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title: "6 Believing Quotes By Byron Katie"
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> [It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-s-not-what-happens-in-life-that-bothers-us-it-s-what-we-re/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

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> [It's not possible to have a problem without believing a prior thought. To notice this simple truth is the beginning of peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-s-not-possible-to-have-a-problem-without-believing-a-prior-thought/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa6/byron-katie-553_believe_it-s-not-possible-to-have-a-problem-with_785592.png)

> [If your beliefs are stressful and you question them, you come to see that they aren't true - whereas prior to questioning,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/if-your-beliefs-are-stressful-and-you-question-them-you-come-to-see/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/byron-katie-553_alienation_if-your-beliefs-are-stressful-and-you-qu_849921.png)

> [Never be fooled into believing that there is one speck out of order.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/never-be-fooled-into-believing-that-there-is-one-speck-out-of-order/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d3/byron-katie-553_believe_never-be-fooled-into-believing-that-ther_892248.png)

> [So, how can we live in joy - and how can we know that we're supposed to live in joy the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/so-how-can-we-live-in-joy-and-how-can-we-know-that-we-re-supposed-to/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/byron-katie-553_alienation_so-how-can-we-live-in-joy-and-how-can-we_1832035.png)

> [What you’re believing in the moment creates your suffering or your happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/what-you-re-believing-in-the-moment-creates-your-suffering-or-your/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/byron-katie-553_believe_what-you-re-believing-in-the-moment-crea_2029356.png)

## Other authors on Believing

## More by Byron Katie

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/the-moment-it-begins-to-question-itself-the-mind-becomes-so-clear/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/people-don-t-need-sudden-revelations-they-get-what-they-need-when/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [Your parents are your projection-nothing more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/your-parents-are-your-projection-nothing-more/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [When a thought hurts, that’s the signal that it isn’t true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/when-a-thought-hurts-that-s-the-signal-that-it-isn-t-true/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [Since the past is unreal and the future is unreal, all your thoughts are about nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/since-the-past-is-unreal-and-the-future-is-unreal-all-your-thoughts/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-used-to-sleep-on-the-floor-next-to-the-bed-because-i-believed-that/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-never-make-yourself-believe-that-you-re-loveable-however-hard/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/your-story-is-your-identity-and-you-d-do-almost-anything-to-prove/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-s-not-what-happens-in-life-that-bothers-us-it-s-what-we-re/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [Love asks for nothing. Only personalities want something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/love-asks-for-nothing-only-personalities-want-something/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-love-what-i-think-and-i-m-never-tempted-to-believe-it-thoughts-are/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [Reality doesn't wait for your opinion, vote, or permission, sweetheart. It just keeps being what it is and doing what it does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/reality-doesn-t-wait-for-your-opinion-vote-or-permission-sweetheart/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [As long as we believe our thoughts, there will always be war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/as-long-as-we-believe-our-thoughts-there-will-always-be-war/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [“Reality doesn’t wait for our agreement or approval. It is what it is. You can count on it. Gary:”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/reality-doesn-t-wait-for-our-agreement-or-approval-it-is-what-it-is/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-t-drop-concepts-you-can-only-shine-a-little-flashlight-on/)

[Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/)

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