The world is nothing but my perception of it. I see only through myself. I hear only through the filter of my story.
BYRON KATIEIf 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.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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This is the time. This is the place. This is the vastness. Right here is paradise. Always. Always.
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A thought is harmless unless we believe it.
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For me, everything is God. Everything and everyone. So it was just, God needs me now, now, now.
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I came to see that the world is always as it should be, whether I opposed it or not.
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Without 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.
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The way to truly help someone is for me to not get immersed in their suffering.
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It only takes one clear person to have a good relationship.
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No one has ever been angry at another human being-we’re only angry at our story of them.
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Placing the blame or judgment on someone else leaves you powerless to change your experience; taking responsibility for your beliefs and judgments gives you the power to change them.
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It’s difficult to seek other people’s love. It’s deadly. In seeking it you lose what is genuine. This is the prison we create for ourselves as we seek what we already have.
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It makes sense that no one else can cause you pain. That’s your job.
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Look at your life without the thought “Something terrible is going to happen.”
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Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.
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Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you’re attached to something not true for you.
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Any stressful thought that you have about the planet, for example, shows you where you are stuck, where your energy is being exhausted in not fully meeting life as it is, without conditions.
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