Michael Singer

Michael A. Singer is author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Untethered Soul and the New York Times bestsellers The Surrender Experiment and Living Untethered, all of which are published worldwide. He had a deep inner awakening in 1971 while working on his doctorate in economics and went into seclusion to focus on yoga and meditation. In 1975, he founded Temple of the Universe, a now long-established yoga and meditation center where people of any religion or set of beliefs can come together to experience inner peace. Along with his nearly five decades of spiritual teaching, Singer has made major contributions in the areas of business, education, health care, and environmental protection. Discover more here.

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E197: Why People’s Opinions Have Power Over You

Michael Singer — July 9, 2026

Ego causes suffering because it constantly worries about how people and circumstances relate to its self-image and personal preferences. Every experience ego resists becomes stored inside as emotional baggage, creating ongoing anxiety, reactivity, and separation from our deeper spiritual nature. By practicing acceptance, surrender, and the ability to handle life’s experiences without resistance, we free ourselves from egoic suffering and reconnect with the divine consciousness within.

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E196: Fear—The Hidden Root of Suffering

Michael Singer — July 6, 2026

Most people attempt to fix life outside themselves, so they do not have to feel disturbed inside. But this approach creates an endless struggle and never really addresses the real problems, which are inside. The path of spiritual growth is learning to relax through the discomfort created because life is not the way we want it to be. To truly be free, we must learn to become comfortable with being uncomfortable. At the deepest level, fear is the root of suffering, and liberation comes from facing that fear rather than organizing life around avoiding it.

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E195: There Are No Problems, Only Experiences

Michael Singer — July 2, 2026

Problems are not objective realities but labels we place on life experiences when they do not match our preferences. Suffering comes when these preferences lead to attachment to desires, expectations, and fears. In contrast, spiritual growth occurs when we stop judging and resisting life, and endeavor to learn from every experience how to participate fully in life without depending on circumstances to make us happy.