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About the Author
Michael A. Singer received a masters degree in economics from the University of Florida in 1971. During his doctoral work, he had a deep inner awakening 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. Through the years, Singer has made major contributions in the areas of business, the arts, education, health care, and environmental protection. He has previously authored two books on the integration of Eastern and Western philosophy: The Search for Truth and Three Essays on Universal Law: Karma, Will, and Love.
Additional Teachings by the Author
Go beyond the bookcontinue your journey with additional teachings by Michael A. Singer. Visit www.untetheredsoul.com where lectures on spiritual growth are available on audio CD.
About the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)
Noetic Books is an imprint of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which was founded in 1973 by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell. IONS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research, education, and membership organization whose mission is advancing the science of consciousness and human experience to serve individual and collective transformation. Noetic comes from the Greek word nous, which means intuitive mind or inner knowing. Noetic sciences further the explorations of conventional science through rigorous inquiry into those aspects of realitysuch as mind, consciousness, and spiritthat include but go beyond physical phenomena. Our primary program areas include integral health and healing, extended human capacities, and emerging worldviews. The specific work of the institute includes the following:
- Sponsorship of and participation in research
- Publication of the quarterly magazine Shift: At the Frontiers of Consciousness
- The monthly membership program, Shift in Action, and its associated website, www.shiftinaction.com
- Presentation and cosponsorship of regional and international workshops and conferences
- The hosting of residential seminars and workshops at its on-campus retreat facility, located on 200 acres forty-five minutes north of San Francisco
- The support of a global volunteer network of community groups
Forthcoming titles from Noetic Books, copublished with New Harbinger Publications, include Living Deeply and the Living Deeply DVD companion.
For more information on the institute and its activities and programs, please contact:
Institute of Noetic Sciences 101 San Antonio Road Petaluma, CA 94952-9524 707-775-3500 / fax: 707-781-7420 www.noetic.org
Publishers Note
This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering psychological, financial, legal, or other professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.
A copublication of New Harbinger Publications and Noetic Books.
Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books
Copyright 2007 by Michael A. Singer
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
5674 Shattuck Avenue Oakland, CA 94609
www.newharbinger.com
Acquired by Catharine Sutker
All Rights Reserved
Epub ISBN: 978-1-60882-049-8
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as:
Singer, Michael A.
The untethered soul : the journey beyond yourself / Michael A. Singer.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-57224-537-2
ISBN-10: 1-57224-537-9
1. Consciousness. 2. Self. I. Title.
BF311.S5683 2007
153--dc22
2007028150
To the Masters
The seeds for this work were planted many years ago when Linda Bean was transcribing some of my lectures and encouraged me to write a book. She patiently labored through years of archived material until it was time for me to begin writing. Her commitment and dedication to this project are deeply appreciated.
Once I began writing, Karen Entner assisted me by organizing materials, making content suggestions, and maintaining the manuscript. We worked together to edit version after version until the flow of words brought a sense of peace to the heart, mind, and soul. Her dedication and heartfelt work are much appreciated and one of her lifelong dreams comes to fruition with the publication of this book.
This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. William Shakespeare
Shakespeares age-honored words, spoken by Polonius to his son Laertes in Act I of Hamlet, sound so clear and unambiguous. They tell us that to maintain honest relations with others we must first be true to ourselves. Yet if Laertes were to be totally honest with himself, he would realize that his father may as well have told him to catch the wind. After all, to which self are we to be true? Is it the one that shows up when were in a bad mood, or the one that is present when we feel humbled by our mistakes? Is it the one who speaks from the dark recesses of the heart when were depressed or upset, or the one that appears during those fleeting moments when life seems so fanciful and light?
From these questions we see that the concept of self may turn out to be a bit more elusive than initially presumed. Perhaps if Laertes could have turned to traditional psychology, it would have shed some light on the subject. Freud (1927), the father of psychology, divided the psyche into three parts: the id, the ego, and the superego. He saw the id as our primal, animal nature; the superego as the judgment system that society has instilled within us; and the ego as our representative to the outside world that struggles to maintain a balance between the other two powerful forces. But this certainly would not have helped young Laertes. After all, to which of these conflicting forces are we to be true?
Again we see that things are not always as simple as they seem. If we dare to look past the surface of the term self, questions arise that many people would rather not ask: Are the many aspects of my being all equally part of my self, or is there only one of meand if so, which, where, how, and why?
In the following chapters, we will undertake a journey of exploration of self. But we will not do so in a traditional manner. We will neither call upon the experts in psychology, nor upon the great philosophers. We will not argue and choose between time-honored religious views, or resort to statistically supported surveys of peoples opinions. We will, instead, turn to a single source that has phenomenal direct knowledge on the subject. We will turn to one expert who, for every moment of every day of their life, has been collecting the data necessary to finally put this great inquiry to rest. And that expert is you.
But before you get too excited, or decide that youre not up to the task, first be clear that were not after your views or opinions on the subject. Neither are we interested in what books you have read, classes you have taken, nor seminars you have attended. We are only interested in your intuitive experience of what it is like to be you. We are not looking for your knowledge; we are seeking your direct experience. You see, you cant fail at this because your self is what you are, at all times and in all places. We simply need to sort it out. After all, it can get quite confusing in there.
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