We don’t attach to things; we attach to our stories about them.
BYRON KATIE
BYRON KATIE
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I can find only three kinds of business in the Universe: mine, yours, and God’s.
Byron KatieByron Katie If you think the cause of your problem is ‘out there,’ you’ll try to solve it from the outside. Take the shortcut: solve it from within.
Byron KatieByron Katie Thought the mind can justify itself faster than the speed of light, it can be stopped through the act of writing.
Byron KatieByron Katie 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.
Byron KatieByron Katie The greatest stock market you can invest in is yourself. Finding this truth is better than finding a gold mine.
Byron KatieByron Katie Look at your life without the thought “Something terrible is going to happen.”
Byron KatieByron Katie When we love what is, it becomes so simple to live in the world. The world is exactly as it should be.
Byron KatieByron Katie The Ego’s job is to kill everything but itself.
Byron KatieByron Katie If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen.”
Byron KatieByron Katie All the advice you ever gave your partner is for you to hear.
Byron KatieByron Katie When you argue with reality, you lose, but only 100% of the time.
Byron KatieByron Katie Gratitude is what we are without a story.
Byron KatieByron Katie The most important relationship is the mind’s relationship with itself. In other words, the ultimate – and, really, the only – relationship you have is the relationship with your own thoughts.
Byron KatieByron Katie It’s not a little thing to lose your identification and who you believe yourself to be.
Byron KatieByron Katie You can’t have your daughter as long as you have a concept of her. When you get rid of the concept, you meet your daughter for the first time. That’s the way this works.
Byron KatieByron Katie Your parents are your projection-nothing more.
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