If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen.”
BYRON KATIEIt 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.”
More Byron Katie Quotes
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There’s no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.
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Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realization.
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A thought is harmless unless we believe it.
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You are the effect of your story, that’s all.
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When you think that someone or something other than yourself needs to change, you’re mentally out of your business.
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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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There is nothing that isn’t true if you believe it; and nothing is true, believe it or not.
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All the advice you ever gave your partner is for you to hear.
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Your suffering is never caused by the person you’re blaming.
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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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You can’t have your daughter as long as you have a concept of her. When you get rid of the concept, you meet your daughter for the first time. That’s the way this works.
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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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We never make a decision. When the time is right, the decision makes itself.
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Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.
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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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