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"How do I know that I don’t need what I want? I don’t have it."
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Byron Katie
Byron Kathleen Mitchell, better known as Byron Katie, is an American speaker and author who teaches a method of self-inquiry known as "The Work of Byron Katie" or simply as "The Work". She is the founder of Byron Katie International, an organization that includes the School for the Work and Turnaround House in Ojai, California. Time Magazine describes her as "a spiritual innovator for the 21st cen
"How do I know that I don’t need what I want? I don’t have it."
"We never make a decision. When the time is right, the decision makes itself."
"No one has ever been angry at another human being—we’re only angry at our story of them."
"An unquestioned mind is the world of suffering."
"The Work is merely four questions; its not even a thing. It has no motive, no strings. Its nothing without your answers. These four questions will join any program youve got and enhance it. Any religion you have - theyll enhance it. If you have no religion, they will bring you joy. And theyll burn up anything that isnt true for you. Theyll burn through to the reality that has always been waiting."
"You either believe what you think or you question it. There’s no other choice."
"You move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer."
"If I had a prayer, it would be this: “God spare me from the desire for love, approval, and appreciation. Amen.”"
"If I think you’re my problem, I’m insane."
"Reality is always kinder than the story we tell about it."
"When I am perfectly clear, what is is what I want."
"Is it true? Can you absolutely know that its true? How do you react when you believe that thought? Who would you be without the thought?"