The Untethered Soul：The Journey Beyond Yourself

Whoareyou?Whenyoustarttoexplorethisquestion,youfindouthowelusiveitreallyis.Areyouaphysicalbody?Acollectionofexperiencesandmemories?Apartnertorelationships?Eachtimeyouconsidertheseaspectsofyourself,yourealizethatthereismuchmoretoyouthananyofthesecandefine.TheUntetheredSoul,spiritualteacherMichaelSingerexploresthequestionofwhoweareandarrivesattheconclusionthatouridentityistobefoundinourconsciousness,thefactofourabilitytoobserveourselves,andtheworldaroundus.Bytappingintotraditionsofmeditationandmindfulness,Singershowshowthedevelopmentofconsciousnesscanenableusalltodwellinthepresentmomentandletgoofpainfulthoughtsandmemoriesthatkeepusfromachievinghappinessandself-realization.Thisbook,copublishedwiththeInstituteofNoeticSciences(IONS),offersafrankandfriendlydiscussionofconsciousnessandhowwecandevelopit.Inpartone,heexaminesthenotionofselfandtheinnerdialoguewealllivewith.Parttwoexaminestheexperienceofenergyasitflowsthroughusandworkstoshowreadershowtoopentheirheartstotheenergyofexperiencethatpermeatestheirlives.Waystoovercometendenciestoclosedowntotherestoftheworldarethesubjectofpartthree.Enlightenment,theembraceofuniversalconsciousness,isthesubjectofpartfour.Andfinally,inpartfive,Singerreturnstodailylifeandthepursuitofunconditionalhappiness.Throughout,thebookmaintainsalightandengagingtone,freefromheavydogmaandprescriptivereligiousreferences.TheeasyexercisesthatfigureineachchapterhelpreadersexperiencetheideasthatSingerpresents.Visitwww.untetheredsoul.comformoreinformation.

MichaelA.SingeristheauthorofthehighlysuccessfulTheUntetheredSoul,whichhasbeenfeaturedonOprahWinfrey’sSuperSoulSundaytelevisionandmanyradioshows.TheUntetheredSoulhasalsobeenpublishedinTurkey,Brazil(inPortuguese),Switzerland(inGerman),Spain,Japan,China,theNetherlands,Denmark,Finland,Poland,andItaly.Singerreceivedamaster'sdegreeineconomicsfromtheUniversityofFloridain1971.Duringhisdoctoralwork,hehadadeepinnerawakeningandwentintoseclusiontofocusonyogaandmeditation.In1975,hefoundedTempleoftheUniverse,anowlong-establishedyogaandmeditationcenterwherepeopleofanyreligionorsetofbeliefscancometogethertoexperienceinnerpeace.Throughtheyears,Singerhasmademajorcontributionsintheareasofbusiness,thearts,education,healthcare,andenvironmentalprotection.HepreviouslyauthoredtwobooksontheintegrationofEasternandWesternphilosophy:TheSearchforTruthandThreeEssaysonUniversalLaw:Karma,WillandLove.Visitwww.untetheredsoul.comformoreinformation.