The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection
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Summary
A thriving spiritual community on more than six hundred acres of pristine forest and meadows in Florida， a cutting-edge software package that transformed the medical practice management industry， a billion-dollar public company whose achievements are archived in the Smithsonian Institution， a book that became a New York Times bestseller and an Oprah favourite， and a massive raid by the FBI that would lead to unfounded accusations by the U。S。 government - how could all of this spring from a man who had decided to live alone in the middle of the woods， let go of himself， and embrace a life of solitude？ But this man had made a radical decision - one that would unwittingly lead him to both the pinnacle of success and the brink of disaster。
Michael A。 Singer， author of The Untethered Soul， tells the extraordinary story of what happened when， after a deep spiritual awakening， he decided to let go of his personal preferences and simply let life call the shots。 As Singer takes you on this great experiment and journey into life's perfection， the events that transpire will both challenge your deepest assumptions about life and inspire you to look at your own life in a radically different way。
Michael A。 Singer， author of The Untethered Soul， tells the extraordinary story of what happened when， after a deep spiritual awakening， he decided to let go of his personal preferences and simply let life call the shots。 As Singer takes you on this great experiment and journey into life's perfection， the events that transpire will both challenge your deepest assumptions about life and inspire you to look at your own life in a radically different way。
Reviews
Jie Zhao
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Surrender to whatever life gives to you。 They are all gifts。Let go of the judgement and cluttered thoughts。 Don't need to control things in a certain way and let life unfold on its own。 Take the opportunities when it comes to you。 Surrender to whatever life gives to you。 They are all gifts。Let go of the judgement and cluttered thoughts。 Don't need to control things in a certain way and let life unfold on its own。 Take the opportunities when it comes to you。 。。。more
Susan
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A wonderful true story written by and intelligent man who did really good things。 Definitely worth your time。
Katrine
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This is the story about how a privileged man became a billionaire。 I loved The Untethered Soul and was so excited to read about this genius' journey to a perfect life， hoping to learn something valuable。 Now， what I learnt is that some people have rich fathers who pay for their education so that they can sit in a field and meditate all day， they have friends who offer them jobs and opportunities， they receive money anonymously in the post whenever needed， and if they have enough money they can b This is the story about how a privileged man became a billionaire。 I loved The Untethered Soul and was so excited to read about this genius' journey to a perfect life， hoping to learn something valuable。 Now， what I learnt is that some people have rich fathers who pay for their education so that they can sit in a field and meditate all day， they have friends who offer them jobs and opportunities， they receive money anonymously in the post whenever needed， and if they have enough money they can buy themselves out of going to prison。。。。 I was very eager to learn about "surrendering"， but Singer seemed to "surrender" in whatever direction there were money， accepting and rejecting opportunities and calling both "surrender"， which I just found very inconsistent。 The book mainly focused on the growth of his company and success， it offers no real lessons， and I found the title greatly misleading。 I am extremely disappointed， so much so that instead of dropping the book off at the charity shop I threw it in the bin。 I do not wish the misery of reading such a ridiculous book on anyone。 。。。more
Pam Toth
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Wonderful example of allowing life to unfold and accepting it as it comes。 Makes me want to read the Untethered Soul again。
Renan Colombini
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This is one of the most inspiring books I have ever read and from now on I'll strive to lead a life more similar to the author's This is one of the most inspiring books I have ever read and from now on I'll strive to lead a life more similar to the author's 。。。more
Jeannette
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Why I kept reading is beyond me。 I guess I surrendered to his imperfection and saw it through。 He seems so self-serving under some guise of being self-less。 It reads like someone bragging about becoming rich and famous as if he was recounting what he had for dinner the night before。 There were parts that could of shown some hint of emotion， but they seemed whitewashed by the "giving in to IT"。 He has no awareness or insight into how his privilege carried him through， gave him second， third and f Why I kept reading is beyond me。 I guess I surrendered to his imperfection and saw it through。 He seems so self-serving under some guise of being self-less。 It reads like someone bragging about becoming rich and famous as if he was recounting what he had for dinner the night before。 There were parts that could of shown some hint of emotion， but they seemed whitewashed by the "giving in to IT"。 He has no awareness or insight into how his privilege carried him through， gave him second， third and fourth chances。 。。。more
M。 A。 Sam Wood
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“Once you are ready to let go if yourself， life becomes your friend， your teacher， your secret lover。 When life’s way becomes your way， all the noise stops， and there is great peace。 I love this book and the wisdom from the deep experience Michael Singer opens for the reader to see and learn。
