“Every problem perceived to be 'out there' is really nothing more than a misperception within your own thinking.” — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
I'm the one who changes the world if I can follow what I think should and shouldn't be lived in this world. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
We are never really in control. We just think we are when things happen to be going our way. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
The Work: 1. Is it true? 2. Can you absolutely know that it’s true? 3. How do you react, what happens, when… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
When you think that someone or something other than yourself needs to change, you're mentally out of your business. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
As long as you think that the cause of your problem is “out there”—as long as you think that anyone or anything… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
I could go on and on about how the statements and concepts that used to depress me now bring me joy, but… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
As you inquire into issues and turn judgments around, you come to see that every perceived problem appearing "out there" is really… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
When you do The Work, you see who you are by seeing who you think other people are. Eventually you come to… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
My mother became a believer, and then I became a believer. But when I was 43 years old, I began to think… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Mind is infinitely creative. And when it's not stuck, that's where the joy comes from. Something happens, and the way we think… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
No one has ever been able to control his thinking, although people may tell the story of how they have. I don't… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Thinking that people are supposed to do or be anything other than what they are is like saying that the tree over… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Depression, pain, and fear are gifts that say, "Sweetheart, take a look at your thinking in this moment. You're living in a… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
So, how can we live in joy - and how can we know that we're supposed to live in joy the way… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
They say, "Katie, you're wrong." And if I say, "How dare you say that? I have studied and studied." Or, "I am… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
We all think we have our personal favorites. But when I say, "People shouldn't steal - is it true?" Everyone in a… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
But when you think you're supposed to do something with it and imagine that you're the doer, that's pure delusion. Just follow… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
People don't need sudden revelations. They get what they need when they need it, thought by thought by thought. It's a constant thing when… — Byron Katie Copy Share
Since the past is unreal and the future is unreal, all your thoughts are about nothing. — Byron Katie Copy Share
I used to sleep on the floor next to the bed, because I believed that I didn't even deserve a bed to sleep in.… — Byron Katie Copy Share
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… — Byron Katie Copy Share
“Your story is your identity, and you’d do almost anything to prove that it’s true. Inquiry into self is the only thing that has… — Byron Katie Copy Share
It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us. — Byron Katie Copy Share
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… — Byron Katie Copy Share
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 Copy Share
“Reality doesn’t wait for our agreement or approval. It is what it is. You can count on it. Gary:” — Byron Katie Copy Share
You can't drop concepts. You can only shine a little flashlight on them as you do inquiry, an you see that what you thought… — Byron Katie Copy Share
