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Byron Katie Quotes - Page 6

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It's good that it hurts. Pain is the signal that you're confused, that you're in a lie.

It's good that it hurts. Pain is the signal that you're confused, that you're in a lie.

Inspirational, Hurt, Pain

The Work always leaves you with less of a story. Who would you be without your story? You never know until you inquire. There is no story that is you or that leads to you. Every story leads away from you. Turn it around; undo it. You are what exists before all stories. You are what remains when the story is understood.

Stories, Away From You, Turns

Byron Katie (2010). “Question Your Thinking, Change the World”, p.180, ReadHowYouWant.com

The miracle of love comes to you in the presence of the uninterpreted moment. If you are mentally somewhere else, you miss real life.

Real, Somewhere Else, Miracle

What we really believe is what we manifest. What we believe, we see.

Believe, Manifest

"The Turnaround: A Byron Katie Interview" by Ray Hemachandra, rayhemachandra.com. December 3, 2013.

It 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."

Dream, Stress, Feelings

Byron Katie, Stephen Mitchell (2008). “Loving What Is: How Four Questions Can Change Your Life”, p.6, Random House

Until we know that death is equal to life, we live in fear.

Equal, Knows

Twitter post from Apr 04, 2011

We fear only what we haven’t understood.

Fear, Worry, Anxiety

Twitter post from Apr 01, 2011

When people are talking about manifesting, we can say, "I want a car, I want a car, I want a car," but if the mind is running, "I don't deserve it, I'll never be able to afford it, I'll never be a success" - if all those things are running - then those things are what we're really manifesting. They are exactly what's running our life. And as long as we believe those thoughts, thinking positively is not strong enough to override our negative beliefs.

Running, Strong, Believe

Source: rayhemachandra.com

When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless.

Uplifting, Simple, Reality

We may appear to be mean but we're really only frightened.

Fear, Mean, May

Twitter post from Nov 26, 2013

You move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer".

Strength, Being Strong, Spiritual

Twitter post from Apr 06, 2011

We're all looking for love, in our confusion, until we find our way back to the realization that love is what we already are.

Love, Confusion, Realization

It makes sense that no one else can cause you pain. That's your job.

Inspirational, Jobs, Pain

Byron Katie, Stephen Mitchell (2008). “Loving What Is: How Four Questions Can Change Your Life”, p.42, Random House

Put your stressful thoughts on paper, question them, and have a great life.

Paper, Stressful

Twitter post from Jul 05, 2015

Nothing you believe is true. To know this is freedom.

Believe, Knows

Twitter post from Mar 21, 2011

The voice within is what I'm married to. All marriage is a metaphor for that marriage. My lover is the place inside me where an honest yes and no come from. That's my true partner. It's always there. And to tell you yes when my integrity says no is to divorce that partner.

Honesty, Integrity, Divorce

We don't attach to people or to things; we attach to uninvestigated concepts that we believe to be true in the moment.

Inspirational, Believe, People

"Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life". Book by Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell, 2002.

Who would you be without the thought that happiness depends on someone else?

Happiness, Depends

Byron Katie (2008). “I Need Your Love - Is That True?: How to find all the love, approval and appreciation you ever wanted”, p.65, Random House

We say to others only what we need to hear

Needs, Interpersonal Relationship

Twitter post from Sep 20, 2013

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.

Daughter, Long, Way

Byron Katie (2010). “Question Your Thinking, Change the World”, p.103, ReadHowYouWant.com

You don’t experience anxiety unless you’re attached to a thought that isn’t true for you. It’s that simple.

Simple, Anxiety

Twitter post from Jan 27, 2013

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."

Smile, Inquiry, Loving Myself

Until you can love what is - everything, including the apparent violence and craziness - you're separate from the world, and you'll see it as dangerous and frightening.

World, Violence, Craziness

Source: rayhemachandra.com

Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed.

Health, Mind, Needs

Byron Katie, Stephen Mitchell (2008). “A Thousand Names For Joy: How To Live In Harmony With The Way Things Are”, p.81, Random House

I have had the privilege of losing everything.

Adversity, Losing Everything, Privilege

Twitter post from Jul 01, 2013

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