The whole world is simply my story, projected back to me on the screen of my own perception. All of it.
BYRON KATIE
BYRON KATIE
Byron Katie on perception
Byron Katie196 quotes“The whole world is simply my story, projected back to me on the screen of my own perception. All of it.”
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