E141: The Logic of Letting Go—Will, Mind, and the Path to Spiritual Freedom

Michael Singer Podcast

Michael Singer

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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The use of logic, reason, and will is integral to spiritual growth. The body, heart, and mind are divine gifts meant to help consciousness experience life, but suffering arises when the mind becomes identified with its past experiences. Spiritual liberation involves recognizing our free will, practicing letting go in daily life, and gradually purifying the stored emotional residue that shapes our personal preferences and suffering. Through this process, consciousness begins to rise, ultimately merging with the divine, leading to complete oneness and inner transformation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Michael Singer podcast presented by Sounds True in partnership with Shanti Publications.
0:22.5	For more information about Michael Singer's work, access to all prior episodes, and information
0:28.7	about upcoming releases, we invite you to join us at Michael Singer Podcast.com. Jai Grodiff, Giamastus.
1:03.0	People think that logic and reason have no place in spirituality.
1:15.8	And that spirituality has nothing to do with logic and reason.
1:19.1	That is so not true.
1:26.7	That is the battle between the levels of your mind, of your thinking. We've discussed this so many times before,
1:31.5	but I don't know who gets it. You have mind. Is that a bad thing? No, you have a body. Is that a
1:41.2	bad thing? You have a heart. Is that a bad thing? You have heart is that a bad thing you have a mind where
1:46.4	did you get your body how much did it cost who did you have to pay no no it was a gift
1:53.0	there's just a gift that was given to you here's a body for the self for the consciousness
2:00.3	to live in to experience life you need a body for the self, for the consciousness to live in to experience life.
2:03.8	You need a body.
2:05.6	You're given a heart.
2:07.3	Isn't it a terrible thing?
2:08.8	They can hurt, can't they?
2:10.8	But they really can feel love, can't they?
2:14.0	They can feel inspiration.
2:15.7	They can be an amazing thing.
2:18.9	Right?
2:19.6	So the heart was a gift that was given to you.
2:22.4	Did you make it?
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