When we’re not defending and justifying, and we’re being very still, our answers can and do shock us.
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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Don’t be careful. You could hurt yourself.
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Your suffering is never caused by the person you’re blaming.
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The mind’s job is to validate what it thinks.
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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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Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed.
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If you don’t like your world, question your thoughts about it.
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When they attack you and you notice that you love them with all your heart, your Work is done.
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Every moment a gift: are you unwrapping yours now, and now, and now?
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Any stressful thought that you have about the planet, for example, shows you where you are stuck, where your energy is being exhausted in not fully meeting life as it is, without conditions.
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Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don’t have to like it. It’s just easier if you do.
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You are the effect of your story, that’s all.
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Place only your kindest thoughts on everything you experience today. Meet yourself.
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When you discover that all happiness is inside you, the wanting and needing are over, and life gets very exciting.
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The person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is.
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It’s not easy to find your own way when you believe that you need love, approval, appreciation, or anything from your family. It’s particularly hard when you want them to see things your way.
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