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Until the mind is open, the heart stays closed. The open mind is the key to the open heart.

Byron Katie

Without 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.
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Appearance Investigation Life Perfection Reveal Story Understand
It’s for each of us to look at what we really do believe – what our belief system really consists of.
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Believe Ourselves System
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
When you argue with reality, you lose, but only 100% of the time.
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Argument Lose Reality Time Yourself
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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Believe Conditional Goodness People Teaching
If our thinking is clear, how could work or money be the problem? Our thinking is all we need to change.
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Change Clear Money Need Thinking Work
Thinking that people are supposed to do or be anything other than what they are is like saying that the tree over there should be the sky. I investigated that and found freedom.
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Freedom Investigation Myself People Sky Thinking Tree
Love is action. It’s clear, it’s kind, it’s effortless, and it’s irresistible.
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Action Clear Irresistible Kind Love
Gratitude is what we are without a story.
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Gratitude Identify Story
The miracle of love comes to you in the presence of the uninterpreted moment. If you are mentally somewhere else, you miss real life.
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Life Love Miracle Moments Presence Reality Yourself
You would be amazed at who people are once you know yourself.
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Amazing People Yourself
When we’re not defending and justifying, and we’re being very still, our answers can and do shock us.
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Answer Defend Justify Ourselves
Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realization.
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Feeling Moments Pain Realize Stress Suffering Uncomfortable
The last story: God is everything, God is good.
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God Goodness Story
The person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is.
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Live Peace Person Teaching True
You don’t get to vote on what is. Have you noticed?
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Notice Politics Vote Yourself

Until the mind is open, the heart stays closed. The open mind is the key to the open heart.

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