It’s difficult to seek other people’s love. It’s deadly. In seeking it you lose what is genuine. This is the prison we create for ourselves as we seek what we already have.
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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Just keep coming home to yourself, you are the one who you’ve been waiting for.
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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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God, as I use the word, is another name for what is. I always know God’s intention: It’s exactly what is in every moment.
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I have had the privilege of losing everything.
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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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You don’t experience anxiety unless you’re attached to a thought that isn’t true for you. It’s that simple.
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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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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.
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Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you’re believing an untrue thought.
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Until the mind is open, the heart stays closed. The open mind is the key to the open heart.
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The best way of leading people is to let them find their own way.
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Thinking that what you want equals what’s best for you is a dead end.
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Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.
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Being present means living without control and always having your needs met.
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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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