It’s not the problem that causes our suffering; it’s our thinking about the problem.
BYRON KATIEIf our thinking is clear, how could work or money be the problem? Our thinking is all we need to change.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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The most important relationship is the mind’s relationship with itself. In other words, the ultimate – and, really, the only – relationship you have is the relationship with your own thoughts.
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In my experience, we don’t make thoughts appear, they just appear. One day, I noticed that their appearance just wasn’t personal. Noticing that really makes it simpler to inquire.
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When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or anything, fear is the cause and pain is the result.
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Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head.
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The only way I can be angry at you is when I have thought, said, or done something that is unkind in my own opinion.
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Every stressful thought is a variation on a single theme: This shouldn’t be happening. I shouldn’t be having this experience. God is unjust. Life isn’t fair.
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You move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer”.
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If you don’t like your world, question your thoughts about it.
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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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We may appear to be mean but we’re really only frightened.
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Your parents are your projection-nothing more.
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To me, health is a balanced mind. A balanced mind knows how to get enough rest, how to eat properly, how to exercise. I have come out as just a balanced human being, and I don’t know anything finer than that.
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Nothing comes ahead of its time, and nothing ever happened that didn’t need to happen.
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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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Until the mind is open, the heart stays closed. The open mind is the key to the open heart.
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