It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it’s helpful to remember that any stressful feeling is like a compassionate alarm clock that says, “You’re caught in the dream.”
BYRON KATIENothing comes ahead of its time, and nothing ever happened that didn’t need to happen.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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Bottom line is, if someone says something about me and it upsets me, it’s true.
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Until you can see everything in the world as your friend, your work is not done.
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The world is nothing but my perception of it. I see only through myself. I hear only through the filter of my story.
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Life is the constant opportunity to wake up.
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In my experience, we don’t make thoughts appear, they just appear. One day, I noticed that their appearance just wasn’t personal. Noticing that really makes it simpler to inquire.
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You don’t get to vote on what is. Have you noticed?
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There’s no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.
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The mind usually says, “I know, I know, I know.” But the “don’t-know mind” is where wisdom lives.
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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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Forgiveness is discovering that what you thought happened, didn’t.
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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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That’s what every uncomfortable feeling is for-that’s what pain is for, what money is for, what everything in the world is for: your self-realization.
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Everyone is a mirror image of yourself-your own thinking coming back to you.
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It’s not easy to find your own way when you believe that you need love, approval, appreciation, or anything from your family. It’s particularly hard when you want them to see things your way.
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When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or anything, fear is the cause and pain is the result.
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