It’s not what happens in life that bothers us. It’s what we’re believing about it that bothers us.
BYRON KATIEIf 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.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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When we’re not defending and justifying, and we’re being very still, our answers can and do shock us.
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Who would you be without the thought that happiness depends on someone else?
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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.
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Until we know that death is equal to life, we live in fear.
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To understand our own thinking is to understand all thinking.
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It’s not easy to find your own way when you believe that you need love, approval, appreciation, or anything from your family. It’s particularly hard when you want them to see things your way.
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There are no physical problems-only mental ones.
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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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When your mind opens, the whole world falls into place.
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Peace doesn’t require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.
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I didn’t fight or shame my thoughts, I questioned them, and they stopped shaming me.
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You’re never given more pain than you can handle. You never, ever get more than you can take.
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We’re all looking for love, in our confusion, until we find our way back to the realization that love is what we already are.
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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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I love the world, because I love the mind that created the world.
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