Peace doesn’t require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.
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.
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Until the mind is open, the heart stays closed. The open mind is the key to the open heart.
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Nothing terrible has ever happened except in our thinking. Reality is always good, even in situations that seem like nightmares. The story we tell is the only nightmare that we have lived.
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When we love what is, it becomes so simple to live in the world. The world is exactly as it should be.
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Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.
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Bottom line is, if someone says something about me and it upsets me, it’s true.
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Until you can see everything in the world as your friend, your work is not done.
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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.
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If people are living their lives for security and comfort and pleasure, then mind’s every waking moment will be plotting those things. That’s how it stays identified – as a body, as a you.
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If you knew how important you are, you would fragment into a billion pieces and just be light.
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All the advice you ever gave your partner is for you to hear.
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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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If you realized how beautiful you are, you would fall at your own feet.
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Thinking that what you want equals what’s best for you is a dead end.
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The mind usually says, “I know, I know, I know.” But the “don’t-know mind” is where wisdom lives.
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It’s not possible to have a problem without believing a prior thought. To notice this simple truth is the beginning of peace.
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