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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If you knew how important you are, you would fragment into a billion pieces and just be light.
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We are never really in control. We just think we are when things happen to be going our way.
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Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.
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We may appear to be mean but we’re really only frightened.
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Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.
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I love what I think, and I’m never tempted to believe it.
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We do not mature through age. We mature in awareness.
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If you realized how beautiful you are, you would fall at your own feet.
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We begin to not be human, as we’ve known it, any longer. But to be just creative minds and action, whereas right now we’re confused minds and actions, and our environment mirrors that back to us.
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Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.
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It’s quite an amazing experience to see the same life with and without the thought. We come to see how crazy a thought can make us when we believe it.
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The best way of leading people is to let them find their own way.
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The mind’s job is to validate what it thinks.
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Everything that happens is God’s will. When you realize that, you’re home 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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