Pouring New Age dogma into the words of Jesus, Singer writes, “In Then finally, in what is utter blasphemy, Jesus said, “I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life no one comes to theįather (God) but by me” (John 14:6). He ends theĬhapter making this claim, “All the great teachings reveal the way of Of the deepest of all spiritual teachings” (pg.165). In chapter 18, Singer opens by promoting Taoism, describing it as “one Shakti, Spirit, and Chi, and it plays an intricate part in your life” Singer, while explaining the Hindu doctrine of chakras,Įnergy centers, writes “This energy flow has been referred to as Is the seat of the Buddhist Self, the Hindu Atman, and the Judeo-Christian While explaining ”your center of consciousness” Singer pushes syncretism, “That The great saints and sages of all time and all religions”? (pg. Isn’t this what they’ve been trying to tell us – Christ, Buddha, and Self”, Singer writes, “You can move from the finite to the All the great spiritual traditions talk about your spiritual energy In ancient Chinese medicine, it is called Chi. He writes, “It’sīeen called by many names. The reader when he describes the “flow of energy” inside you. Is the reconciliation or fusion of differing religious beliefs. There is no need for a Savior, and there is nothing to be forgiven. TUS is an absolute refutation of the Christianįaith, teaching that your own actions can lead to liberation. Throughout TUS Singer makes one “truth claim” after another, using subtlety toĭeceive the reader that what he is preaching is the ultimate truth. TUS lumps ChristĪnd His faith in with the religions and spiritual practices of Hinduism (pg.ĥ3) Buddhism (pg. Its uniqueness and exclusive claims as the “One True Faith”. Syncretism, the unification of all religions, and strips the Christian faith of TUS is completely committed to the ideal of 180), nor does the reader need toįeel guilt and shame, they just feel that way due to being taught wrongly about 142, 177),Īnd instructs the reader that they have no need to “renounce the world” (pg.ġ42), nor does the reader need to repent (pg. TUS guides the reader to not rely on Scripture (pg. Holy Scriptures, the Triune God revealed to the world by Jesus (Mt 3:16 Mt 17 The ill-informed Christian, leading them away from Christ and the God of the TUS misrepresents Jesus and his faith, and pours
To tell us – Christ, Buddha, and the great saints and sages of all time and all TUS reduces Christ to just one of manyĮnlightened sages who Singer says taught that, “YouĬan move from the finite to the infinite. The individual consciousness falls into the Universal Oneness.ĪND THAT’S IT” (pg. The Atman (Soul) falls into the Paramatman That knows itself as an individual drifts back far enough, it becomes like theĭrop that falls into the ocean. TUS replacesįaith in the Christian God with a panentheistic worldview: “When the drop of consciousness (TUS), replaces the Faith of Christ with a false belief system. The teachings of Michael Singer’s, “the untethered soul” Antichrist by definition means “in place of Christ”, not just The book, “ the untethered soul”, is antichrist inĮvery respect. The author of this book targets Christians, and with subtlety attempts to subvert the follower of Christ who lacks a knowledge of Holy Scripture, and spiritual discernment. " The Untethered Soul" is a book directed toward the religious masses, and has found its way into many Christian home libraries. Paul the Apostle teaches the Church in his instruction to Titus (Titus 1:9-14) that spiritual leaders (elders & bishops) should be aware of vain talkers and deceivers, who "subvert" whole houses (churches). The best-selling books on spirituality and self-help psychology are popular with pastors and church-goers alike. I write this post to give you an example of what "subversion" looks like in the 21st century in America.
I battled this priest for a very long time until I had to speak out against its dangers to the souls that came in contact with it. I was inspired to write this critique of " The Untethered Soul" because a priest of the Orthodox Church I attended was promoting this book, using it in his catechism classes, his counseling sessions, and basing his sermons on the non-Christian and evil contents found in its pages. The book " The Untethered Soul" has spent months on the New York Times Best Sellers List, and is currently the #1 Best Seller on Amazon for "Cognitive Psychology".