The mind usually says, “I know, I know, I know.” But the “don’t-know mind” is where wisdom lives.
BYRON KATIE
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Byron Katie196 quotes“The mind usually says, “I know, I know, I know.” But the “don’t-know mind” is where wisdom lives.”
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Byron KatieByron Katie 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.
Byron KatieByron Katie Everyone in your life is a figment of your imagination–even you.
Byron KatieByron Katie The only thing you fear is the unreality that you yourself have invented.
Byron KatieByron Katie When your mind opens, the whole world falls into place.
Byron KatieByron Katie Reality doesn’t wait for your opinion, vote, or permission, sweetheart. It just keeps being what it is and doing what it does.
Byron KatieByron Katie Realizing that people should lie when they do makes me a little more open-minded, a little more tolerant, when my child or my partner lies.
Byron KatieByron Katie A thought is harmless unless we believe it.
Byron KatieByron 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 KatieByron Katie We say to others only what we need to hear.
Byron KatieByron Katie I didn’t fight or shame my thoughts, I questioned them, and they stopped shaming me.
Byron KatieByron Katie When a thought hurts, that’s the signal that it isn’t true.
Byron KatieByron Katie That’s where the fear comes from-from your uninvestigated thoughts.
Byron KatieByron Katie Until you can see everything in the world as your friend, your work is not done.
Byron KatieByron Katie You can only see what you believe—nothing else is possible.
Byron KatieByron Katie I can’t love you as you have been or will be. I can only love you as you are.
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