Michael Singer Podcast

E93: The Practice of Unconditional Openness

Jul 10, 2025
Discover how maintaining an open heart can transform your life into a joyful adventure. Explore the impact of emotional openness versus closure, emphasizing that true happiness originates from within. Learn the power of unconditional openness to free yourself from self-imposed limitations, allowing you to embrace all experiences. Dive into the concept of accepting life's impermanence and letting go of attachments to cultivate a sense of inner peace and grace.
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Unlock The Secret Power To Always Be Okay No Matter What Happens

Your happiness depends entirely on your ability to keep your heart and mind open without closing due to external circumstances.

Most people mistakenly try to control external events to stay open, but this struggle actually causes closure and suffering.

True spiritual freedom comes from unconditional well-being — learning to open your heart and mind by yourself independent of outside conditions.

Practice being okay with everything — good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant — to stop emotional blockages (called samskaras) that trap you in patterns of pain and limitation.

> "You are the one who's opening and closing. When you close, it's like putting a dam inside."

Use everyday challenges, like dealing with the weather, as practice fields to build your openness and inner freedom.

INSIGHT

Openness Controls Happiness

  • Happiness depends on your openness or closedness, not external conditions.
  • Opening happens naturally but struggling to stay open by controlling surroundings closes you.
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Openness Is Self-Generated

  • Spirituality means realizing you open and close yourself internally.
  • You don't need external conditions to feel joy or pain inside you.
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