Michael Singer Podcast
Episodes
E78: Understanding Shakti: The Flow of Conscious Energy
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shakti is the universal life energy that flows through the body, mind, and heart, and its flow is the basis of all emotional and physical experiences....
E77: The Journey from Intellectual to Experiential Truth
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is a fundamental difference between knowing something intellectually and experiencing it directly. In spiritual practice, realization arises not...
E76: From Suppression to Surrender: The Journey Home
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The root of suffering lies in our stored impressions and unresolved emotional experiences from the past. These form the personal mind and are the foun...
E75: Returning to the Seat of Consciousness
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spiritual liberation comes not from striving to attain joy or love, but from letting go of the inner anchor—your preferences, stored traumas, and se...
E74: The Art of Undistracted Living
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Liberation comes not through meditation alone but by ceasing to be distracted by the personal mind. Distractions have their root in resisted past expe...
E73: Chit Shakti: The Unity of Consciousness and Energy
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What we consider the "self" is just a construct of experiences and thoughts we've accumulated and identified with, forming the ego or self-concept. Tr...
E72: Let It Be: The Path to Inner Freedom
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is great spiritual depth behind the phrase "Let It Be." It presents the wisdom that resisting reality leads to psychological suffering. By under...
E71: The Journey Back to Self: The Path of Spiritual Evolution
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Modern physics has shown us that all form, including our bodies, is simply vibrations in an underlying omnipresent field, the quantum field. Through d...
E70: Beyond the Self-Concept: Returning to Spiritual Truth
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you noticed that you live with a personal mind that is shaped by your past experiences? In that mind, you develop a self-concept of how life shou...
E69: Above the Line: The Path to True Awareness and Freedom
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is a line—below this line you are being pulled down into your psyche and above it you are pulled up into the source of Self. You generally liv...
E68: The Illusion of Control and the Power of Acceptance
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It should be obvious that most of life unfolds beyond your control. Your heart beats, your lungs expand and contract, 35 trillion living cells provide...
E67: Life as Your Teacher: Embracing Growth in Every Moment
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spiritual growth is not separate from daily life but an integral part of it. It is about recognizing the sacredness of every moment and maintaining a ...
E66: You Are Not Your Thoughts: From Mental Noise to Inner Peace
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most human suffering stems from being addicted to the mind and its narratives. The mind uses past experiences to shape expectations and to resist real...
E65: Beyond the Law of Attraction: The True Nature of Reality
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Law of Attraction is real, but it operates at a much higher level than merely to fulfill your personal desires. Michael shares some personal anecd...
E64: Mastering Life: The Art of Handling Everything
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most fundamental decision you can make about life is either I can handle it or I can’t. Suffering stems from the inability to process life’s e...
E63: From Mind to Enlightenment: Understanding Yoga’s “Layers of the Self”
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yoga isn’t merely about physical postures or meditation techniques; it is the journey toward union with the true self. It introduces the concept of ...
E62: Breaking Free from Negative Thought Patterns
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In most cases, the quality of your life is not determined by external circumstances but by your own mental dialogue. Your awareness is trapped by thou...
E61: The Nature of Suffering: How to Let Go and Find Peace
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pain is a physical sensation, while suffering is a psychological struggle created by resisting reality and holding onto past experiences. By learning ...
E60: Your Highest Aspiration: Finding Your True Self
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People shape their aspirations based on their past experiences, clinging to what they liked and resisting what they disliked. This leads to a life fil...
E59: From Focus to Freedom: How Awareness Shapes Reality
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deep spiritual states transcend the mind, but the mind can be a useful tool for spiritual growth. You know your consciousness can concentrate on a sin...
E58: Beyond the Illusion: Awakening to True Consciousness
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The findings of modern science and the deep spiritual teachings are moving closer and closer together. Our entire outside world is composed of tiny at...
E57: Love Is Not Found, It’s Freed
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Love is not something found outside but an internal energy that flows through your heart when you are open and unblocked. Your past personal experienc...
E56: From Distraction to Enlightenment: The Path of Awareness
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consciousness is eternal, infinite, and the fundamental essence of life. You become lost by focusing your awareness on your thoughts, emotions, and ou...
E55: From Psychology to Spirituality: Transcending the Mind’s Struggles
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Psychology focuses on understanding and managing the mind's learned patterns, emotional struggles, and conditioned behaviors. Spirituality is about tr...
