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  • The Journey Beyond Yourself
  • By: Michael A. Singer
  • Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
  • Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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Take a journey inward and imagine a life lived in the present moment. Unleash your full potential, freeing yourself from unwanted memories, flourishing in the fullness of life. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself shares methods of mindfulness and meditation to help you change your relationships with your emotions, your past and your future. 

Written by spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer and narrated in the soothing voice of Peter Berkot, this guide is the perfect companion for centering oneself and unlocking peace through self-evaluation. You’ll learn more about your inner journey while gaining valuable skills to apply throughout your daily life, achieving inner freedom and total spiritual liberation along the way. 

Summary

Spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer explores the question of human identity and shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and achieve happiness and self-realization.

©2007 Shanti Publications, Inc. (P)2011 Tantor

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"Read this book carefully and you will get more than a glimpse of eternity." (Deepak Chopra)

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This is the first time I decided to write a book review

I love personal development books but this one is really a waste of trees if you buy a hard copy in my opinion.
To be fair I should’ve given 2 stars instead of 1 star but after seeing so many 5 star reviews I felt I needed to balance it.

I understand why people praise this book- there is such an appealing idea described in this book, kind of an explanation that we have “an enemy” in our head and we need to ignore that inner voice.”It is as simple as that” - words from the book.
Another example - To stop smoking all you need to do is not put the first cigarette in your mouth in the morning- as simple as that.

Really?! Is it that simple?


That inner voice is there for a reason, like our heart, brain or teeth. Everything is needed. It’s not an enemy. It does talk bollocks sometimes but it also helps us. It’s like writing a book - “Fire is bad “, it can burn you and your house. Eliminate the fire from your life and all will be fine... But what about the fact that if properly used and managed - the fire can keep us warm, cook our food and create lots of beautiful and useful things? The author forgot that life is super intelligent and there is a balance in everything. By buying into the idea that all the sh..t that happened to you is because of that inner useless voice - we disempower ourselves and can blame that inner voice. It’s an illusion but a very nice one - hence people are so excited and think they finally got an answer to their problems. The ideas in the book are one sided so after a while of ignoring the voice in your head I suspect a phycological diseases may start showing up. I would like to see people following the advice from the book for 3-5 years and how healthy they are in their head.

My inner voice often helps me. It’s important to learn how to manage it because it (the monkey mind) can indeed overtake our life and our life will become like a ship driven by a monkey - you never know where it will end up. My inner voice often supports me and protects me. It comes up with brilliant ideas. It can get overprotective and can indeed come up with rubbish ideas too. Like I said - it is like a fire - the fire itself isn’t a problem, the management of it can be.

But the teachings of this book give a false illusion that ignoring your inner voice - is a solution to all our problems.

It’s a first time I really struggled to listen to the end and I listened and read hundreds of books.

There are golden nuggets in it but you have to look for them carefully - hence I give 2 star to the story.
The silver lining - purchasing this book based on so many positive reviews thought me that I have to do a bit more research before I invest my money into any knowledge and education.
It also made me write this review and I genuinely prefer to please people and writing such a negative review is a step for me being more authentic.

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One of the best I've purchased.

I've listened to more than 50 audio books on spirituality, Buddhism, enlightenment, awakening etc., and this is the first time I've felt compelled to write a review.
The author offers many great metaphors and stories to help the listener really understand the concepts discussed. I can already see how easy it 'could be' to change my behaviour, my perception and my experience of the life that flows through and around me - concepts I'm looking forward to playing with from this moment on.
In summary then, this audiobook offers many of the concepts and ideas that others do, but in a way that helps the listener to think about how he / she can apply them in a practical way to day-to-day life situations, and in turn step that much closer towards awakening.

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Life-changing...

This audiobook has changed my life. No words can describe. It's a must read/listen for anyone seeking peace, clarity and spiritual enlightenment, from the depths and heat of anxiety. The narrator is suited perfectly - he speaks to you warmly and lovingly, like a good friend. All I can say is just thank you...!

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Not for me

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

If they were new to the spiritual journey then perhaps they would find it more engaging, there wasn't much I haven't read elsewhere, but then I guess it's all the same kind of information just repackaged, it's about finding what resonates for you. This didn't for me.

Would you ever listen to anything by Michael A. Singer again?

Possibly. I do find that he goes into explanations to the nth degree when I understood what he meant from his first explanation.

What aspect of Peter Berkrot’s performance might you have changed?

I did not find the narrative voice engaging, I found myself drifting off.

Was The Untethered Soul worth the listening time?

I gave up after about 4 chapters as I couldn't keep engaged. Which is a shame because the subject matter is excellent. Just that it didnt engage me.

Any additional comments?

Worth a try at listening to it, many people have found this an inspiring book, but it wasn't for me

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Terrible ending to an interesting read

As with all spiritual books, you can never get enough of them. Each one brings something slightly different to the table and as you grow, your understanding of the messages and metaphors used changes with you.

There are some good metaphors used, interesting stories but..... the book is ruined by referencing bible quotes which start half way through the read. These seem so out of place with the rest of the teachings. To me it shows a lack of understanding on this topic from the author.

We all read these books differently but in my opinion they should never cross into religion which puts spirituality in a box and gives it a label.

A shame, but I will not be going anywhere near this author again.

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Soul Food

What made the experience of listening to The Untethered Soul the most enjoyable?

The concept of ones self.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Myself

Have you listened to any of Peter Berkrot’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No but I will

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did!

Any additional comments?

I feel I understand myself much more and I have a new out look in life. This book is truly life changing. I have shared this book with my friends and family and everyone loves it and cant wait to share it as well.

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Getting rid of that voice!

Would you listen to The Untethered Soul again? Why?

I have listened twice and keep going back for reinforcement.

What did you like best about this story?

It really helped me to shut up that constant chatter, as an over thinker? I now understand that it wasn't over thinkimg but the voice/chatter in my mind overtaking.

Which character – as performed by Peter Berkrot – was your favourite?

Easy to listen to and follow - good sense of humour helped

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

You couldn't

Any additional comments?

Highly recommended for anyone who wants to be able to shut up that chatter and really think!

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Life Changing

This is the first book I have read that made a distinction between the voices in your head (internal dialogue) versus the impartial observer.

Through many examples the book explains how to separate your thought processes from yourself. The challenge is to see and separate while understanding your transient role in this universe.

I chuckled quite a bit in some parts and scratched my head in other parts.

Definitely a book to listen to over and over again. Like its guidance to seek happiness in everything I shall be returning to this book to try to gain more of the knowledge it seeks to impart.

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The most beautiful and inspirational book I have read in my entire life

I am beyond words after listening to this book, tears of happiness and gratitude are pouring from my eyes as I write this review for Michael books. Life changing and soul awakening, it’s the most beautiful book I have read in my life, every chapter feeds your spirit to help you find your true self.

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Just The Tonic

This is my second listen and l felt moved to listen to it. l found more this time than the first.

This book is awesome in content, spirit and truth. The narrator is clear, dramatic and engaging.

Just the Tonic for the journey.

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