Asking the questions - that's what changes lives. Every cell in your body is awake with inquiry. And you cannot believe the old thoughts again. Byron Katie More Quotes by Byron Katie More Quotes From Byron Katie 'I don't know' is my favorite position. Byron Katie position my-favorite knows The mind usually says, “I know, I know, I know.” But the “don’t-know mind” is where wisdom lives. Byron Katie life-wisdom mind knows The world you live in is 100 percent your own responsibility. If you don't like your world, it doesn't work to say, "Well, it's my mother's fault. She taught me how to think." Byron Katie responsibility mother thinking I'm not in Iraq. I'm here in California. Have I had an argument with my husband today? Have I been at war with someone in my life today - or with myself? Let me work on that. That way war is ending somewhere in the world. Byron Katie california husband war I havent had a single thought for 26 years. I have only understanding. Its somewhat complicated to understand that. Ive hardly ever spoken about it. Youre in a state of total peace of mind. A kind of nirvana. Byron Katie understanding mind years Mind is everything. There's nothing that it's not. Byron Katie mind Some children are afraid to die because their parents are afraid to die. My own children have come to understand that it's totally okay with me if they die. They don't have to live for my sake. Byron Katie parent sake children When the creative mind is unleashed and understands its true nature, it's unlimited. There's nothing you cannot do. Byron Katie unlimited creative mind When you question what you believe, you leave the world, really, and what the world believes. It puts you in a very interesting position. Byron Katie believe world interesting And as long as we believe what we believe - until that is questioned - there's no progress as a human race. Again, we still have war. So, effective rehabilitation is to question what we believe. When that happens, everyone gets out of prison. Byron Katie race war believe Maybe everything we've ever done has been for love. Byron Katie has-beens done love We've been looking outside us for our own peace. We've been looking in the wrong direction. Byron Katie wrong-direction peace There is no story that is you or that leads to you. Every story leads away from you. Byron Katie away-from-you stories Never be fooled into believing that there is one speck out of order. Byron Katie stressed order believe Any stressful thought that you have about the planet, for example, shows you where you are stuck, where your energy is being exhausted in not fully meeting life as it is, without conditions. Byron Katie exhausted energy example When I believed my thoughts I suffered. Byron Katie my-thoughts Lack of understanding is always painful. Byron Katie pain understanding inspirational It's important to realize that inquiry is about noticing, not about dropping the thought... Inquiry is not about getting rid of thoughts; it's about realizing what's true for you, through awareness and unconditional self-love. Once you see the truth, the thought lets go of you, not the other way around. Byron Katie truth letting-go love Forgiveness is just another name for freedom. Byron Katie names I live in a state of grace, where I don't have to know. Byron Katie states grace knows