E54: The Sacred Time Between Birth and Death
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your life is the fleeting moments between your birth and death. During this time, true fulfillment does not come from external achievements but from a...
E53: From Chaos to Clarity: Unleashing the Power of Mind
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mind is a powerful tool that is crucial for both spiritual growth and living everyday life. However, when you are drowning in the chaos of your th...
E52: The Mind Is Not the Problem: Identifying with It Is
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spirituality is about recognizing that you are a conscious being, separate from your thoughts, emotions, and external experiences. You suffer because ...
E51: Waking Up: How to Stop Living in the Past and Find True Freedom
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seeking external solutions to make up for internal issues leads to endless struggles and suffering. But going beyond the limitations of past experienc...
E50: From Personal to Universal: Transcending the Ego’s Constraints
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Life’s events are not personal; they are shaped by the force of cause and effect. Countless past causes are resulting in the moments that are unfold...
E49: Breaking Barriers: Finding Joy Within
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are two very different approaches to achieving a beautiful, love-filled life. The first is externally focused—seeking joy, love, and peace thr...
E48: Spiritual Awakening: Transcending Lower Self
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spiritual growth involves realizing that our lower self is the ego-driven construct that arises from past experiences, emotional reactions, and stored...
E47: Unraveling the Ego: Returning to Pure Awareness
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consciousness is the fundamental essence of your being, distinct from the physical and psychological objects it is conscious of. But your conscious aw...
E46: From Attachment to Liberation: Redefining Life’s Purpose
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Society is focused on setting external goals for career, relationships, and wealth, but this does not always lead to satisfaction. True well-being ari...
E45: Learning to Channel Lower Energies
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of life’s experiences are manifestations of energy at one level or another. By viewing challenges as energy, you can learn to channel them in a ...
E44: Living Life Beyond Fear and Desire
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Life can be lived at varying levels, though most people are trapped in the cycles of seeking desires and avoiding fears. The key to deeper living lies...
E43: Life as a Teacher: Lessons in Acceptance and Clarity
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Acceptance and surrender are key spiritual principles that focus on embracing reality as it is and using it to let go of inner resistance and turmoil....
E42: Why We Suffer: A Spiritual Perspective on Problems
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do people experience so many problems in life? If you look objectively, you will see that problems arise because we have deeply ingrained preferen...
E41: Transcendence: Living Fully with Peace and Openness
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Transcendence is the state of fully experiencing life while maintaining inner peace, regardless of circumstances. It is not detachment or avoidance of...
E40: The Art of Living in the Now
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Living in the present moment frees you from the burden of past experiences and anxieties about the future. Emotional and psychological blockages, form...
E39: Reconnecting with Your Natural State of Joy and Love
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Much of our inner suffering arises from the accumulation of unresolved emotional experiences stored within. By learning to release these blockages and...
E38: Beyond Philosophy: Experiencing the Truth of Consciousness
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
True understanding of consciousness comes not through philosophical thinking or external experimentation but from the direct experience of Self. When ...
E37: From Complaints to Contentment: A Guide to Inner Peace
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We live on an extraordinarily amazing planet compared to any others we have seen. Yet, despite this, we are prone to complaining on a daily basis. Per...
E36: Overcoming Suffering Through Acceptance
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Human suffering arises from resisting experiences and holding onto preferences shaped by past events. Liberation is achieved by letting go of attachme...
E35: Transcending the Ego with Awareness and Compassion
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ego is a construct of learned experiences that defines your personal identity, desires, and fears. Trying to transform the ego into something it i...
E34: The Stairway to Heaven: A Guide to Spiritual Growth and Self-Realization
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spiritual experiences are inspiring but very different from the permanent state of spiritual realization. Momentary highs are temporary because, after...
E33: Choosing Joy: A Life Without Psychological Pain
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While some physical suffering is unavoidable, most psychological suffering is self-created. We do this through resisting reality and clinging to prefe...
E32: Transforming Struggle into Strength: The Art of Conscious Living
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
True peace comes from letting go of preferences and consciously interacting with life as it unfolds. Life’s moments, good or bad, are unique experie...
E31: The Mind Unveiled: From Addiction to Awareness
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The mind is a high-vibration energy field out of which thoughts and perceptions are created. Unfortunately, people often mistakenly identify with thei...
