During the time humans have spent on this planet many questions have been answered, such as "what are stars?" and "Is Tom Cruise as crazy as he seems?". However, for all the thinking great philosophers of the past and present have done, one question remains largely unanswered: who am I? And I’m not talking specifically about me. I’m talking about the question everyone asks themselves at one point or another.
The more you look into it, the less you understand. How can you define yourself? Are you a physical entity? A spiritual one? A combination of both? A collection of memories? Most of us choose to define ourselves with a name or occupation, but doesn’t the essence of being a human go far beyond that?
In The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer offers a somewhat different discussion from what most are used to about personal consciousness. He doesn’t have a set of ideals that he constantly tries to shove down your throat. Instead, it is more of an open-minded discussion (published by the Institute of Neotic Sciences, by the way) as to how a human can develop his or her own consciousness. He offers no definitive answers… instead, he offers you the road to take if you want to find them for yourself.
The first part of the book is devoted largely to determining what is "the self" and the inner dialog every one of us has permanently going on. The second part of the book is devoted to the concept of energy, how it works, how it flows through us, and more importantly, how one can open his or herself to that energy.
In The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer offers a somewhat different discussion from what most are used to about personal consciousness. He doesn’t have a set of ideals that he constantly tries to shove down your throat. Instead, it is more of an open-minded discussion (published by the Institute of Neotic Sciences, by the way) as to how a human can develop his or her own consciousness. He offers no definitive answers… instead, he offers you the road to take if you want to find them for yourself.
The first part of the book is devoted largely to determining what is "the self" and the inner dialog every one of us has permanently going on. The second part of the book is devoted to the concept of energy, how it works, how it flows through us, and more importantly, how one can open his or herself to that energy.
The third part of the book explains what you can do in order to overcome your habits and tendencies. The fourth part talks about enlightenment and universal consciousness, and finally in the fifth part is dedicated to the daily pursuit of real, unconditional and ever-lasting happiness.
The best thing about the book is that it isn’t filled with any kind of dogma or propaganda… heck, Michael himself knows that the information in this book may or may not be true. He wrote the book on the subject of what he has discovered about the world from his personal experience, and how he believe things work.
Don’t get into this book looking for undisputable answers, not only because the book doesn’t have them, but because there really is no such thing. In the end, The Untethered Soul is really a very interesting approach to life and how the world works, but personally, I’d only recommend you read it if you have an open mind; if your views about the world are set in stone, then the book will only seem like a bunch of b.s. and wasted money, although I don’t recommend taking that approach to life.
 | Michael A. SingerPersonal site Michael A. Singer is an American author who holds a Master's Degree in economics from the University of Florida. During his regular practice he had some sort of spiritual awakening, and after spending much time in seclusion he came to be the founder of the Temple of the Universe, a place where all can experience inner peace and relaxation regardless of any characteristics. His grand success in terms of literature is (so far) The Untethered Soul. |
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