We may appear to be mean but we’re really only frightened.
BYRON KATIEThe mind usually says, “I know, I know, I know.” But the “don’t-know mind” is where wisdom lives.
More Byron Katie Quotes
-
-
There’s no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.
BYRON KATIE -
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.
BYRON KATIE -
When you discover that all happiness is inside you, the wanting and needing are over, and life gets very exciting.
BYRON KATIE -
I stopped waiting for the world to give me what I wanted; I started giving it to myself.
BYRON KATIE -
If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.
BYRON KATIE -
The whole world is simply my story, projected back to me on the screen of my own perception. All of it.
BYRON KATIE -
The nature of mind is that it loves everything once it loves itself, just as it opposes everything when it opposes itself.
BYRON KATIE -
It doesn´t come later. Everything you´re supposed to do is here right now.
BYRON KATIE -
Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.
BYRON KATIE -
If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen.”
BYRON KATIE -
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.
BYRON KATIE -
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.
BYRON KATIE -
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.
BYRON KATIE -
Until we know that death is equal to life, we live in fear.
BYRON KATIE -
When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.
BYRON KATIE