Every mind deserves to be free. When the mind is free, that’s the end of suffering.
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Anand Thakur
Every mind deserves to be free. When the mind is free, that’s the end of suffering.
BYRON KATIEThat’s the purpose of stress. It’s a friend. It’s an alarm clock, built in to let you know that it’s time to do The Work.
BYRON KATIELife 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.
BYRON KATIEWhen you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.
BYRON KATIEI didn’t fight or shame my thoughts, I questioned them, and they stopped shaming me.
BYRON KATIEWe don’t attach to things; we attach to our stories about them.
BYRON KATIENothing comes ahead of its time, and nothing ever happened that didn’t need to happen.
BYRON KATIEAny story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.
BYRON KATIEMy life is a contribution.
BYRON KATIENo one has ever been angry at another human being-we’re only angry at our story of them.
BYRON KATIEI came to see that there was nothing to forgive, that I was the one who caused my own problems.
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.”
BYRON KATIEIt’s not your job to like me – it’s mine.
BYRON KATIEWho would you be if you didn’t believe this lie?
BYRON KATIEIf you knew how important you are, you would fragment into a billion pieces and just be light.
BYRON KATIETo exclude anything that appears in your universe is not love. Love joins with everything. It doesn’t exclude the monster. It doesn’t avoid the nightmare – it looks forward to it.
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