Every stressful thought is a variation on a single theme: This shouldn’t be happening. I shouldn’t be having this experience. God is unjust. Life isn’t fair.
BYRON KATIEWhat would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are?
More Byron Katie Quotes
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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.
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If I want something, I go get it. Anything that I believe will stop me, I question.
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Everyone has equal wisdom. It is absolutely equally distributed. No one is wiser than anyone else.
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The whole planet is waiting for someone to do it first.
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We are never really in control. We just think we are when things happen to be going our way.
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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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Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head.
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So there’s only transcendence in the moment. Nobody can be transcended forever. That’s why I say, “Who cares if you’re enlightened forever?”
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My experience is that the teachers we need most are the people we’re living with right now.
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Happiness is the natural state for someone who knows that there’s nothing to know.
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I love what I think, and I’m never tempted to believe it.
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We begin to not be human, as we’ve known it, any longer. But to be just creative minds and action, whereas right now we’re confused minds and actions, and our environment mirrors that back to us.
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Everyone is a mirror image of yourself-your own thinking coming back to you.
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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 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.
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