About the book
Spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer draws on meditation and mindfulness traditions to examine consciousness and the habitual thoughts and emotions that confine it. The book first looks at the reader's relationship with thoughts and feelings, tracing where inner energy comes from and why it rises and falls. It then turns to releasing the habitual patterns of thought, emotion and energy that limit consciousness, which Singer links to living in the present moment. Singer's aim is to free the reader from painful memories and thoughts that block happiness and self-realization. It was copublished with the Institute of Noetic Sciences and reached number one on the New York Times best seller list.
Jay Shetty included it in a Daily Wisdom piece on finding the bright side of life. Ray Kurzweil praised it for bridging Eastern and Western traditions, and James Altucher said the book astonished him so much that he contacted Singer.
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This book has 6 recommendations
David Henzel (Co-Founder/MaxCDN)
What I'm reading right now is "The Untethered Soul", which is also a really, really amazing book. It's a little hippy yoga, but it's all about how you deal with stuff that happens to you in life and be emotionally strong.
James Altucher (Founder/StockPickr)
Michael moved to an empty patch of forest, set up his trailer, and started to meditate in the early 70s.
He surrendered to whatever happened in his life.
Well...what ended up happening is that he created a multi-billion dollar company.
His book is about the spiritual beauty of surrender. And how that can go hand in hand with financial success.
I was so astonished by the book that I contacted him and flew down to Florida and stayed several days in his “compound” and interviewed him about his success. I re-read the book at least once every few months.
Daniel DiPiazza (Founder/Rich20Something)
I'll say Untethered Soul. It's called The Untethered Soul. It's by Michael Singer. This guys is actually, he's a G. He started a software company that was valued at a couple billion dollars, and then at some point he got indicted by the government and in trouble with the FBI for some crimes he didn't commit. The book is a recollection of all the mental processes that were going on with him while he was in this period of really high stress and anxiety. He made it into this like really interesting self-help manual that allows you to detach from a lot of the anxieties of modern day world. It's a super short read, but it's very powerful.
Deepak Chopra (Founder/The Chopra Foundation)
In the book The Untethered Soul, Michael A. Singer takes you step-by-step through the process of Gyana, the yoga of the Intellect, to the Source. Moreover, he does it with elegant simplicity. Read this book carefully, and you will get more than a glimpse of eternity.
Ray Kurzweil (Investor & Author)
East is East and West is West, but Michael A. Singer bridges these two great traditions in a radiant treatise on how to succeed in life from our spiritual quest to our everyday tribulations. Freud said that life was composed of love and work. With great eloquence, wit, and compelling logic, Singer’s brilliant book completes this thought by showing them to be two poles of the same selfless devotion.
On Jay Shetty’s How to find the bright side of life (The Daily Wisdom)
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Sources
- Why David Henzel Sold His Business for $10M+ and Started a Podcast Called ‘Managing Happiness’ (Growth Everywhere podcast)
- Why reading is a good guide to what makes a good day
- How Founder Daniel DiPiazza Grew His Business Rich20Something to 7 Figures by Helping Young People Level Up Their Skills (Growth Everywhere podcast)
- The Untethered Soul book blurb
- How to find the bright side of life (The Daily Wisdom)