisting that life should be what we want based on our past experiences. Spiritual growth comes from becoming aware of the limiting effect of our preferences and gradually expanding them to include all of life so that love, joy, and inner freedom can naturally arise.

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

E201: The Spiritual Path Beyond Preference

The personal mind is not the true source of our thoughts but rather an expression of the emotional disturbances, fears, desires, and unresolved experiences stored in the heart. Attempts to quiet the mind through suppression or mental control only strengthen these inner blockages, whereas genuine healing comes from relaxing through discomfort and allowing emotional energy to pass naturally. By practicing letting go in everyday situations and refusing to store new disturbances, we gradually free ourselves from past conditioning, keep the heart open, and experience greater love, peace, and spiritual freedom.

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

E206: What Surrender Really Means

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