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
I don't let go of concepts -I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
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 world is perfect. As you question your mind, this becomes more and more obvious. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Whenever you think that your needs are not being met, you’re telling the story of a future — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
The person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear,… — 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
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
It's difficult to seek other people's love. It's deadly. In seeking it you lose what is genuine. This is the prison we… — 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
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
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
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
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 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
Nothing can cost you someone you love. The only thing that can cost you your husband is if you believe a thought.… — 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 discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, but that when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and that… — 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
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
Thoughts are just what is. They appear. They're innocent. They're not personal. — 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
