Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.
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Anand Thakur
Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.
BYRON KATIEUntil we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head.
BYRON KATIEThinking 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.
BYRON KATIEWhat is perfect health? The unraveling of all imagined states of mind.
BYRON KATIEEvery mind deserves to be free. When the mind is free, that’s the end of suffering.
BYRON KATIEPlacing the blame or judgment on someone else leaves you powerless to change your experience; taking responsibility for your beliefs and judgments gives you the power to change them.
BYRON KATIEGratitude is what we are without a story.
BYRON KATIEWhat would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are?
BYRON KATIEWe cannot see what we don’t believe.
BYRON KATIEHappiness is the natural state for someone who knows that there’s nothing to know.
BYRON KATIEUntil we know that death is equal to life, we live in fear.
BYRON KATIEWhen a thought hurts, that’s the signal that it isn’t true.
BYRON KATIEI have never experienced a stressful feeling that wasn’t caused by attaching to an untrue thought. Behind every uncomfortable feeling, there’s a thought that isn’t true for us.
BYRON KATIEIt’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.
BYRON KATIEI believe in the power of every human being to end suffering.
BYRON KATIEYou can only see what you believe—nothing else is possible.
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