If I had a prayer, it would be this: "God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen." — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
The voice within is what I'm married to. All marriage is a metaphor for that marriage. My lover is the place inside… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
You can’t have your daughter as long as you have a concept of her. When you get rid of the concept, you… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
We don't attach to people or to things; we attach to uninvestigated concepts that we believe to be true in the moment. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
A teacher of fear can't bring peace on earth. We have been trying to do it that way for thousands of years.… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
I've heard people say that they cling to their painful thoughts because they're afraid that without them they wouldn't be activists for… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
The world is perfect. As you question your mind, this becomes more and more obvious. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
I realized that it's insane to oppose it. When I argue with reality, I lose-but only 100% of the time. How do… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
If someone says, "Katie, you are out of order," over something I've said, or, "Katie, you are wrong," if I defend myself… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
So, how do you get back to heaven? To begin with, just notice the thoughts that take you away from it. You… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Hurt feelings or discomfort of any kind cannot be cause by another person. No one outside me can hurt me. That’s not… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
The end of suffering happens in this very moment, whether you're watching a terrorist attack or doing the dishes. And compassion begins… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
The mind usually says, “I know, I know, I know.” But the “don’t-know mind” is where wisdom lives. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
The world is perfect. As you question your mind, this becomes more and more obvious. Mind changes, and as a result, the… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
How do you react when you think you need people's love? Do you become a slave for their approval? — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
I don't let go of concepts -I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
The Work is merely four questions; it's not even a thing. It has no motive, no strings. It's nothing without your answers.… — 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
Everyone is a mirror image of yourself-your own thinking coming back to you. — 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 Image
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 Image
Since the past is unreal and the future is unreal, all your thoughts are about nothing. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
