Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you.
BYRON KATIEHere’s how a child listens: you tell him something, and he puts his own interpretation on what you said. That’s what he hears. No one has ever heard you.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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We say to others only what we need to hear.
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My life is a contribution.
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Nothing comes ahead of its time, and nothing ever happened that didn’t need to happen.
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Thinking that people are supposed to do or be anything other than what they are is like saying that the tree over there should be the sky. I investigated that and found freedom.
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For me, everything is God. Everything and everyone. So it was just, God needs me now, now, now.
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No-one can disappoint you, only your thoughts about them can.
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Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.
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I have never experienced a stressful feeling that wasn’t caused by attaching to an untrue thought. Behind every uncomfortable feeling, there’s a thought that isn’t true for us.
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I came to see that there was nothing to forgive, that I was the one who caused my own problems.
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Life is the constant opportunity to wake up.
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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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Everyone is a mirror image of yourself-your own thinking coming back to you.
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Discomfort is the call to set yourself free.
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You might believe that it’s only for their own good, but how does it feel when you try to manipulate the people you love? Are you teaching them that your love is conditional? Maybe through inquiry we can find another way.
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If people are living their lives for security and comfort and pleasure, then mind’s every waking moment will be plotting those things. That’s how it stays identified – as a body, as a you.
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