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The Untethered Soul
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The Untethered Soul

How to listen to our true self, in order to be free and happy

In order to be free and truly happy in life, we must learn to distinguish between our true self, and the tricks our mind plays on us, in order to protect ourselves from the outside world. This is the only way we will be able to gain awareness and clarity, and hope to achieve happiness and freedom. In his bestseller, The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, author, Michael A. Singer explains which mechanisms to look out for, and how to ensure your spiritual growth.

The Untethered Soul
Read in 14 min.
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In order to be happy, we have to learn how to gain clarity and awareness

If we were to ask those around us what their main desire in life is, the majority of people would probably say that they want ‘to be happy’. Happiness is a feeling we all strive for, and we work hard every moment of our lives to achieve it. However, the reason most of us never succeed in feeling completely happy is because we mistakenly believe that we are working towards it, when in fact we are simply trapped in an illusion of moving towards better times, and better habits.

We often hear people say that, in order to be happy, we must find our true selves, but this is yet another misconception. What does ‘ourselves’ even mean? For example, some people may think that they are defined by the voice in their own head, or that they are simply someone they don’t really know yet. This is all untrue, because we do not have to look very far at all to find ourselves, and we should not allow our brain to deceive us. We have always been right here, regardless of our mind, our imaginary personality, or the chaos of the outside world. We are simply distracted by our external environment, and the fears that live in our head. In order to find ourselves, we must learn to face these feelings of anxiety and stress, and then let them go, freeing ourselves of the burden of negative experiences and energy, in order to finally gain clarity and awareness.

  

The key ideas of "The Untethered Soul"

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In order to be happy, we have to learn how to gain clarity and awareness
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We are not defined by the voices in our head, so we must learn to ignore them
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In order to gain the power of infinite energy, we must learn to keep our hearts open
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To be happy, we need to learn not to fear pain
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We are trapped within the walls that we have built
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Happiness also comes from contemplating the end
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Take-home message
 
 
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