The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want.
BYRON KATIELife is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you.
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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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I believe in the power of every human being to end suffering.
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There’s no nightmare you can’t wake yourself up from.
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I can’t love you as you have been or will be. I can only love you as you are.
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Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you.
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Questioning our stressful thoughts, we come to see they’re not true.
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Thinking that what you want equals what’s best for you is a dead end.
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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’s not your job to like me – it’s mine.
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We say to others only what we need to hear.
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It’s for each of us to look at what we really do believe – what our belief system really consists of.
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Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.
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Thinking that people are supposed to do or be anything other than what they are is like saying that the tree over there should be the sky. I investigated that and found freedom.
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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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It makes sense that no one else can cause you pain. That’s your job.
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