{"id":26303,"date":"2026-08-10T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=26303"},"modified":"2026-08-09T20:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T02:19:28","slug":"e206-what-surrender-really-means","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/","title":{"rendered":"E206: What Surrender Really Means"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surrender is not about giving things up, practicing self-denial, or always accepting life&#8217;s circumstances. True surrender begins by recognizing that you are not the doer\u2014the universe is continuously unfolding everywhere by itself: babies are being created, flowers are blooming, planets are orbiting, trillions of galaxies are spinning through space, and atoms are binding into molecules without human control. Yet we create in our minds the notion that we are the creator and controller of life. As we inwardly relax and allow reality to pass through us, we are left in such a state of peace, joy, and freedom that we naturally end up serving life instead of ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a9 Sounds True Inc. Episodes: \u00a9 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26305,"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-26303","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-michael-singer-podcast","tag-michael-singer-podcast","contributor-michael-singer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>E206: What Surrender Really Means | Sounds True<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"E206: What Surrender Really Means | Sounds True\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Surrender is not about giving things up, practicing self-denial, or always accepting life&#8217;s circumstances. True surrender begins by recognizing that you are not the doer\u2014the universe is continuously unfolding everywhere by itself: babies are being created, flowers are blooming, planets are orbiting, trillions of galaxies are spinning through space, and atoms are binding into molecules [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sounds True\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PJM120-Mickey_Singer_Podcast-Supporting_Assets-Batch_52-E206-Episode_Banner.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"465\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/\",\"name\":\"E206: What Surrender Really Means | Sounds True\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PJM120-Mickey_Singer_Podcast-Supporting_Assets-Batch_52-E206-Episode_Banner.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-10T06:01:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PJM120-Mickey_Singer_Podcast-Supporting_Assets-Batch_52-E206-Episode_Banner.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PJM120-Mickey_Singer_Podcast-Supporting_Assets-Batch_52-E206-Episode_Banner.png\",\"width\":1440,\"height\":465},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Podcasts\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"E206: What Surrender Really Means\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sounds True\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Sounds True\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soundstrue-logo-footer-color.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soundstrue-logo-footer-color.png\",\"width\":1035,\"height\":235,\"caption\":\"Sounds True\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"E206: What Surrender Really Means | Sounds True","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"E206: What Surrender Really Means | Sounds True","og_description":"Surrender is not about giving things up, practicing self-denial, or always accepting life&#8217;s circumstances. True surrender begins by recognizing that you are not the doer\u2014the universe is continuously unfolding everywhere by itself: babies are being created, flowers are blooming, planets are orbiting, trillions of galaxies are spinning through space, and atoms are binding into molecules [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/","og_site_name":"Sounds True","og_image":[{"width":1440,"height":465,"url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PJM120-Mickey_Singer_Podcast-Supporting_Assets-Batch_52-E206-Episode_Banner.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/","url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/","name":"E206: What Surrender Really Means | Sounds True","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PJM120-Mickey_Singer_Podcast-Supporting_Assets-Batch_52-E206-Episode_Banner.png","datePublished":"2026-08-10T06:01:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PJM120-Mickey_Singer_Podcast-Supporting_Assets-Batch_52-E206-Episode_Banner.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PJM120-Mickey_Singer_Podcast-Supporting_Assets-Batch_52-E206-Episode_Banner.png","width":1440,"height":465},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e206-what-surrender-really-means\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Podcasts","item":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"E206: What Surrender Really Means"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/","name":"Sounds True","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#organization","name":"Sounds True","url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soundstrue-logo-footer-color.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soundstrue-logo-footer-color.png","width":1035,"height":235,"caption":"Sounds True"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/26303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26303"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=26303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}