# E186: You Don’t Need to Rise—You Need to Release Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/michael-singer-podcast-4033298/e186-you-don-t-need-to-rise-you-need-to-release Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/michael-singer-podcast-4033298/e186-you-don-t-need-to-rise-you-need-to-release.md Podcast: [Michael Singer Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/michael-singer-podcast-4033298) Published: 2026-06-01T06:01:07+00:00 Episode link: https://resources2.soundstrue.com/podcast/e186-you-dont-need-to-rise-you-need-to-release/ Audio file: https://media.blubrry.com/sounds_true/media.blubrry.com/themichaelsingerpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/themichaelsingerpodcast/E186-You_Don_t_Need_to_Rise_You_Need_to_Release.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/michael-singer-podcast-4033298/episodes/e186-you-don-t-need-to-rise-you-need-to-release Duration seconds: 3154 ## Resource Spiritual growth is not about rising higher but about releasing the inner attachments and conditioning that hold you down. Your suffering comes from resisting reality and clinging to preferences formed by past experiences. By accepting life as it unfolds and letting go of inner resistance, you access natural peace, clarity, and eventually transcend the ego entirely. © Sounds True Inc. Episodes: © 2026 Michael A. Singer. All Rights Reserved. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/michael-singer-podcast-4033298/episodes/e186-you-don-t-need-to-rise-you-need-to-release/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/michael-singer-podcast-4033298/e186-you-don-t-need-to-rise-you-need-to-release.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.