The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer

Book Review by Sarah from the Winkler Branch

I listened to the audiobook which was fairly quick at 6 hours, 11 minutes listening time.

My overall impression of this book was of comforting viewpoints but nothing really new or groundbreaking. It was a spiritually based book, not religious though did have some scripture references at the end. It had more of a Zen eastern spirituality flavor with a side of quantum physics, psychology and philosophy. I found the author's explanation of energy, how it can get stuck and work against us insightful. He explained in great detail how energy is boundless and how to harness it's endless power. This book serves as a guide to the why and how to transcend the confines of ego to let go of fear, worry, stress, pain; all human suffering essentially in order to achieve true enlightenment. How to become free of the blockages that hold us back from reaching our full potential in life. There were entertaining stories to illustrate the points made and I found the concepts easy to grasp, which I think is helpful for the average person who hasn't done much, if any meditation or self-reflection. This book inspired me to become calmer and less stressed, to relax more in the flow of life, in the present moment in tune with the laws of the universe. How to fine one's center and balance was quite helpful. The writing style is the laws of the universe. How to find one's center and balance was quite helpful. The writing style is beautiful and chock-full of many gems of wisdom.

Some quotes that stood out to me in particular were...

"If you truly love someone, your love sees past their humanness"

"Life is continuously changing, and if you're trying to control it, you'll never be able to fully live it."

"It is truly a great cosmic paradox that one of the best teachers in all of life turns out to be death. No person or situation could every teach you as much as death has to teach you. While someone could tell you that you are not your body, death shows you. While someone could remind of the insignificance of the things that you cling to, death takes them all away in a second. While people can teach you that men and women of all races are equal and that there is no difference between the rich and the poor, death instantly makes us all the same."

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