For me, everything is God. Everything and everyone. So it was just, God needs me now, now, now.
BYRON KATIEFor me, everything is God. Everything and everyone. So it was just, God needs me now, now, now.
BYRON KATIEThe whole world is simply my story, projected back to me on the screen of my own perception. All of it.
BYRON KATIEThe opening to reality, as it really is, is beauty.
BYRON KATIEHow do I know it was meant to happen this way? Because it did.
BYRON KATIEWe say to others only what we need to hear.
BYRON KATIEWithout 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.
BYRON KATIEYou 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.
BYRON KATIEEveryone has equal wisdom. It is absolutely equally distributed. No one is wiser than anyone else.
BYRON KATIEThinking that what you want equals what’s best for you is a dead end.
BYRON KATIEWhen safety is our priority, we live our lives being very, very careful, and we wind up having no lives.
BYRON KATIEWhen we question our thoughts, we see that the craziness was never in the world, but in us.
BYRON KATIEAny thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you’re believing an untrue thought.
BYRON KATIEYou’re never given more pain than you can handle. You never, ever get more than you can take.
BYRON KATIEPeace doesn’t require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.
BYRON KATIEYour nature is truth, and when you oppose it, you don’t feel like yourself. Stress never feels as natural as peace does.
BYRON KATIEI didn’t fight or shame my thoughts, I questioned them, and they stopped shaming me.
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