Instead of
sampling the inspirations of her favourite pop artists for her latest
musical offering, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is sharing Buddhist wisdom on
the opener of her new album.
The
newly-married X Factor judge has adopted the beliefs of Western
philosopher Alan Watts to her life and her work by including excerpts
from his teachings in Only Human.
Cheryl
said she was introduced to the guru by a friend last year - a time when
she was coping with a divorce, the demise of her US career and
recovering from the disease Malaria - and hasn't looked back since.
In the stars: Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
claims to have reevaluated her beliefs system after discovering a
philosopher named Alan Watts
She told them: 'He says: "Whatever you want your life to be, live it." I was really moved by it.'
Watts, who died in 1973, is famed for introducing the Western world to Eastern beliefs, including Zen Buddhism.
Now,
brunette beauty Cheryl has included a passage from one of the spiritual
leader's activism audiobooks, Do You Do It Or Does It Do You? How To
Let The Universe Meditate You on the introductory track to Only Human.
Only Human: Cheryl has sampled some of the guru's speeches on her fourth album Only Human
Sharing the wisdom: The singer regularly shares her favourite enlightening passages on her Instagram page
At
the time when Cheryl - who returns to The X Factor UK this year - became
familiar with the influencer, she was attempting to bounce back from
being fired from The X Factor USA.
Her
boss and close friend Simon Cowell stunted her break into the American
market in its early stages by suggesting that she wasn't a good fit for
the overseas audience.
The
31-year-old was also overcoming a very public separation from her
cheating husband Ashley Cole and had only recently suffered with the
near-fatal experience with Malaria during a charitable trip.
In the past: At the time when Cheryl discovered the philosophies, she was overcoming a divorce from footballer Ashley Cole
Moving on: The singer is now happily married to French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini
A
source went on to tell The Sun: 'Cheryl was introduced to Alan's tapes
with a very difficult few years of her life. It made her rethink things.
'She's at a completely different stage now and she wants to share a message of complete optimism.'
For
Cheryl, things finally seem to be looking up again as she releases her
fourth studio album while regaining her seat on the ITV judging panel.
The star has also recently married French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, with whom she appears to be besotted.
Cheryl now regularly uses her Instagram page to share her favourite spiritual quotes with her 1million social media fans.
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