Michael Singer Podcast

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.

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Monday · 52 min
E230: From Trying to Be Okay to Being Okay
Spiritual growth begins when you recognize that trying to satisfy your preferences offers only temporary relief from the uneasiness you carry within. By honoring reality and relaxing through the personal thoughts and emotions that surface, you release the inner obstructions that conceal your natural love, joy, and well-being. As this freedom deepens, the path becomes increasingly effortless, and your actions arise from compassion and a desire to serve rather than a need to make yourself okay. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
Thursday · 52 min
E229: Stop Chasing Life and Start Living It
Because your awareness has become absorbed in thoughts and feelings built from your past experiences, you keep chasing what you want and avoiding what you fear. Freedom begins when you recognize yourself as the consciousness observing those thoughts and feelings, rather than identifying with them. When you cease to store and defend your personal reactions, love and inspiration arise naturally, and you become increasingly capable of meeting life from the seat of self. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
October 26 · 39 min
E228: Transcending the Multiple Layers of Mind
You look at the world through your senses after your mind projects its preferences, fears, and self-concept onto what it sees. Spiritual growth begins when you recognize you are the consciousness aware of your mind’s thoughts, rather than an identity to them. By relaxing and simply letting the mind pass through, you gradually loosen its hold and rest more deeply in a state of pure awareness. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
October 22 · 54 min
E227: You Are Not the Doer
You think of yourself as the doer, responsible for making life unfold as you want, yet nearly everything that makes your life possible happens outside your control. Your heart beats, your breath flows, and events throughout the universe unfold without you doing a thing. The fact is, you are simply aware of the tiny portion of life passing before you. When you get caught clinging to pleasant experiences or resisting painful ones, you hold impressions in the mind that build a false sense of self. A wise person participates in life without demanding that everything conform to their preferences. Consciousness is then free to expand beyond the small sense of “I am the doer.” © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
October 19 · 54 min
E226: From Fleeting Pleasure to Lasting Joy
Pleasurable experiences can open you and awaken a beautiful flow of energy, but if that energy flow depends on particular conditions, it will fade over time. That does not mean you have to reject love, success, or other positive experiences; you can enjoy them, learn from them, and let them pass without clinging. When you stop closing your heart whenever life differs from your expectations, you become open to the unconditional well-being that was within you all along. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
October 15 · 53 min
E225: Becoming Comfortable with Discomfort
You are not your heart or mind but the conscious being who is experiencing them. Psychological disturbance results from resisting uncomfortable experiences and storing those impressions inside. Rather than asking the disturbed mind to solve the problems it created, learn through meditation and daily practice to step back, allow thoughts and feelings to pass through, and become comfortable with temporary discomfort. By practicing with life’s small frustrations and gradually embracing greater challenges, you clear the mind, open the heart, and discover that you can peacefully handle whatever reality brings. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
October 12 · 53 min
E224: Stop Controlling and Start Releasing
The mind becomes disturbed because the painful experiences you resisted remain stored inside, obstructing the natural flow of your inner energy. Trying to control the mind or manipulate external circumstances can provide temporary relief, but genuine spiritual growth occurs when you stop storing new disturbances and relax as old ones rise and pass through. As these inner blockages are released, the mind becomes peaceful naturally and you are free to engage with life from love, joy, and inspiration rather than fear, need, and resistance. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
October 8 · 59 min
E223: Truth Will Set You Free
Deep truths do not depend on beliefs or preferences; they are absolute. For example, you live on a tiny planet spinning through dark empty space; life around you unfolds according to the laws of cause and effect; your physical body was born and will eventually die. How can these truths cause suffering? Suffering begins when the conditioned mind, shaped by its past experiences, develops preferences about how reality should be and then resists life when it fails to match those preferences. Spiritual freedom comes from learning to accept, honor, and eventually appreciate reality as it unfolds so that consciousness can rest in its natural state of freedom and joy. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
October 5 · 54 min
E222: Unconditional Freedom
Most people seek conditional freedom by trying to make relationships, careers, and finances conform to their personal preferences. Because those preferences arise from our limited past experiences, this effort leads to struggling with life as it is now. True freedom comes from releasing the blockages created by past resistance and allowing the energy of each new moment to pass through you. When you become strong enough to handle reality without resistance, you discover the unconditional love, joy, and Shakti already flowing within you. Freedom becomes the ability to fully participate in life—whatever it brings. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
October 1 · 49 min
E221: The True Meaning of Witness Consciousness
True witness consciousness is not willfully watching, analyzing, or trying to let go of thoughts and emotions; it is the effortless state of simply seeing whatever arises without touching it. There is a vast difference between passive “seeing” and intentional “looking.” If you catch a thought or emotion to decide whether it is good or bad, you are using your mind as a “gatekeeper” rather than experiencing true witness consciousness. As you evolve spiritually, thoughts, emotions, and other inner experiences simply pass through like writing on water, there is no need to touch them. You can reach this state when you are willing to go through life’s experiences. You become increasingly able to simply flow with life, serve what is in front of you, and eventually experience the deep spiritual state of liberated consciousness. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
