Nothing terrible has ever happened except in our thinking. Reality is always good, even in situations that seem like nightmares. The story we tell is the only nightmare that we have lived.
BYRON KATIEUntil you can see everything in the world as your friend, your work is not done.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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When we question our thoughts, we see that the craziness was never in the world, but in us.
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Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you’re believing an untrue thought.
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Love is worth living. Why do you trade life for less?
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The opening to reality, as it really is, is beauty.
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Who would you be if you didn’t believe this lie?
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Without an uninvestigated story, there’s only the perfection of life appearing as itself. You can always go inside and find the beauty that’s revealed after the pain and fear are understood.
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Everyone in your life is a figment of your imagination–even you.
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It’s difficult to seek other people’s love. It’s deadly. In seeking it you lose what is genuine. This is the prison we create for ourselves as we seek what we already have.
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It makes sense that no one else can cause you pain. That’s your job.
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Nothing comes ahead of its time, and nothing ever happened that didn’t need to happen.
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When you argue with reality, you lose, but only 100% of the time.
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When a thought hurts, that’s the signal that it isn’t true.
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It’s quite an amazing experience to see the same life with and without the thought. We come to see how crazy a thought can make us when we believe it.
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So there’s only transcendence in the moment. Nobody can be transcended forever. That’s why I say, “Who cares if you’re enlightened forever?”
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Nothing outside you can ever give you what you’re looking for.
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