Who are you? When you start to explore this question, you find out how elusive it really is. Are you a physical body? A collection of experiences and memories? A partner to relationships? Each time you consider aspects of yourself, you realize that there is much more you than any of these can define. In this book, spiritual teacher Michael Singer explores the question of who we are and arrives at the conclusion that our identity is to be found in our consciousness, the fact of our ability to observe ourselves and the world around us. By tapping into traditions of meditation and mindfulness, Singer show how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and let go of painful thoughts and memories that keep us from achieving happiness and self-realization.Divided in to five parts, the book offers a frank and friendly discussion of consciousness and how we can develop it. In part one, he examines the notion of self and the inner dialogue that all of use live with. Part two examines the experience of energy as it flows through us and works to show readers how to open their hearts to the energy of experience that permeates their lives. Ways to overcome tendencies to close down to the rest of the world are the subject of part three. Enlightenment and the embrace of universal consciousness are the subject of part four. And finally, in part five, Singer returns to daily life and the pursuit of "unconditional happiness". Throughout, the book maintains a light and engaging tone, free from heavy dogma and prescriptive religious references. The easy exercises that figure in each chapter help readers experience the ideas that Singer presents.

邁剋·辛格

於1971年在佛羅裏達大學獲得經濟學碩士學位。在博士就讀期間，他的內心深處開始覺醒，於是隱居潛心鑽研瑜伽和冥想。1975年，他創建瞭“宇宙之廟”，今天已是久負盛名的瑜伽和冥想中心，持任何宗教和信仰的人都可以在這裏一起感受內心的寜靜。經過多年的努力，辛格已經在商業、藝術、教育、健康和環保等諸多領域取得瞭重大成就。之前他還著有兩本關於東西方哲學融閤的書籍：《尋找真相》和《宇宙的法則：因果，意誌和愛》。

本書在全球範圍內享有極高贊譽，齣版後即榮登《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜榜首，之後在土耳其、巴西、西班牙、瑞士、日本、中國颱灣地區、荷蘭、丹麥、芬蘭、波蘭、意大利等十幾個國傢和地區相繼齣版。作者由此成為享譽全球的暢銷書作傢。