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HOW TO FREE YOURSELF

OF NEGATIVE THOUGHTS

Michael A. Singer is the author of The Untethered Soul, as well as two books on the integration of Eastern and Western
philosophy: The Search for Truth and Three Essays on Universal Law: Karma, Will and Love. During his doctoral work at
University of Florida, Singer had a deep inner awakening. In 1975 he founded Temple of the Universe. Singer has made
major contributions in the areas of business, the arts, education, health care, and environmental protection. Visit
untetheredsoul.com

“The prerequisite to true freedom is to decide that you, continually hammering away at your peace. Then your
you do not want to suffer anymore.” – Michael Singer emotions bother you, leading your heart and soul to continu-
ous discomfort. You don’t have to be a prisoner of your psyche.
Imagine some of the most painful moments in your You do not have to engage with your mind. Disengage. Sit
life. Do you think about them often? Does your quietly and observe yourself. Become aware of your anxious
psyche and thinking mind. Stop looking for solutions and stop
mind plague you with internal chatter about what expecting that your mind will fix your internal problems.
happened in the past? Do you continue to question,
replay and rethink what has happened to you? Do When someone cuts you off in traffic, is rude to you or doesn’t
your thoughts or your “inner roommate” talk to you, free yourself by disengaging. Do not get involved
preoccupy your mind and your life? with the mechanical, droning thoughts your mind repeats. The
only action you should consciously take is to relax and release.
In The Untethered Soul, Singer offers the gift of a peaceful Refrain from playing mind games. Just be there, noticing that
mind and an uncaged soul, and shows you how to become more you notice. It’s like taking inventory. Just check what’s going
aware of your thoughts, acknowledge your inner being and on – heart, mind, shoulders, etc.
free yourself from the trappings of your inner turmoil. You can
tone down the internal chitter-chatter and “neurotic bursts of You’re just there, aware that thoughts and emotions are be-
conflicting dialogue” in your mind. ing created around you, while the world unfolds before your
senses. By consciously choosing not to play mind games, you
1. BECOME AWARE. become more aware of the inner drama your mind creates.
You are behind everything, just watching. That is your true By refusing to engage, you set the stage for soul freedom. No
home. There’s you and then there’s the sensitive person inside more engagement with your mind and psyche. Only observance
you. Every day, observe this internal being. Simply watch that and awareness. Your external life is a play. A movie, even.
sensitive part of you feel disturbance. See it feel jealousy,
need, and fear…If you pay attention, you will see they are not Learn that the way you process and deal with external circum-
you; they are just something you’re feeling and experiencing. stances is also a movie – something you should watch. You’re
not the actor and you don’t have a part to play. “Right in
You are a different person internally than you are externally. the midst of your daily life, by untethering yourself from the
Internally, you observe what is going on in your life. When bondage of your psyche, you actually have the ability to steal
you’re at your center or core, you can witness and even appre- freedom for your soul. This freedom is so great it has been
ciate the difficult experiences you’re encountering. You sit in a given a special name – liberation.”
seat of awareness and watch these disturbances and emotions
pass you by. You become aware of the drama taking place in 3. LEARN TO ACCEPT.
the movie of your life. You may have had emotional problems, childhood situations
and past pain that scarred you on the inside. Emotional dam-
Once you learn that it’s okay to feel inner disturbances, you age has caused you to struggle with the events you currently
will be free. You will begin to be sustained by the inner energy face. You won’t open yourself to the present because you fear
flow that comes from behind you. By being in this state of previous circumstances. When you live like this – clinging to
centeredness, you can walk in the world and the world will the past and resisting the present – you are wasting your life.
never touch you. That’s how you become a free being – you If you learn to accept events as they develop, you won’t see
transcend. them as problems. If you don’t have fear or desire about an
event, there’s really nothing to deal with. You simply allow life
2. DECIDE YOU DON'T WANT TO SUFFER ANYMORE. to unfold and interact with it in a natural and rational manner.
You’re constantly shaken up on the inside. External events
take hold of your mind, your soul and your psyche. You regu-
larly think about life’s disturbances. First your thoughts bother
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