September 28 · 55 min
E220: Transforming Emotional Energy
You are not your emotions; you are the conscious awareness experiencing them. Emotions arise when your natural flow of inner energy encounters blockages created by experiences you resisted in the past or are currently resisting. Instead of suppressing disturbed energy, spiritual growth involves remaining aware, relaxing through the disturbance, and allowing the energy to move upward past your resistance. As you practice this, life itself becomes your teacher, helping you release the personal patterns that block your inner energy and discover unconditional well-being within yourself. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
September 24 · 53 min
E219: Removing the Obstacles to Love
Love is the natural flow of energy through the heart that occurs when consciousness rises above the ego and becomes genuinely interested in something beyond itself. Unconditional love is found when you no longer allow your heart to close because another person, or life itself, fails to meet your preferences. The spiritual path is not about finding love outside yourself, but relaxing through the fears, judgments, and resistances that block the love already within you. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
September 21 · 47 min
E218: Why You Suffer—and How to Let It Go
Most psychological suffering comes from wanting the outside world to align with our personal preferences, which were formed by our past experiences. Because outer reality is governed by the laws of cause and effect, not our personal preferences, we must struggle to be okay. As we release our stored patterns of like and dislike, we discover a great peace and freedom that leads to compassion for others who are still struggling. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
September 17 · 48 min
E217: You Are the Consciousness Behind It All
The deepest spiritual inquiry is into the nature of consciousness—the awareness that is always present behind every thought, emotion, and experience. You are not your experiences; you are the consciousness that is, was, and will be aware of them. Suffering begins when consciousness becomes so distracted by what it is experiencing that it develops a false sense of self that wants the outside world to conform to its needs. Spiritual freedom comes from withdrawing attention from these distractions, and learning to honor, appreciate, and serve life as it unfolds. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
September 14 · 51 min
E216: Expanding Your Frame of Reference
Most suffering comes from living within a tiny frame of reference centered on “I, me, and mine,” where everything is judged according to personal preferences, fears, and desires. Spiritual growth occurs by ceasing to contract consciousness around this personal fishbowl and expanding your perspective to accept reality as it is. You can then live a life filled with freedom, love, and joy. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
September 10 · 53 min
E215: The Source of Consciousness
You are not the limited thoughts, emotions, or sensory experiences you are aware of; you are the consciousness that is aware of them. Spiritual growth involves ceasing to focus that consciousness on the personal self, and welcoming life’s experiences as opportunities for growth. Through letting go at deeper and deeper levels, consciousness can turn away from distraction, become one-pointed, and ultimately follow awareness back to its source, where the limited sense of self gives way to the experience of divine oneness. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
September 7 · 54 min
E214: Letting Go of Yourself and Seeing the Miracle of Life
Every moment of existence is an extraordinary miracle, but you filter that miracle through the likes, dislikes, fears, and expectations developed through your past experiences. By resisting what you don’t like and clinging to what you do, you build a personal self that judges the present and struggles to make the outside world conform to your preferences. The spiritual path is to stop resisting reality, release what you have stored inside, and allow every experience to pass through you until consciousness is free to experience life with peace, openness, and equanimity. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
September 3 · 56 min
E213: God Beyond the Mind
God is not to be seen as merely a personal wish-fulfilling entity but the universal consciousness and creative force that exists as everything in creation, including ourselves. We lose our connection when our consciousness identifies with our ego, clings to past experiences, and tries to make life conform to our personal preferences. Spiritual growth comes through accepting reality, letting go of attachment and resistance, and rediscovering our true identity as the divine consciousness that is one with all creation. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
August 31 · 53 min
E212: Living Every Moment as Its Own Reward
The Bhagavad Gita teaches that you should engage fully in life while renouncing any attachment to the results of your actions. Expectations, personal motives, and the desire to control outcomes create stress, fear, jealousy, and dissatisfaction, whereas acting simply for the joy of serving and expressing your highest self brings freedom and peace. When every moment becomes complete in itself, life is no longer about getting what you want, but about experiencing the fullness of living. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.
August 27 · 54 min
E211: Exploring the Nature of Will
Few people understand the source of will power. Will is the inner power created by the focusing of consciousness, and the way we use it determines whether we become trapped in ego or awakened spiritually. By using our will to resist experiences, we create samskaras that block our natural flow of energy and keep us identified with our personal self. The highest expression of will is to consciously relax, allow life to pass through without resistance, and ultimately surrender personal will to the divine will. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.

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