Here’s how a child listens: you tell him something, and he puts his own interpretation on what you said. That’s what he hears. No one has ever heard you.
BYRON KATIEWe suffer only until we realize that we can’t know anything.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it’s helpful to remember that any stressful feeling is like a compassionate alarm clock that says, “You’re caught in the dream.”
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I am never unhappy, you can achieve that as well.
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Whatever it takes for you to find your freedom, that’s what you’ve lived.
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The ego is terrified of the truth. And the truth is that the ego doesn’t exist.
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It’s quite an amazing experience to see the same life with and without the thought. We come to see how crazy a thought can make us when we believe it.
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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.
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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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Put your stressful thoughts on paper, question them, and have a great life.
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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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When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.
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When we question our thoughts, we see that the craziness was never in the world, but in us.
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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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Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don’t have to like it. It’s just easier if you do.
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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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When your mind opens, the whole world falls into place.
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