Michael A. Singer: The Pain That Ends All Pain

About this episode

Tami Simon interviews Michael Singer about his teachings and latest book, exploring the concept of pain in spirituality.

Few teachers have shaped modern spirituality like Michael A. Singer, author of the beloved classic The Untethered Soul . In this rare, intimate conversation, Tami Simon sits down with Michael to explore his newest book, Wisdom Untethered: The Time for Questions, and the teaching he says explains it all: "It's the pain that ends all pain." A must-listen conversation with a true elder of the field. This conversation offers genuine transmission, not just concepts about awakening, but the palpable presence of realized teachers exploring the growing edge of spiritual understanding together, and originally aired on Sounds True One . Get a FREE month of membership at https://bit.ly/STOne-Free-Month . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Tami Simon

Guest: Michael Singer

Topics covered

• spirituality
• awakening
• pain
• wisdom
• intimate conversation

Keywords

• spirituality
• awakening
• Michael Singer
• The Untethered Soul
• Wisdom Untethered

Sponsors

Magic Hour

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sounds True, Magic Hour

Books & works: The Untethered Soul, Wisdom Untethered: The Time for Questions

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