Alina Shevchenko
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Unbelievable true story about power of the letting go and Universe taking over。 Loved it！
Carol
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The first couple of chapters I was not quite sure about this book。 Mickey simply goes and sits for hours and is transported to another realm。 Seems too easy。 But then where I was in the book coincided with my "thoughts for the day" about finding stillness， solitude and silence and I decided to keep reading。 Bottom line， let it go， surrender。 "It" being anything that gets in the way of allowing the "perfection of life" to take you there。 "There" being wherever you are suppose to be。。。which is dic The first couple of chapters I was not quite sure about this book。 Mickey simply goes and sits for hours and is transported to another realm。 Seems too easy。 But then where I was in the book coincided with my "thoughts for the day" about finding stillness， solitude and silence and I decided to keep reading。 Bottom line， let it go， surrender。 "It" being anything that gets in the way of allowing the "perfection of life" to take you there。 "There" being wherever you are suppose to be。。。which is dictated by the flow of life IF we are willing to release control， control being one of the issues the author himself noted troubled him。 Hindsight is always 20/20， reflective hindsight a learning exercise itself。 Once I committed to the book I could not put it down and the full circle with many successes， and challenges， was thought provoking in and of itself。 An inspiring book for those of us who work to stay committed to our mediation and yoga practices in an effort to be better/more than we are in this world。 A reminder to take life one day at a time， remain disciplined and as importantly open to life's gifts。 。。。more
Tanya
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This was a slog for most of the book as we went through Singer's spiritual journey。 I think the overall message was strong though and the last few chapters of the book that discussed his court case were really riveting。 It felt like a memoir turned into a court drama。 The court drama was much more interesting。 This was a slog for most of the book as we went through Singer's spiritual journey。 I think the overall message was strong though and the last few chapters of the book that discussed his court case were really riveting。 It felt like a memoir turned into a court drama。 The court drama was much more interesting。 。。。more
Alex Exarchos
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The power of surrendering to life’s flowThis is one of the most unique and enjoyable autobiographies ever written。 At the same time， it provides an extraordinary introduction into one of the most （if not THE most） universal truth of human life: we are not here to protect and serve our ego; we are here to surrender ourselves to life’s perfect flow abs become its instruments for manifestation of all that is meant to exist。 In the process， we learn how to let go of all within us that binds us and k The power of surrendering to life’s flowThis is one of the most unique and enjoyable autobiographies ever written。 At the same time， it provides an extraordinary introduction into one of the most （if not THE most） universal truth of human life: we are not here to protect and serve our ego; we are here to surrender ourselves to life’s perfect flow abs become its instruments for manifestation of all that is meant to exist。 In the process， we learn how to let go of all within us that binds us and keep us in the grip of suffering and unhappiness。A must-read for any human being interested and invested in their spiritual awakening。 。。。more
Paulo Reis
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*** 1/2Relato auto-biográfico de Michael Singer， num período que abrange 40 anos da sua vida， descrevendo o seu crescimento espiritual sob a prática “Surrender Experience”。 Um bom complemento ao outro livro do mesmo autor， “The Untethered Soul”， onde este aprofunda os conceitos apresentados neste livro。
Krishna Kumaar
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For some reason， I was glued to this book。 I have never read a book in three days。 Maybe I was just surrendering myself ;）Overall， it was very peaceful to read the authors life story。 It got little boring towards the end with repetition of going with the flow。I am not sure if such a life is practically possible for everyone but I definitely see benefits on leading that kind of life。 It’s more exciting that away :）
Erica Braham
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I enjoyed this book for the idea that life is broadly out of your control。 By accepting your circumstances and choosing to live with what is given to you and the opportunities you're presented with， you too can thrive。 It requires a level of being true to to that spirit within you that aligns with your purpose here on earth。 I'll keep this book in my toolbox for times when I feel unbalanced。 I enjoyed this book for the idea that life is broadly out of your control。 By accepting your circumstances and choosing to live with what is given to you and the opportunities you're presented with， you too can thrive。 It requires a level of being true to to that spirit within you that aligns with your purpose here on earth。 I'll keep this book in my toolbox for times when I feel unbalanced。 。。。more
Vera De Stefanis
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It is a quite boring story of entrepreneurship。 Struggled to get through it。
Izette
