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Michael Singer's Teaching About the Exhausting Tug of War Lives We Lead

And the simple, four-step solution.

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David Gerken
Jun 25, 2026
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Men playing tug-of-war on a sandy beach.
Photo by Will Haddock on Unsplash

My favorite spiritual teacher Michael Singer has offered his tug of war teaching in several talks I’ve listened to. As usual, it is pithy, powerful and wise.

Let’s get into it with this from my AI pal:

“A tug of war is a competitive sporting game where two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to drag the othe…

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