Singer explains that we must objectively watch our problems, thoughts, happiness, and all other emotions instead of getting lost in them. We must stop thinking that the solution to our problems is to rearrange things that are outside of us. The self, your identity is not the sum of your problems, your job, your friends, or your family. During a guided meditation, you might have heard of the 'subject object relationship', this is the idea of being the observer of your thoughts.Įssentially, the idea is to separate the self from all external matters. I came to realize that the message Singer is trying to convey to the reader is similar to mindfulness meditation.
You are not your thoughts, you are the observer of those thoughts. The underlying message in the book is to detach yourself, your soul, from the voice inside your head. In The Untethered Soul, Singer introduces something I hadn't labelled before but was subconsciously aware of its existence he introduces the voice inside you head as “the inner roommate”. The people I like to spend the most time around have some personality.I want to start this review with a disclaimer: if you have never read a self help book, then this book might feel unfamiliar and a little "woo woo" for you.Ĭonsciousness, ego, the self, and all of these concepts are difficult to grasp even after having read many many books on the topic, so this is not a beginner self-help book. Personality, enjoying the dichotomies and even contradictions in life. What is the separation between what I see as their personality and their "mind"? And what does that say about us subjugating our minds as a player but not a chief? I do believe we should play boss mode over our minds to some extent - for sure - but where is the nuance here? Thoughts?Ģ. The people I like to spend the most time around have some personality. Is this not me, a thought process completely generated by me versus the ongoing chatter mind? Would be helpful if Singer offered more nuance here to help me lean more into the overall concepts. I think about an upcoming trip to New York and start thinking about how I want to spend my time there. But is the mind not a clear reflection of who we are in many scenarios? I.e. I'm totally clear on how our thoughts are not who we are. Would love to hear if someone has any good insights on these topics. After reading the book and thinking a lot about the concepts, I have a few questions I have not been able to figure out. I'm also a huge fan of Untethered Soul and the quality of the perspective it dishes out. I've just started using the 'guided journal' though and am finding it good - for regular daily contemplation, even if I don't write anything down. I found Michael Singer's original book 'The Untethered Soul' spoke to me when I read it, but I wasn't disciplined enough to remember its wisdom and apply it in my daily life. The first 53 pages of the guided journal can be viewed on google books, if anyone would like to see them (just click the picture of the book if the pages don't automatically appear) (The Untethered Soul Guided Journal) (Of note is that a number of 'bad' reviews of this 'guided journal' on amazon are to do with the kindle version not being 'user friendly' and not do with the content of it - The publisher took notice of this and, when I last looked, the kindle version was no longer available.) Just thought I'd bump this thread up to let anyone who's interested know that Michael Singer's now brought out a guided journal based on his book 'The Untethered Soul'.
Michael Singer also has some videos on YouTube too, so anyone interested can simply get a taster of what he has to offer for free (michael singer - YouTube) I'm in the UK and the following link is the audio course on .uk, but I bought it from i-tunes as it's a fraction of the price when downloaded from there. I actually bought the audio course associated with the book and listened to that first of all. I was dubious about it at first as I read that there is mention of God in the book and I am an agnostic, but the references are made in a 'spirit/energy/life force' sort of way. My response to this book may just be that the right 'teacher' (the author of the book) has appeared when I (the 'student') was ready, but I think the 4.7 star rating for amazon reviews probably speaks for itself. It's called 'The Untethered Soul' by Michael A.
I'm reading book at the moment, which is 'hitting the spot' for me like a sledgehammer - in a good and amazingly profound way (tbh like no other 'self-help' type of book has resonated with me before).