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We don’t attach to things; we attach to our stories about them.

Byron Katie

I came to see that there was nothing to forgive, that I was the one who caused my own problems.
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Forgiveness Myself Problem See
The world is as you perceive it to be. For me, clarity is a word for beauty. It’s what I am. And when I’m clear, I see only beauty. Nothing else is possible.
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Beautiful Myself Perceive Possible World
The mind’s job is to validate what it thinks.
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Job Mindset Thinking Validate
That’s the purpose of stress. It’s a friend. It’s an alarm clock, built in to let you know that it’s time to do The Work.
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Alarm Clock Friendship Purpose Time Work
To me, health is a balanced mind. A balanced mind knows how to get enough rest, how to eat properly, how to exercise. I have come out as just a balanced human being, and I don’t know anything finer than that.
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Balance Exercise Fine Health Human Known Mindset
So there’s only transcendence in the moment. Nobody can be transcended forever. That’s why I say, “Who cares if you’re enlightened forever?”
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Enlightenment Forever Moments Transcendence
I see the goodness and beauty in everyone, and everything is a gift given for me and for all of us. If you don’t love it, question your mind until you do.
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Beautiful Goodness Love Mindset Question See Yourself
Your parents are your projection-nothing more.
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Parents Projection Yourself
The world is what you believe it to be, and it changes as you change.
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Believe Change World Yourself
Your suffering is never caused by the person you’re blaming.
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Blame Person Suffering Yourself
To understand our own thinking is to understand all thinking.
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Ourselves Thinking Understand
If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen.”
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Appreciation Approval Desire God Myself Prayer
It’s for each of us to look at what we really do believe – what our belief system really consists of.
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Believe Ourselves System
I believe in the power of every human being to end suffering.
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Believe Human Power Suffering
In my experience, we don’t make thoughts appear, they just appear. One day, I noticed that their appearance just wasn’t personal. Noticing that really makes it simpler to inquire.
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Appearance Experience Myself Personal Simplicity Thinking
My life is a contribution.
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Contribution Life Myself

We don’t attach to things; we attach to our stories about them.

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