We suffer only until we realize that we can’t know anything.
BYRON KATIE
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Byron KatieByron Katie 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.
Byron KatieByron Katie 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.
Byron KatieByron Katie There is nothing that isn’t true if you believe it; and nothing is true, believe it or not.
Byron KatieByron Katie Suffering over things that have happened to us is nothing more than an argument with the past.
Byron KatieByron Katie When you think that someone or something other than yourself needs to change, you’re mentally out of your business.
Byron KatieByron Katie I’m most inspired whenever I hear of even the smallest act of human kindness.
Byron KatieByron Katie What would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are?
Byron KatieByron Katie Thinking that what you want equals what’s best for you is a dead end.
Byron KatieByron Katie Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.
Byron KatieByron Katie I can find only three kinds of business in the Universe: mine, yours, and God’s.
Byron KatieByron Katie If 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.
Byron KatieByron Katie Thought the mind can justify itself faster than the speed of light, it can be stopped through the act of writing.
Byron KatieByron Katie You might believe that it’s only for their own good, but how does it feel when you try to manipulate the people you love? Are you teaching them that your love is conditional? Maybe through inquiry we can find another way.
Byron KatieByron Katie The greatest stock market you can invest in is yourself. Finding this truth is better than finding a gold mine.
Byron KatieByron Katie Look at your life without the thought “Something terrible is going to happen.”
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