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[Philosophy] The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Markimus@lemmy.world to c/literature@beehaw.org
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Has anyone read this book? What did you think of it?

I've been studying this book a lot recently and a few things have consistently come up:

  • Stay open.
  • Remove the parts of you that get unhappy/bothered.
  • Be unconditionally happy.
  • Deal with the stored Samskaras inside of you through conscious relaxing and releasing.

This has got me feeling very zen, though it's also made me realise how many people are walking around with both sensitivities and damage inside that they are storing within them. It's a perspective-changer for sure.

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[–] nowami@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, I also finished this recently. I keep thinking about it and have managed to apply the 'just let it go' thing a few times. It really helps me reset my mood and stop overthinking stuff. Paraphrasing part of the book I think Singer writes something like 'if you apply this method then you'll truly have no problems for the rest of your life' and I think as crazy as that sounds, he's not wrong. Doesn't make it easy, but as he puts it, 'opening my heart' definitely works for me.

I may be more receptive than some to this kind of advice (due to exposure and a lot of what I consider personal growth—I used to be much more Cartesian in my thinking), but I'd recommend the book to most people regardless.

[–] Markimus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm a chronic overthinker; letting things go helps a lot for me too.

Things like chores that I would always avoid have now become a breeze, all because I'm remaining open and choosing to enjoy all the experiences of life rather than only a select few.

[–] nowami@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

It's amazing that it can have such a profound effect. I find the biggest challenge with this sort of thing is making it stick. For me there's typically a sort of enthusiasm that fades. Nonetheless the book has given me a tool that I can pick up and use when I need it and it has served me well a few times.

Have you read anything similar before?