When a thought hurts, that’s the signal that it isn’t true.
BYRON KATIEWhen they attack you and you notice that you love them with all your heart, your Work is done.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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Thinking that what you want equals what’s best for you is a dead end.
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Gratitude is what we are without a story.
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I see the goodness and beauty in everyone, and everything is a gift given for me and for all of us. If you don’t love it, question your mind until you do.
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Your parents are your projection-nothing more.
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You’ve never reacted to someone else. You project meaning onto nothing. And you react to the meaning you’ve projected.
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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.
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After you’ve been doing inquiry for a while, if you have the thought “She doesn’t love me,” you just get the immediate turnaround with a smile: “Oh, I’m not loving myself in this moment.”
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Don’t be careful. You could hurt yourself.
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Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realization.
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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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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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There’s no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.
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We do not mature through age. We mature in awareness.
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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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My experience is that the teachers we need most are the people we’re living with right now.
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