E38: Beyond Philosophy: Experiencing the Truth of Consciousness

Michael Singer Podcast

Michael Singer

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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True understanding of consciousness comes not through philosophical thinking or external experimentation but from the direct experience of Self. When awareness is no longer distracted by thoughts, emotions, and sensory inputs, you can remain in the seat of objective observation and directly experience the true nature of consciousness. Ancient yogis achieved this state through practices that quieted the mind and withdrew attention from external distractions. This led to a profound merger with the universal source of consciousness. True spiritual evolution involves turning inward to explore consciousness directly.

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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
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1:03.0	So much of tradition, religions, belief structures, and even Western, not science, but Western teachings, Western history, Western
1:16.3	great beings, taught what's called philosophy, religious philosophy, different philosophies.
1:24.9	What's the difference in philosophy and truth? Like great, great enlightened beings, they don't play with philosophy.
1:33.3	Minds like to play with philosophy.
1:35.3	What is the difference in philosophy and reality?
1:38.3	Philosophy and truth.
1:40.3	Philosophy is something your mind does.
1:43.3	It puts together things and tries to explain why Philosophy is something your mind does.
1:44.3	It puts together things and tries to explain why they are the way they are.
1:50.1	And you have a philosophy of life, a philosophy of health, a philosophy of all religions,
1:55.1	you have philosophy, all sorts of things.
1:57.5	Philosophies are a very big subject in school.
1:59.7	You take philosophy courses.
2:01.6	Well, what's the difference in philosophy and truth?
2:04.6	The difference is philosophy is of mind, truth, real truth, is a direct experience.
2:12.6	How can you experience philosophy?
2:15.6	Well, we're going to use the example of yoga philosophy,
2:18.6	which I never talk about.
2:21.5	And I can talk about very simply.
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