{"id":26197,"date":"2026-07-21T03:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=26197"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:24:12","slug":"michael-singer-the-pain-that-ends-all-pain","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/michael-singer-the-pain-that-ends-all-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Singer: The Pain That Ends All Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/1632d73c-91ea-42a8-a3db-a62b135d081c\/episodes\/5492997e-b0fa-417e-9160-eae396a444dc\/embed?theme=light-gray-orange\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if the pain you&#8217;ve been avoiding is actually the thing that could set you free?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, Tami Simon speaks with Michael Singer, beloved wisdom teacher, founder of the Temple of the Universe, and author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Untethered Soul<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Surrender Experiment<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living Untethered<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and his newest book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wisdom Untethered: The Time for Questions<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Drawn from 1,200 reader questions distilled into 200 essential ones, the conversation keeps returning to a single teaching Singer once received from a saint: &#8220;It&#8217;s the pain that ends all pain.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Tami and Michael to explore:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why &#8220;letting go&#8221; is an inner practice, not spiritual bypassing or passivity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What samskaras are, and why blocked energy\u2014not memory\u2014is the real source of inner darkness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why the willingness to feel disturbance, rather than suppress it, is the actual path of purification<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The practice of &#8220;falling behind&#8221; resistance, and other techniques for letting stuck energy move and release<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The difference between preferences and fears, and why the Buddha named preference as the root of suffering<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to face real-world injustice with clarity instead of ego-driven reactivity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why the true motive of spiritual practice is simply to let go of what&#8217;s in the way<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you&#8217;ve read <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Untethered Soul<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a dozen times or are new to Michael Singer&#8217;s teachings, this conversation offers both the practical tools and the felt experience of what it means to stop blocking the shakti that&#8217;s already flowing within you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen now, and discover why the pain you&#8217;ve been running from might be exactly what ends it. \u2192<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This conversation offers genuine transmission\u2014not just concepts about awakening, but the palpable presence of realized teachers exploring the growing edge of spiritual understanding together. 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