Michael Singer - How to Feel Love All the Time

Quick Overview

Michael Singer explains that the feeling of love all the time is not a trap or something to be achieved through external circumstances, but rather an innate state of being that is blocked by stored negative energy from past painful experiences, which requires conscious effort to release and allow the natural flow of love to be felt regardless of external conditions.

Key Points: Love can be the biggest trap or the biggest liberator on your spiritual journey, depending on whether it is personal or impersonal. Personal love is conditional, relying on another person's presence or expected behavior, leading to pain when conditions change or the person leaves. Impersonal love, or divine love (Shakti), is a constant flow of energy inside you that is always present, independent of external events. If you don't feel love, it is because you are blocking the internal flow by holding onto stored negative experiences, such as past hurts or discomfort. The way to feel love all the time is to consciously work on letting go of these stored blockages rather than trying to control external situations or people. Practicing letting go allows the natural, unconditional flow of love (the 'bread' or energy described by Christ) to be expressed continuously, regardless of external circumstances. The speaker used a personal anecdote about his ex-husband's reaction to a beautiful sunset to illustrate how negative stored energy can cause irrational reactions even to positive events.

Context: Michael Singer introduces the concept that love can be either a personal, conditional trap or an impersonal, liberating force (Shakti). He contrasts conditional love, which relies on external factors like the presence of a specific person or favorable circumstances, with unconditional love, which he describes as a natural state of being that flows constantly within one's consciousness. The speaker uses an anecdote about his ex-husband's reaction to a sunset to highlight how deeply stored negative energy—even from childhood—can cause people to reflexively close off from positive experiences, thereby blocking the natural flow of love.