We suffer only until we realize that we can't know anything. Byron Katie More Quotes by Byron Katie More Quotes From Byron Katie Your suffering is never caused by the person you're blaming. Byron Katie blamepersonssuffering Bottom line is, if someone says something about me and it upsets me, it's true. Byron Katie bottomupsetlines Our parents, our children, our spouses, and our friends will continue to press every button we have, until we realize what it is that we don't want to know about ourselves, yet. They will point us to our freedom every time. Byron Katie familyparentchildren Everything that happens is God's will. When you realize that, you're home free. Byron Katie realizinghappenshome I didn't fight or shame my thoughts, I questioned them, and they stopped shaming me. Byron Katie fightingmindthinking A lover of what is looks forward to everything: life, death, disease, loss, earthquakes, bombs, anything the mind might be tempted to call 'bad.' Life will bring us everything we need, to show us what we haven't undone yet. Nothing outside ourselves can make us suffer. Except for our unquestioned thoughts, every place is paradise. Byron Katie mindlossearthquakes Reality doesn't wait for your opinion, vote, or permission, sweetheart. It just keeps being what it is and doing what it does. Byron Katie waitingdoereality The world is nothing but my perception of it. I see only through myself. I hear only through the filter of my story. Byron Katie wisdomtruthspiritual The most important relationship is the mind's relationship with itself. In other words, the ultimate - and, really, the only - relationship you have is the relationship with your own thoughts. Byron Katie important-relationshipsimportantmind The Work reveals that what you think shouldn't have happened should have happened. It should happened because it did, and no thinking in the world can change it. This doesn't mean that you condone it or approve of it. It just means that you can see things without resistance and without the confusion of your inner struggle. No one wants their children to get sick, no one wants to be in a car accident; but when these things happen, how can it be helpful to mentally argue with them? We know better than to do that, yet we do it, because we don't know how to stop. Byron Katie changestrugglechildren Reality - the way that is, exactly as it is, in every moment - is always kind. It's our story about reality that blurs our vision, obscures what's true, and leads us to believe that there is injustice in the world. I sometimes say that you move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer. Byron Katie believerealitymoving When you do The Work, you see who you are by seeing who you think other people are. Eventually you come to see that everything outside you is a reflection of your own thinking. You are the storyteller, the projector of all stories, and the world is the projected image of your thoughts. Byron Katie reflectioninspirationalthinking When you're comfortable and secure, it's not enough. The mind doesn't stop there because it has to continue to focus itself as this body, so it moves to pleasure. And pleasure really is a non-existent thing. When we're experiencing pleasure, we're trying to hold onto it as it leaves, so it really isn't pleasure. Pleasure is pain because we're grasping. Byron Katie painfocusmoving We do not mature through age. We mature in awareness. Byron Katie matureawarenessage If your beliefs are stressful and you question them, you come to see that they aren't true - whereas prior to questioning, you absolutely believe them. How can you live in joy when you're believing thoughts that bring on sadness, frustration, anger, alienation, and loneliness? Byron Katie sadnesslonelinessbelieve Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed. Byron Katie healthmindneeds Placing the blame or judgment on someone else leaves you powerless to change your experience; taking responsibility for your beliefs and judgments gives you the power to change them Byron Katie judgementresponsibilitygiving When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind. Byron Katie stressfreedomkind It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us. Byron Katie botherhappensbelieve You either believe what you think or Byron Katie choicesbelievethinking