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I enjoyed this book。I was particularly surprised by the author's journey into software development and where that lead to many， many years later。It's given me a serious desire to delve into meditation and implementing what the author wrote about in: The Untethered Soul。Highly recommend giving this a real/listen。 I enjoyed this book。I was particularly surprised by the author's journey into software development and where that lead to many， many years later。It's given me a serious desire to delve into meditation and implementing what the author wrote about in: The Untethered Soul。Highly recommend giving this a real/listen。 。。。more
dr candy pather
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Speechless This book truly has so many golden nuggets then when idenfied and understood can really transform you。This is book that uncovers deep spiritual truths told in the life events of Micheal A。 Singer。If you believe， know， sense， feel or even have the slightest inkling that there exists a power greater than you that governs your life， then this book is for you。
Paige
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Okay Boomer。。。Honestly this book had nice little nuggets here and there， but over all it’s one giant #humblebrag from a white， cisgender， male Boomer。 Is anyone really surprised the “flow of life” lead him to where he got？Repeatedly thought to myself “Must be nice” as I struggled to finish this book which will quickly find itself at the second hand bookstore down the street。
Xinyi
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The message that the book delivers is inspiring: you need to let go of the thoughts of controlling life， but instead focusing on the present and accept what the invisible hand of life has planned for you。 The mindset can relieve me from the fear of uncertainty in the future and not gong to where I want in the future。 Maybe I should just let go of the thoughts of going to where I think would be best for me， but instead just focusing on the present and see where life takes me。 And no matter where The message that the book delivers is inspiring: you need to let go of the thoughts of controlling life， but instead focusing on the present and accept what the invisible hand of life has planned for you。 The mindset can relieve me from the fear of uncertainty in the future and not gong to where I want in the future。 Maybe I should just let go of the thoughts of going to where I think would be best for me， but instead just focusing on the present and see where life takes me。 And no matter where life takes， I can just focus on observing what life has planned for me， and find inner peace without being disturbed by the outside conditions。 I found the message from the book helpful。 But still， I couldn't bear to listen to the whole audiobook。 The whole book is just about the amazing things that have happened to Dr Singer and how he wanted to refuse the changes in the first place but accepted/surrendered to the changes in the end。 Everything seems to be just wonderful like a miracle and he has done nothing else but just let go of his own inner voice and surrender to life。。。hmm。。。 Well， I have a lot of doubts and thoughts when I listen to all the stories。 The stories he told in this book， were they close to the truth of what happened？ Or they were just the version in his mind？ Aren't there other factors that bring to his success？ Probably yes， and there are a lot of factors that contribute to his success， such as his talent （he definitely gets a smart brain）， luck， the support from family （he's dad seems like to be a successful businessman） etc。。。 But being successful does not mean that you have inner peace in your heart。 So what I get from this book is that surrender to life does not necessarily make you successful， but probably can bring you inner peace。 。。。more
Popi Hernandez
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Experimente un despertar inmediato al leer este libro。 Me lei justo antes “La liberacion del alma”， su otro libro y en este me encanto poder ver la historia que lo llevo a desarrollar esta filosofia de vida。 Es como una autobiografia y estuve completamente fascinada en cada pagina del libro。
Dominika
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Life is too short。 This one is a waste of time。
Mitchell
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Like an ice cream fast， this book starts out entertaining and joyful， but becomes more tedious， cloying and samey， until what was once a delight becomes sickening。 Singer describes his major inspiration as "The Autobiography of a Yogi" which I had the same feelings while reading: mild impress， tempered by increasing disbelief at how， based on the description， the author has never made a single mistake or bad decision or even been the victim of bad luck - on the contrary， many events in it seem i Like an ice cream fast， this book starts out entertaining and joyful， but becomes more tedious， cloying and samey， until what was once a delight becomes sickening。 Singer describes his major inspiration as "The Autobiography of a Yogi" which I had the same feelings while reading: mild impress， tempered by increasing disbelief at how， based on the description， the author has never made a single mistake or bad decision or even been the victim of bad luck - on the contrary， many events in it seem improbable to the point of wondering what has been massaged or omitted to fit the narrative:- In college， Singer manages to get perfect grades while simultaneously having a nervous breakdown， driving off to meditate in his van in the woods being a hippie every possible moment。 He earns his doctorate while privately tutoring a guy who just randomly shows up and picks him， and writes his dissertation on a philosophical topic that has nothing to do with economics。 Not only does it still earn him his PhD， but someone on the dissertation review board just happens to be friends with a New Age publisher， who puts it out as a book， which becomes a best-seller and he still earns royalties from it to this day。- After graduating， he immediately has an adjunct faculty position offered to him teaching Hippie Studies while also simultaneously building a house from scratch with three friends。 