E30: The Art of Being Present
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spirituality involves recognizing that we are the conscious awareness observing our thoughts, emotions, and experiences, not the experiences themselve...
E29: Beyond Belief: The Path to Direct Spiritual Experience
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is a profound relationship between beliefs, faith, and direct spiritual experience. Beliefs are constructs of the human mind and are not truths;...
E28: From Distraction to Liberation
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spiritual growth involves recognizing and releasing the ego, which is a construct of accumulated experiences and unresolved emotions. True liberation ...
E27: The Stages of Spiritual Awakening
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The stages of spiritual growth involve moving from attachment to past experiences and preferences to a more open state of appreciation and acceptance....
E26: Why the Outside Affects the Inside: Finding Inner Freedom
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If our consciousness dwells inside, why do external circumstances have such a strong effect on our inner well-being? It is attachment to past experien...
E25: The Ego and the Self: Navigating the Inner World
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A spiritual person recognizes that they are not their thoughts, but the awareness observing the thoughts. While the impersonal mind is a powerful tool...
E24: From Resistance to Service: A Journey Toward Spiritual Freedom
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The essence of a spiritual life involves embracing both acceptance and service. Most of our suffering comes from resisting reality and trying to contr...
E23: The Journey from Fear to Freedom
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your life here on Earth is limited to the time between your birth and death. What do you want to do with that time? Do you want to live a life based o...
E22: Finding Peace Through Truth and Acceptance
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Embracing deep truth involves being willing to look at human existence in relation to the universe—we are all on a small planet in the middle of now...
E21: The Art of Being Done: A Life Without the Struggle of Ego
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if the secret to happiness is not being somebody, but being willing to be nobody? Imagine living without the need to prove or protect yourself, w...
E20: Turning Daily Life into a Spiritual Practice
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spiritual growth comes from treating daily life and spiritual practices as one and the same. To do this requires accepting reality and responding to l...
E19: Learning to Serve the Present Moment
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
True spiritual growth comes from ceasing to constantly focus on yourself—I, me, and mine. Instead of getting caught up in personal likes and dislike...
E18: Beyond the Mask of the Ego: Embracing Pure Awareness
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Consciousness is the foundation of all meaning, because without awareness, nothing has significance. People mistakenly identify with their ego, which ...
E17: The Power of Acceptance: Evolving Beyond the Ego
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Life is a spiritual journey where every experience serves as an opportunity for growth and evolution. The core of human suffering stems from attachmen...
E16: When the Mind Becomes Disturbed
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The mind, like the ocean, can be calm or disturbed, but the same consciousness is observing both states. Rather than trying to fix or overreact to a d...
E15: Contemplating Truth: The Path to Inner Freedom
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are two fundamental truths that can help free you from the bondage of the ego. The first is your relationship to the vastness of the universe, a...
E14: From Thoughts to Awareness: Reclaiming Your Divine State
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this talk, Michael explains that the mind need not be an obstacle to spiritual growth but can actually be a great tool when used properly. This inv...
E13: The Mind: Prison or Liberator?
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The mind can act as either a prison or a liberator, depending on how we use it. By holding on to uncomfortable past experiences, we trap ourselves in ...
E12: Beyond the Barriers: Reclaiming Your Inner Ecstasy
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone is naturally filled with love and ecstasy, but this is obscured by the baggage we carry inside. You are blocked from realizing your divine st...
E11: Transforming the Lower Self into Spiritual Liberation
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
True spiritual maturity is not about seeking momentary highs but about dealing with the lows that inhibit one’s spiritual ascent. The real obstacles...
E10: Overcoming Lower Vibrations and Embracing Spiritual Freedom
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Human consciousness is often distracted by lower vibrations like fear and insecurity, which prevent us from experiencing higher energies such as love ...
E9: Embracing Life as Your Teacher
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The meaning of life is to experience divine ecstasy. How? By allowing consciousness to flow through all experiences without resistance. The problem is...
E8: Achieving Inner Awareness by Letting Go
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Life feels complicated only because we become entangled in our thoughts, emotions, and external experiences. Spiritual growth involves recognizing tha...
E7: Freedom: Letting It All Pass Through
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding your mind is a lifelong journey where you learn that thoughts are just like waves in the ocean that come and go. This involves recognizi...
