Sadness isn't a natural response. Byron Katie More Quotes by Byron Katie More Quotes From Byron Katie It's quite an amazing experience to see the same life with and without the thought. We come to see how crazy a thought can make us when we believe it. Byron Katie amazing-experiences crazy believe Judge your neighbor, write it down. Ask four questions, turn it around. Byron Katie four judging writing The nature of mind is that it loves everything once it loves itself, just as it opposes everything when it opposes itself. Byron Katie mind The best way of leading people is to let them find their own way. Byron Katie best-way people way When they attack you and you notice that you love them with all your heart, your Work is done. Byron Katie katie done heart 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. Byron Katie enough mind exercise When you become a lover of what is, the war is over. Byron Katie acceptance love war When you're operating on uninvestigated theories of what's going on and you aren't even aware of it, you're in what I call "the dream." Often the dream becomes troubling; sometimes it even turns into a nightmare. At times like these, you may want to test the truth of your theories by doing The Work on them. The Work always leaves you with less of your uncomfortable story. Who would you be without it? How much of your world is made up of unexamined stories? You'll never know until you inquire. Byron Katie times-like-these stories dream A dishonest yes is a no to yourself. Byron Katie saying-no saying-yes dishonesty We may appear to be mean but we're really only frightened. Byron Katie fear may mean Gratitude is what we are without a story. Byron Katie gratitude stories That'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 Katie alarms stress purpose How do you react when you think you need people's love? Do you become a slave for their approval? Byron Katie people needs thinking So, how can we live in joy - and how can we know that we're supposed to live in joy the way people tell us to - when we're believing thoughts that bring on sadness and frustration and anger and alienation and loneliness? When we're believing those thoughts, we think that's the world, rather than what we're believing about the world. We're like lost little children. Byron Katie loneliness believe children I love what I think, and I'm never tempted to believe it. Byron Katie tempted believe thinking You can never make yourself believe that you're loveable, however hard you try, because when the chips are down what you really believe rises to the surface of the mind to replace what you want to believe. Byron Katie mind trying believe A teacher of fear can't bring peace on earth. We have been trying to do it that way for thousands of years. The person who turns inner violence around, the person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is. We are waiting for just one teacher. You're the one. Byron Katie fear teacher peace If you don't like your world, question your thoughts about it. Byron Katie like-you ifs world I'm most inspired whenever I hear of even the smallest act of human kindness. Byron Katie smallest inspired kindness Don't be careful. You could hurt yourself. Byron Katie be-careful hurt life