He is such a naturally skilled carpenter and electrician that despite never having worked as a contractor or handyman before， the house not only stays in good condition， but attracts admirers from around the country who practically twist his arm into designing and building their houses for him。- He turns his cabin in the woods near Gainesville into a spiritual retreat center， which despite "never intending to create it nor advertising or publicising it" immediately attracts every famous new age / buddhist / hindu guru on their Florida tours。 It made me wonder what would have happened if he let Osho or Charles Manson crash on his couch， instead of Ram Dass and Amma。- One of his first computer programming projects fits a niche that rapidly expands， turning a hobby into his third business venture and ultimately a multimillion dollar company， staffed by talented people who just happen to be hanging around and going to his religious services。 Example， he really needs someone with software management/distribution experience， and his assistant happens to know a guy who is a genius at it looking for new work。 When the new contractor arrives， he just happens to be a disciple of the same guru as the author （Swami Yogananda， another annoying self-aggrandizing individual who， according to his autobiography， is too damn 'blessed' to believe）。Etc， etc， etc， that's only the first third in the book， and the tone never changes。 All these strokes of fantastic luck + taking advantage of opportunity， which he modestly credits to "the universe"， and is conspicuously lacking in anything that makes him seem like a sympathetic human being who occasionally makes mistakes （other than being rejected by a couple potential lenders or land owners before the perfect person falls in his lap）。 You're trying to tell me that no one ever tried to sue you after the wiring in one of those meditation sauna huts caught on fire？ None of the hippies he let build houses on his commune property ended up trying to sell bad LSD， attract the revenge of the Hell's Angels who take over， but get the place raided and the dogs shot by a rogue officer？ Not even diarrhea from a questionable vat of vegetarian curry？ The end result is similar to listening to that one kid in elementary school whose "parents were millionaires but have to pretend they're working class because they work for the FBI， his uncle is a kung fu master and world famous DJ who taught him how to use the sleeper hold on anyone， and has a swimming pool with a pet dolphin in it but you can't come over because it's being repainted with a glow-in-the-dark bottom"。The grand narrative of the book is "I said yes to everything offered to me， let fate guide my life instead of listening to the self-criticizing voice in my head and my life turned out better than my wildest dreams。" But the unwritten subtext is "Also， I'm a highly motivated heterosexual middle-class white man with gifted technical intelligence and unwavering determination and focus， who happens to be in the right place at the right time over and over， and also surrounded by skilled people who volunteer for everything I need help with， and also when I broke the rules and did something different from what was expected， people admired my tenacity and accepted me anyway。" I feel that books like this， 'The Secret' etc gloss over the parts of their lives that are the result of good fortune or charity， as well as missteps and dark parts of their lives， in order to convince readers that by following a spiritual path of meditation， visualization etc their lives will turn out just as perfect， when it's really not that simple。 。。。more
James Doherty
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Tough one。I honestly could not put this book down。 It is written in such a way that you want to know what happens next。 However， the book just felt a bit。。。。slimy。 It is part philosophy， memoir， and humble brag。 There are some great morals about surrendering， as the title says， but he really did not give the whole story， and you can tell。There are times that just are not believable， feel extremely exaggerated， and parts where he just talked about the good parts of a situation。 With the whole law Tough one。I honestly could not put this book down。 It is written in such a way that you want to know what happens next。 However， the book just felt a bit。。。。slimy。 It is part philosophy， memoir， and humble brag。 There are some great morals about surrendering， as the title says， but he really did not give the whole story， and you can tell。There are times that just are not believable， feel extremely exaggerated， and parts where he just talked about the good parts of a situation。 With the whole lawsuit bit， that honestly had an air of "oh no， how could this happen to us， I'm totally innocent and perfect。" That was a bit annoying。I would suggest reading it， but understand， you will probably be a little annoyed at parts。 。。。more
Jorge Torrens
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I red this book after reading’The Untethered Soul’ which allowed me to better understand it。 It’s an amazing example of his teaching in first person。 I can only highly recommend this book and think about his journey。 There are many lessons to learn to improve our own lives experience。The critical point is to understand what Michael means with ‘surrendering or total surrendering’。 I personally believe it requires an interpretation as total surrendering is not taking any decisions as opposed to be I red this book after reading’The Untethered Soul’ which allowed me to better understand it。 It’s an amazing example of his teaching in first person。 I can only highly recommend this book and think about his journey。 There are many lessons to learn to improve our own lives experience。The critical point is to understand what Michael means with ‘surrendering or total surrendering’。 