Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.
BYRON KATIEIf you knew how important you are, you would fragment into a billion pieces and just be light.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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Here’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.
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How do I know it was meant to happen this way? Because it did.
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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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To understand our own thinking is to understand all thinking.
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The ego is terrified of the truth. And the truth is that the ego doesn’t exist.
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I stopped waiting for the world to give me what I wanted; I started giving it to myself.
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Discomfort is the call to set yourself free.
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I believe in the power of every human being to end suffering.
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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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When they attack you and you notice that you love them with all your heart, your Work is done.
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If you realized how beautiful you are, you would fall at your own feet.
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That’s the purpose of stress. It’s a friend. It’s an alarm clock, built in to let you know that it’s time to do The Work.
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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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Thinking that what you want equals what’s best for you is a dead end.
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Life is the constant opportunity to wake up.
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