Skip to content

Portrait of Byron Katie

Byron Katie

(1942) Writer United States

480 quotes in 1226 categories

A hurting thought signals that a thought isn’t true, according to Katie. She also says the past and future don’t exist, so most thoughts are about nothing, and that the story we tell about ourselves becomes our identity deeply in life.

Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

Byron Katie is a writer from the United States, best known for A mind at home with itself.

Quick Facts About Byron Katie

Born: December 6, 1942
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: A mind at home with itself
Spouse: Stephen Mitchell

About Byron Katie

She founded Byron Katie International, which includes the School for the Work and the Turnaround House in Ojai, California. Time Magazine described her as a spiritual innovator for the 21st century.

Quotes by Byron Katie

I shouldn't steal in this world.

Image

Even breathing is a contribution.

Image

Love is who we are without our stories.

Love

Image

I like to say understanding is the power.

Learning

Image

All sadness is a tantrum.

Inspirational

Image

Gratitude is what we are without a story.

Gratitude

Image

Personalities don't love. They want something.

Ego

Image

Would you rather be right or free?

Image

When we question our thoughts, we see that the craziness was never in the world, but in us.

Craziness

Image

I'm most inspired whenever I hear of even the smallest act of human kindness.

Human kindness

Image

The worst loss you've ever experienced is the greatest gift you can have.

Death

Image

Thinking that what you want equals what's best for you is a dead end.

Dead end

Image

There is no security for those who seek it outside of themselves.

Cybersecurity

Image

Once the mind is met with understanding, it can always find its way home.

Home

Image

Questioning our stressful thoughts, we come to see they're not true.

Questioning

Image

“Inquiry doesn’t have a motive. It doesn’t teach a philosophy. It’s just investigation.”

Inquiry

Image

If you think the cause of your problem is 'out there,' you'll try to solve it from the outside. Take the shortcut:…

Image

When your son is healthy and happy, you're healthy and happy. And when your son is not healthy, let's say you're unhappy.

Happiness

Image

The world is as you perceive it to be. For me, clarity is a word for beauty. It’s what I am. And…

Beauty

Image

When the creative mind is unleashed and understands its true nature, it's unlimited. There's nothing you cannot do.

Creative

Image

If I'm okay with dying, my son is at least as enlightened as that. If I'm okay with my cancer, my son…

Cancer

Image

Any stressful thought that you have about the planet, for example, shows you where you are stuck, where your energy is being…

Image

Nothing terrible has ever happened except in our thinking. Reality is always good, even in situations that seem like nightmares. The story…

Image

Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed.

Change

Image

An uncomfortable feeling is not an enemy. It's a gift that says, "Get honest; inquire." We reach out for alcohol, or television,…

Alcohol

Image

The world is perfect. As you question your mind, this becomes more and more obvious. Mind changes, and as a result, the…

Image

I'll tell you that for me, one when someone used to say something that was true, one way I knew it was…

Image

The Work is four questions and a turnaround. The Work is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all…

Career

Image

Inquiry appears to be a process of thinking, but actually it's a way to undo thinking. Thoughts lose their power over us…

Image

It's very benign, it seems, to think, "There's a tree." In fact, it's a very beautiful thought. If someone chops down all…

Beautiful

Image

Our parents, our children, our spouses, and our friends will continue to press every button we have, until we realize what it…

Image

Without our stories, we are not only able to act clearly and fearlessly, we are also a friend, a listener. We are…

Image

“Hurt feelings or discomfort of any kind cannot be caused by another person. No one outside me can hurt me. That's not…

Anger and frustration

Image

Actually, I can't take credit for any of my decisions. I noticed one day that all my decisions were making themselves, and…

Credit

Image

The Work reveals that what you think shouldn't have happened should have happened. It should happened because it did, and no thinking…

Accidents

Image

In the fall, you don't grieve because the leaves are falling and dying. You say, "Isn't it beautiful!" Well, we're the same…

Beautiful

Image

When people are talking about manifesting, we can say, "I want a car, I want a car, I want a car," but…

Image

Every single human being is trying his best. We're all doing the best we can. But when we believe what we think,…

Image

“ARTHUR: I don’t want her to stop attacking me. I don’t want her to accept me, love me, and embrace me as…

Good enough

Image

“How do you react when you think you need people's love? Do you become a slave for their approval? Do you live…

Authentic life

Image

Byron Katie by topic

Inspirational (129) Love (105) Mind (62) World (60) Psychology (59) Thinking (58) Time (52) Life (47) People (39) Philosophy of Mind (34) Suffering (34) Stories (33) Funny (33) Reality (29)