Michael Singer Podcast E133: Freedom Through Surrender — The Real Work of the Spiritual Path
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Nov 27, 2025 Explore two spiritual paths: one aims to elevate the self, while the other fosters acceptance and releases inner blockages. Discover how preferences and fears anchor us in suffering, and understand true spirituality as inner renunciation. Delve into the transformative power of meditation, where letting go leads to effortless ecstasy and flow. Learn to treat karma as a guide and embrace acceptance as the first step to surrender. Enjoy practical insights on handling disturbances to uncover the freedom that lies within.
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Two Complementary Spiritual Paths
- Deep spiritual work has two paths: reach upward or remove what holds you down.
- Michael A. Singer argues purification (letting go) frees the natural upward flow of energy.
Desire And Avoidance Drive Suffering
- Suffering comes from chasing what you want and avoiding what you don't.
- True spirituality is to stop defining life by those drives and address the inner causes of disturbance.
The Bicycle Memory That Stays
- Singer recounts childhood resentment about a bicycle as an example of long-held storage.
- He uses this memory to show how small events can persist decades inside you.