{"id":24684,"date":"2025-12-01T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T07:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&p=24684"},"modified":"2025-11-28T18:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T01:02:37","slug":"e134-why-you-feel-open-or-closed-the-real-meaning-of-spiritual-growth","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e134-why-you-feel-open-or-closed-the-real-meaning-of-spiritual-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"E134: Why You Feel Open or Closed\u2014The Real Meaning of Spiritual Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we\u2019re open, we feel joy, love, and inspiration; when closed, we feel heavy, sad, and lifeless. Most people try to fix these varying states by outwardly seeking what makes them feel good and avoiding what makes them feel bad. But spirituality asks, why we are not always okay inside? <\/span><\/p>\n

The reason is that consciousness, the true self, becomes distracted by the objects of its awareness\u2014thoughts, emotions, and external events\u2014and identifies with them. This false identification forms the sense of \u201cI\u201d with all its likes and dislikes, causing the outer world to determine the state of the inner one. As we relax and release these stored preferences, our inner energy flows freely, restoring our natural state of joy, love, and union with the divine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Sounds True Inc. Episodes: \u00a9 2025 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24686,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[1004],"tags":[974],"contributor":[397],"class_list":["post-24684","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-michael-singer-podcast","tag-michael-singer-podcast","contributor-michael-singer"],"yoast_head":"\nWhy You Feel Open Or Closed The Real Meaning Of Spiritual...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Listen to this Michael Singer Podcast exploring e134 why you feel open or closed the real meaning of spiritual growth. 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