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 KATIEAny 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.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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Who would you be if you didn’t believe this lie?
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Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you’re believing an untrue thought.
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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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You don’t get to vote on what is. Have you noticed?
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To me, health is a balanced mind. A balanced mind knows how to get enough rest, how to eat properly, how to exercise. I have come out as just a balanced human being, and I don’t know anything finer than that.
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We say to others only what we need to hear.
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The opening to reality, as it really is, is beauty.
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We’re all looking for love, in our confusion, until we find our way back to the realization that love is what we already are.
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The way to truly help someone is for me to not get immersed in their suffering.
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When we’re not defending and justifying, and we’re being very still, our answers can and do shock us.
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Discomfort is the call to set yourself free.
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Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head.
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It’s good that it hurts. Pain is the signal that you’re confused, that you’re in a lie.
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If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen.”
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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.
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