The ego is terrified of the truth. And the truth is that the ego doesn't exist. Byron Katie More Quotes by Byron Katie More Quotes From Byron Katie When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or anything, fear is the cause and pain is the result. Byron Katie influence pain causes There's no one who can teach you except yourself. Each of us needs to look at what our belief system really consists of. Look at the concepts that come across your mind and just notice what you believe. Byron Katie mind believe needs It makes sense that no one else can cause you pain. That's your job. Byron Katie pain inspirational jobs My mother became a believer, and then I became a believer. But when I was 43 years old, I began to think for myself, somehow, by fluke and by grace. And I thought, "Oh, my. I was so mistaken." The world isn't what I believed it to be. I am not what I believed me to be, and neither is anyone. Byron Katie mother years thinking A thought is harmless unless we believe it. It’s not our thoughts, but our attachment to our thoughts, that causes suffering. Attaching to a thought means believing that it’s true, without inquiring. A belief is a thought that we’ve been attaching to, often for years. Byron Katie attachment mean believe You are your only hope, because we're not changing until you do. Our job is to keep coming at you, as hard as we can, with everything that angers, upsets, or repulses you, until you understand. We love you that much, whether we're aware of it or not. The whole world is about you. Byron Katie change hope love We suffer only until we realize that we can't know anything. Byron Katie realizing suffering knows Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head. Byron Katie stress inspirational thinking The apparent craziness of the world, like everything else, is a gift that we can use to set our minds free. Byron Katie use mind world Thinking that what you want equals what's best for you is a dead end. Byron Katie dead-ends want thinking If we are in silence - in absolute silence with no thoughts - for 10 minutes, it's only a thought that tells us we were silent for 10 minutes. Our only proof is a thought. Byron Katie proof silent silence It is not your business to love me. It is mine. Byron Katie mines inspiring The person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is. Byron Katie peace-on-earth finding-peace teach The moment it begins to question itself, the mind becomes so clear that it starts working with itself rather than with the body's identification. Byron Katie body moments mind If you're yelling within you that they shouldn't yell at you, that is where the pain begins, not with their yelling at you. Byron Katie yelling within-you pain Every mind deserves to be free. When the mind is free, that's the end of suffering. Byron Katie ends suffering mind 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. Byron Katie daughter long way Seeking love keeps you from the awareness that you already have it—that you are it. Byron Katie seeking-love katie awareness Your nature is truth, and when you oppose it, you don't feel like yourself. Stress never feels as natural as peace does. Byron Katie stress like-you doe That's what I love about integrity. Each time we go inside, that's where it is. Byron Katie integrity
