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

Byron Katie

Until you can see everything in the world as your friend, your work is not done.
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Friendship Work World Yourself
There is nothing that isn’t true if you believe it; and nothing is true, believe it or not.
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Believe True Yourself
Forgiveness is discovering that what you thought happened, didn’t.
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Discover Forgiveness Thinking Yourself
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
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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Argument Believe Mindset Suffering Thinking Time
Since the past is unreal and the future is unreal, all your thoughts are about nothing.
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Past Reality Thinking Yourself
No one has ever been able to control his thinking, although people may tell the story of how they have. I don’t let go of my thoughts-I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me.
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Control Let Go Myself People Thinking Understand
Your parents are your projection-nothing more.
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Parents Projection Yourself
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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Beginning End Oneself Peace People Problem
The only way I can be angry at you is when I have thought, said, or done something that is unkind in my own opinion.
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Angry Myself Opinion Thinking Unkind Way
Happiness is the natural state for someone who knows that there’s nothing to know.
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Happiness Known Natural State Yourself
Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.
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Attention Close Happiness Pay Yourself
It’s not the problem that causes our suffering; it’s our thinking about the problem.
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Problem Reason Suffering Thinking
I believe in the power of every human being to end suffering.
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Believe Human Power Suffering
To argue with reality is to argue with God.
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Argument God Reality
There’s no nightmare you can’t wake yourself up from.
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Nightmare Wake Up Yourself

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

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