Michael Singer Quotes & Sayings

One of the essential requirements for
true spiritual growth and deep personal
transformation is coming to peace with
pain. — Michael Singer

Acceptance means events can make it through you without resistance — Michael Singer

Everything will be okay as soon as you are okay with everything. And that is the only time everything will be okay. — Michael Singer

Eventually you will see that the real cause of problem is not life itself. It's the commotion the mind makes about life that really causes the problems. — Michael Singer

There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind - you are the one who hears it. — Michael Singer

The key is to be quiet. It's not that
your mind has to be quiet. You be quiet.
You, the one inside watching the
neurotic mind, just relax. — Michael Singer

Most people can hardly imagine what it would be like to be at peace with inner disturbance. But if you do not learn to be comfortable with it, you will devote your life to avoiding it. If you feel insecurity, it's just a feeling. You can handle a feelin. If you feel embarrassed, it's just a feeling. It's just a part of creation. If you feel jealousy and your heart burns, just look at it objectively, like you would a mild bruise. It's a thing in the universe that is passing through your system. Laugh at it, have fun with it, but don't be afraid of it. It cannot touch you unless you touch it. — Michael Singer

The truth is that most of life will unfold in accordance with forces far outside your control, regardless of what your mind says about it. — Michael Singer

When a problem is disturbing you, don't ask, "What should I do about it?" Ask, "What part of me is being disturbed by this? — Michael Singer

There is no reason to constantly attempt to figure everything out. — Michael Singer

You are not your thoughts; you are aware of your thoughts. You are not your emotions; you feelemotions. You are not your body; you look at it in the mirror and experience this world through its eyes and ears. You are the conscious being who is aware that you are aware of all these inner and outer things. — Michael Singer

You're floating in empty space in a universe that goes on forever. If you have to be here, at least be happy and enjoy the experience. — Michael Singer

You said to your mind, "I want everyone to like me. I don't want anyone to speak badly of me. I want everything I say and do to be acceptable and pleasing to everyone. I don't want anyone to hurt me. I don't want anything to happen that I don't like. And I want everything to happen that I do like." Then you said, "Now mind, figure out how to make every one of these things a reality, even if you have to think about it day and night." And of course your mind said, "I'm on the job, I will work on it constantly. — Michael Singer

Fear is a thing. You can recognize it and work to release it or you can keep it and try to hide from it. — Michael Singer

True personal growth is about transcending the part of you that is not okay and needs protection. — Michael Singer

What you end up experiencing is really a personal presentation of the world according to you, rather than the stark, unfiltered experience of what is really out there. This mental manipulation of the outer experience allows you to buffer reality as it comes in. — Michael Singer

Billions of things are going on in this world. You can think about it all you want, but life is still going to keep on happening. — Michael Singer

In order to be who you are, you must be willing to let go of who you think you are. — Michael Singer

Eventually it will become quiet enough so that you can simply watch the heart begin to react, and let go before the mind starts. At some point in the journey it all becomes heart, not mind ... The mind doesn't even get a
chance to start up because you let go at
the heart level. — Michael Singer

The only permanent solution to your problems is to go inside and let go of the part of you that seems to have so many problems with reality. Once you do that, you'll be clear enough to deal with what's left. — Michael Singer