When we question our thoughts, we see that the craziness was never in the world, but in us.
BYRON KATIEWithout an uninvestigated story, there’s only the perfection of life appearing as itself. You can always go inside and find the beauty that’s revealed after the pain and fear are understood.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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Gratitude is what we are without a story.
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Life is the constant opportunity to wake up.
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The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want.
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It’s difficult to seek other people’s love. It’s deadly. In seeking it you lose what is genuine. This is the prison we create for ourselves as we seek what we already have.
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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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It’s good that it hurts. Pain is the signal that you’re confused, that you’re in a lie.
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Happiness is the natural state for someone who knows that there’s nothing to know.
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I have had the privilege of losing everything.
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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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Peace doesn’t require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.
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If I want something, I go get it. Anything that I believe will stop me, I question.
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Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.
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I love the world, because I love the mind that created the world.
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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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When we’re not defending and justifying, and we’re being very still, our answers can and do shock us.
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