What I say and what I'm really experiencing - those universes are very different. Byron Katie More Quotes by Byron Katie More Quotes From Byron Katie I love what I think, and I'm never tempted to believe it. Thoughts are like the wind or the leaves on the trees or the raindrops falling. They're not personal, they don't belong to us, they just come and go. When they're met with understanding, they're friends. Byron Katie believefallthinking Depression, pain, and fear are gifts that say, "Sweetheart, take a look at your thinking in this moment. You're living in a story that isn't true for you." Living a lie is always stressful. And investigating a lie through The Work always leads you back to who you are. Who you are is not an option. You are love. It hurts to believe you're other than who you are, to live any story less than love. Byron Katie painhurtlying What would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are? Byron Katie mindfulnessletting-go Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness. Byron Katie usepayattention Hurt feelings or discomfort of any kind cannot be cause by another person. No one outside me can hurt me. That’s not a possibility. It’s only when I believe a stressful thought that I get hurt. And I’m the one who’s hurting me by believing what I think. This is very good news, because it means that I don’t have to get someone else to stop hurting me. I’m the one who can stop hurting me. It’s within my power. Byron Katie hurtmeanbelieve Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there. Byron Katie peacetwopeople Nothing belongs to me. Everything comes and goes. Serenity is an open door. Byron Katie comes-and-goesserenitydoors When we love what is, it becomes so simple to live in the world. Byron Katie simpleshouldworld What we really believe is what we manifest. What we believe, we see. Byron Katie manifestbelieve You don’t experience anxiety unless you’re attached to a thought that isn’t true for you. It’s that simple. Byron Katie anxietysimple I love not rushing the process. Mind doesn't shift until it does, and when it does shift, it's right on time, not one second too late or too soon. People are like seeds waiting to sprout. We can't be pushed ahead of our own understanding. Byron Katie rushinginspirationalpeople Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you're believing an untrue thought Byron Katie alarmsstressbelieve If you put your hand into a fire, does anyone have to tell you to move it? Do you have to decide? No: When your hand starts to burn, it moves. You don’t have to direct it; the hand moves itself. In the same way, once you understand, through inquiry, that an untrue thought causes suffering, you move away from it. Byron Katie firehandsmoving Every single human being is trying his best. We're all doing the best we can. But when we believe what we think, we have to live out those thoughts. When there's chaos in our heads, there's chaos in our lives. When there's hurt in our thinking, there's hurt in our lives. Love thy neighbor as thyself? I always have. When I hated me, I hated you. That's how it works. If I hate someone, I'm mistaking them for me, and solutions remain hidden. Byron Katie hatehurtbelieve It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem. Byron Katie causessufferingthinking No one has ever been angry at Byron Katie angryhumansstories It doesn´t come later. Everything you´re supposed to do is here right now. Byron Katie right-now So, how do you get back to heaven? Byron Katie homehappinessbelieve If I had a prayer, it would be this: "God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen." Byron Katie prayerappreciationlove The Work: 1. Is it true? 2. Can you absolutely know that it’s true? 3. How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought? 4. Who would you be without the thought? Byron Katie true-friendworkplacethinking