E6: The Spiritual Path: A Long and Winding Road
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The spiritual path is not solely about positive experiences like love and light. It involves confronting and overcoming internal blockages formed from...
E5: Ceasing to Let Your Mind Limit Your Happiness
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“In a split second,” teaches Michael Singer, “your mind can make you miserable or ecstatic. All it takes is a thought.” Our hopes, dreams, opi...
E4: Finding Peace Beyond Fear and Desire
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What creates the inner disturbances that cause us to struggle? At the root, teaches Michael Singer, lie the polarities of desire and fear: the psyche’...
E3: The Yoga of Letting Go – Staying True to Your Highest Clarity
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do we free ourselves from the endless pull of external events and the turmoil of our thoughts and emotions—to return to the seat of the true sel...
E2: Cultivating the Discipline to Free Yourself
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Once we realize that the higher self lies beyond our thoughts and emotions, we’ve taken an important first step. But anyone who’s had this insight...
E1: Living From a Deeper Part of Your Being
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do you truly want? Wealth? Recognition? A perfect relationship? At our core, reflects Michael Singer, what we really want is to be happy: to dwel...
S3 New Year’s Bonus: Every Day Gets Lighter When You Let Go of Yourself
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do you plan to do with your "next lap around our star"? Nearly everyone, Michael Singer observes, will do the same thing they do every other y...
S3 E5: Experiencing Love and Joy Instead of Fear and Desire
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"When your personal self isn't taking over," teaches Michael Singer, "your heart is full and your mind is clear." So what stops this from happening? O...
S3 E4: Releasing the Burden of Worry
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we find ourselves worrying all the time? According to Michael Singer, it often comes down to the desperate request our hearts have made to...
S3 E3: Navigating the Ocean of Life
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Like a boat sailing on the sea, there are two significant forces guiding our journey through life: the natural forces all around us and the practical ...
S3 E2: Letting Go of Reactive Energies
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's nothing even remotely spiritual about going through life reacting to events. In this episode, Michael Singer explores how to become aware of o...
S3 E1: Your Highest Technique – Relaxing Behind Your Inner Disturbance
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this season opener, Michael Singer guides us into the understanding and practice of what he calls "the highest technique," that of relaxing in the ...
The Michael Singer Podcast: Season 3 Trailer
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready for the next chapter in Michael Singer’s profound (and often irreverent) wisdom? Check out this audio trailer from Sounds True founder...
S2 E5: Look into the Lake of Life
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who are you in the eyes of the universe? Here, Michael talks about our perceptual relationship with the universe—illuminating how we project ourselv...
S2 E4: Taking Care of Your Inner Environment
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A filthy home is an open invitation for rats and roaches to move in. In the same way, Michael reveals that neglected thoughts and emotions attract des...
S2 E3: The Commitment to Stay Conscious
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Even when you’ve devoted yourself to spiritual work, it can be difficult to maintain mindful awareness. In this episode, Michael speaks on the diffi...
S2 E2: The Stages of the Spiritual Path – A Continuum of Letting Go
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know when you’re actually walking the path or when you're just strengthening your ego? Here, Michael considers the gateways to and pitfal...
S2 E1: From Fighting to Harmony – Changing Your Relationship with Life
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s great wisdom traditions all speak on the value of surrender. In this episode, Michael discusses what it takes to grow beyond spiritual r...
S1 E5: Your Highest Intention: Self-Realization
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever pushed a thought aside or stuffed an emotion away deep inside? Most of us have! Michael Singer teaches that this is an act of will stemm...
S1 E4: Spirituality: The Exploration of Consciousness
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do psychology and spirituality have in common? In this podcast, Michael Singer discusses how both psychology and spirituality help us illuminate ...
S1 E3: Giving Meaning to the Time Between Your Birth and Death
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The time that we have between our births and our deaths is a great gift. What we do with this time and how we give our lives meaning is the subject of...
S1 E2: Doing the Real Work to Free Yourself
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
According to Michael Singer, the only one stopping you from experiencing the heights of divine ecstasy and freedom is you. In this podcast, he describ...
S1 E1: Ceasing to Be Caught in the Waters of Mind
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The natural state of the mind is like calm, still water, teaches Michael Singer. The practice of spiritual surrender—to "relax and release" our resi...