I personally believe it requires an interpretation as total surrendering is not taking any decisions as opposed to be planning your life。 My own interpretation is that you accept changes in live and you let go， you see how live is unfolding and you accept it instead of denying it。 But I think you take own decisions as life takes you to some T-junctions where you have to decide。 For example you decide on your values and red lines， otherwise you could surrender to ilegal actions。 So I see some interpretations are required with total surrendering。 On the other hand， you want it or not， many decisions which seem very subtle have deep long term consequences in life。 For example Michael decides not to continue at the university for his right reasons but there is a decision and it’s not just life。 So personally I see in the surrendering an exercise of accepting， of letting go and not to listen to your inner fears， and face new and uncharted waters with the right confidence。 A great lesson which allows you to become free from your inner fears and fully enjoy life。 。。。more
Fidan Huseyni
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At the end of every year I set intentions for the year ahead。 This last time， I’ve been wondering what it would be like to not set any intentions/plans/goals and see what would happen if I surrendered totally to life’s flow。。。Well， this book is a direct response to my curiosity。 Michael Singer takes you on a journey of what it would be like to SURRENDER completely whilst actively participating in the path that is laid out before you。 Vivid and simple storytelling that truly inspires me。 Thank yo At the end of every year I set intentions for the year ahead。 This last time， I’ve been wondering what it would be like to not set any intentions/plans/goals and see what would happen if I surrendered totally to life’s flow。。。Well， this book is a direct response to my curiosity。 Michael Singer takes you on a journey of what it would be like to SURRENDER completely whilst actively participating in the path that is laid out before you。 Vivid and simple storytelling that truly inspires me。 Thank you Michael Singer for sharing your spirited journey of Daring to Surrender。 I really enjoyed witnessing your story and my curiosity may just lead me to a surrender experiment of my own。。。 。。。more
Jessica
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Super meh of a book。 I could not find a chapter to relate to the author。 I could not find practice or exercise or a way to apply his morals into my own story to help or enhance my life。 I wonder if reading this book with the attitude it was just a narrative of a guy who was walking into an opportunity kept getting opportunity would have saved me the week of my life of reading it。 I am not sure where this book falls into my life or if I will ever be able to really apply it and make use of it。 Sum Super meh of a book。 I could not find a chapter to relate to the author。 I could not find practice or exercise or a way to apply his morals into my own story to help or enhance my life。 I wonder if reading this book with the attitude it was just a narrative of a guy who was walking into an opportunity kept getting opportunity would have saved me the week of my life of reading it。 I am not sure where this book falls into my life or if I will ever be able to really apply it and make use of it。 Summary of this book; quiet down and listen to your own intuition。 It took this guy in all sorts of direction （side note; it sounds like he grew up wealthy already？ do I need to do more research about that？） and that's the best you can hope for; if you listen to your intuition （and act on it） it'll take you in some sort of direction。 。。。more
Brooke
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This book gave great insight to Untethered Soul
Jack
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If Goodreads allowed me to do half stars， I'd give this 4。5。 I found this book to be incredibly useful and personally transformative， and I expect that most people would be able to get a good lesson from it。 It gets a little boring in the middle though， and the wisdom is more something to be absorbed than something directly transmitted。The book itself is a story of the author's life。 Particularly， it's the story of him noticing that that voice in his mind， the one that tells him what he does and If Goodreads allowed me to do half stars， I'd give this 4。5。 I found this book to be incredibly useful and personally transformative， and I expect that most people would be able to get a good lesson from it。 It gets a little boring in the middle though， and the wisdom is more something to be absorbed than something directly transmitted。The book itself is a story of the author's life。 Particularly， it's the story of him noticing that that voice in his mind， the one that tells him what he does and doesn't like， is separate from who he is。 And in noticing that， it somehow leads him to… letting go of control？ He starts to notice that when that voice gets quiet， he has space to receive what the world is offering him。 If he lets go of personal preference and instead follows the flow， things tend to go well。 This leads him to beginning his surrender experiment。 And as he tells the story of his life through this lens， we see again and again and again that things work out in inexplicable ways。 He develops this trust that everything will be okay， and it is。And so for me reading this book， I found myself exploring loosening my grip on the reins of life。 What if I trust that things will work out？ What if I allow myself to receive signs and nudges？ What if I simply accept what's in front of me？ These are basic questions， but they're fresh for me。 I've only been holding them for a couple of weeks， but I'm noticing how things do unfold in unexpected and wonderful ways when I can flow instead of resisting。 。。。more
Sadie Pitz
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Kailey Melin
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