The teacher you need is the person you're living with. Byron Katie More Quotes by Byron Katie More Quotes From Byron Katie Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do. Byron Katie wisdom positive life People try so hard to let go of their negative behaviors and thoughts, and it doesn't work, or it works only for a short time. I didn't let go of my negative thoughts; I questioned them, and then they let go of me, and so did my addictions and depression. Byron Katie addiction letting-go people Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you. Byron Katie stress freedom positive If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t. Byron Katie real stories doe We cannot see what we don't believe. Byron Katie dont-believe believe Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun. Byron Katie positivity fun appreciation If you think the cause of your problem is 'out there,' you'll try to solve it from the outside. Take the shortcut: solve it from within. Byron Katie shortcuts trying thinking Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons. Byron Katie inspirational love life I can find only three kinds of business in the universe: mine, yours and God's. Much of our stress comes from mentally living out of our business. When I think, "You need to get a job, I want you to be happy, you should be on time, you need to take better care of yourself," I am in your business. When I'm worried about earthquakes, floods, war, or when I will die, I am in God's business. If I am mentally in your business or in God's business, the effect is separation. Byron Katie business jobs war When we question our thoughts, we see that the craziness was never in the world, but in us. Byron Katie our-thoughts craziness world No-one can disappoint you, only your thoughts about them can Byron Katie disappoint I have never experienced a stressful feeling that wasn't caused by attaching to an untrue thought. Behind every uncomfortable feeling, there's a thought that isn't true for us. Byron Katie uncomfortable-feeling stress feelings You can't have an up without a down. You can't have a left without a right. This is duality. If you have a problem, you must already have the solution. The question is, do you really want the solution, or do you want to perpetuate the problem? Byron Katie problem want life Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Byron Katie new-beginnings simple life-is Discomfort is the call to set yourself free. Byron Katie discomfort Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want. Byron Katie causes fear two Until you can see everything in the world as your friend, your work is not done. Byron Katie friends done world When you think that someone or something other than yourself needs to change, you're mentally out of your business. Byron Katie business change thinking I am a lover of what is, not because I'm a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality. We can know that reality is good just as it is, because when we argue with it, we experience tension and frustration. We don't feel natural or balanced. When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless. Byron Katie frustration hurt spiritual There's never a mistake in the universe. So if your partner is angry, good. If there are things about him that you consider flaws, good, because these flaws are your own, you're projecting them, and you can write them down, inquire, and set yourself free. People go to India to find a guru, but you don't have to: you're living with one. Your partner will give you everything you need for your own freedom. Byron Katie anger mistake relationship
