The Surrender Experiment Free Audiobook

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Atthe heart of the experiment is the simple question: am I better of making up and alter reality my mind and fighting with reality make it be my way. Or am I better of letting it go of what I want and serving the same forces of reality that manage to create the same perfection of the universe around me. This experiment is not about dropping out of life, will be about leaping into life, to live in a place where we no longer control our personal fears and desires. For lack of a better name, I have called this: The surrender experiment.

The same philosophy of surrender to the universal power is also manifest in traditional Chinese philosophy -Lao Tze. If you follow the order (same idea as universal power described before), things get done. If you go against it, it takes extra efforts to get things done. In some case, nothing at all will get done, no matter how hard you try.

Michael Alan Singer is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and former software developer. Two of his books, The Untethered Soul and The Surrender Experiment, were New York Times bestsellers.

When you surrender your life to the unknown you're being strong rather than weak, it's not easy to let go of your ego and let yourself go with the flow of energy and allow life to unfold naturally without you pushing it, forcing it, and making it go in different directions.

Slow down and listen so that you can hear what is being offered to you. Through meditation, you can slow your mind and body down enough to connect with your inner self and hear the guidance that offers up creative solutions. This is something that we simply cannot do in the fast-paced modern world that we live in with people and technology always stealing our attention. You might have some crazy ideas once you start connecting with yourself but this is your calling, surrender, and make those ideas a reality because this is your path in life and you cannot go wrong when you listen and trust your gut feeling.

Start a gratitude journal and write in it daily. Be grateful for the people that come into your life, be grateful for the lessons you're learning, be grateful for the things you take for granted. Being grateful is another way to connect you with source. Make sure that the people around you know how grateful you are for them and what they do in your life or business, the more people feel appreciated, the greater they'll work with you / for you.

When you find yourself in an awkward or uncomfortable situation, worrying about what people will think, you have the opportunity to awaken your spirituality because when you analyze your anxiety, you can reflect on your true self aka your consciousness.

Author Michael Singer discovered his spirituality when an embarrassing situation allowed him the opportunity to analyze his thoughts. During a difficult discussion, he could understand that his conscious mind and his anxious mind were 2 separate systems and therefore, continue with the topic at hand.

You can stop the bothersome chatter in your head, known as your anxious mind, from distracting you by learning Zen meditation, a practise that involves focusing on your breath and repeating special sounds. When mastered, this form of deep meditation can completely quiet an anxious mind leaving you with a sensation of complete relaxation and silence due to your awareness of self completely vanishing.

Think of a time when you said no to a friend or family member who asked if you could help them out in some way because you thought it was too much of a commitment. Michael Singer tells us that service is much more satisfying than solitude and can help turn the course of your life around in ways you never could have imagined.

Spirituality and meditation is often associated with monks, hippies, and creative people who have no real interest in the material world but spirituality can help you reach your business goals as the author of The Surrender Experiment can attest to.

Thanks to saying yes to new opportunities and taking every opportunity presented to help someone, Michael became a carpenter, the local policeman having seen and admired the community temple that the author had built. This led to more people asking if Michael could do jobs for them and all of a sudden, business was booming and the author had a flourishing carpentry company on his hands. At this point, Michael needed capital but was rejected by several banks due to his lack of experience. Not giving up, he asked one last bank. The president of the bank saw the request and decided to go and see the temple Michael had built. He liked what he saw so authorized the loan and the business grew from strength to strength. The story came full circle when that same bank director quit his job to follow his dream, in this case to open a video store. Now he was the person who needed a loan and Michael was happy to say yes.

Learning how to use a computer for the first time, Michael became interested in computer programming, finding this new language of coding as relaxing as meditation. Learning fast, he soon found himself on a new career path, coming up with a computerized accounts system for his carpentry business. Before he knew it, just like with his carpentry business before, people were asking him to create software for them. One day, he had a phone call from a new client asking if he could create medical billing software for them. One amazing opportunity led to another and another with Michael soon working alongside a team.

In 2003 Michael Singer was placed under suspicion of fraud, his office raided and his assets confiscated. This was due to an employee who had been accepting bribes from the companies that he brought in, he knew he had been found out by the company so went to the FBI trying to put the blame on Michael.

Chapter One - Waking Up

Chapter Two - The Great Experiment Begins

Chapter Three - From Solitude to Sevice

Chapter Four - The Business Surrender

Chapter Five - Something Priceless is Born

Chapter Six - The Forces of Natural Growth

Chapter Seven - When Dark Clouds Become Rainbows

Chapter Eight - Embracing Explosive Expansion

Chapter Nine - Total Surrender

Michael Singer explores the concept of surrender and how it can lead to a life of greater ease, flow, and fulfillment. He shares his personal journey of how he stumbled upon surrender as a way of life and how it transformed his life in unexpected ways.

Singer explains that surrender is not about giving up or becoming passive, but rather about letting go of our resistance to what is and allowing life to unfold naturally. He emphasizes that when we let go of our mental chatter and surrender to the present moment, we open ourselves up to new possibilities and experiences that we might have otherwise missed.

He also points out that surrender is not a one-time event, but rather a continuous practice that requires us to let go of our fears, judgments, and attachments on a moment-to-moment basis. He suggests that the more we surrender, the more we cultivate a state of inner peace and harmony, which in turn attracts more positive experiences and opportunities into our lives.

Singer's personal story of surrendering to life's challenges and opportunities is a powerful example of how surrender can lead to unexpected growth and success. He shares how he let go of his own plans and desires and instead followed the opportunities that life presented to him, leading to the creation of a successful software company and a life of greater meaning and purpose. As Singer writes, "When we let go of our own desires and simply allow life to unfold, we are always guided to where we need to be." This is a lesson that we can all benefit from, regardless of where we are on our own life journey.

Singer's journey began when he was a young man who was struggling to find his place in the world. He had dropped out of college and was living in a small cabin in the woods, trying to find meaning in his life.

At this point in the story, Singer introduces us to a concept that he calls the "inner voice." This is the voice that we all have inside of us, which is constantly speaking to us and telling us what we should do. Singer explains that in order to hear this voice, we must learn to quiet our minds and listen to the silence. It is only in this state of deep inner listening that we can truly hear the guidance of our inner voice.

As Singer began to practice this form of deep inner listening, he started to experience a series of synchronistic events that led him down an unexpected path. He found himself drawn to a spiritual community in Florida, where he quickly became an integral part of the community. Singer explains that his ability to surrender to the events that were unfolding in his life allowed him to experience a level of success and fulfillment that he never could have imagined.

Singer's journey took him to Gainesville, Florida, where he started a software company with a group of friends. This was a significant departure from his spiritual pursuits, but Singer was committed to surrendering to the opportunities that life presented him with.

Singer learned that the key to building a successful business was not to force things to happen, but rather to allow the business to unfold in its own way. He and his partners took a step back and let the business develop organically, without trying to control every aspect of it. This approach allowed the business to grow at its own pace, and it ultimately became a highly successful enterprise.

A key lesson is the importance of trusting in the universe and having faith that everything will work out in the end. Singer and his partners faced numerous challenges along the way, but they never lost faith that their business would succeed. They surrendered to the obstacles and trusted that they were being guided towards a successful outcome.

Singer also explores the concept of surrender as it relates to relationships. Singer shares his experiences with romantic relationships and how surrendering to the flow of life can lead to greater fulfillment and happiness.

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