Byron Katie Quotes

Mind is everything. There's nothing that it's not.

I love not rushing the process. Mind doesn't shift until it does, and when it does shift, it's right on time, not one second too late or too soon. People are like seeds waiting to sprout. We can't be pushed ahead of our own understanding.

You are what exists before all stories.

Low self-esteem is not possible when you understand the nature of everything. Depression is not possible. The universe is absolutely friendly.

The only way I can be angry at you is when I have thought, said, or done something that is unkind in my own opinion.

What I say and what I'm really experiencing - those universes are very different.

It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it's helpful to remember that any stressful feeling is like a compassionate alarm clock that says, "You're caught in the dream."

In my experience, we don't make thoughts appear, they just appear. One day, I noticed that their appearance just wasn't personal. Noticing that really makes it simpler to inquire.

all the advice you ever gave your partner is for you to hear

There is nothing that isn't true if you believe it; and nothing is true, believe it or not.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

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

Who would you be without the thought "I need more money to be safe?" You might be a lot easier to be with. You might even begin to notice the laws of generosity, the laws of letting money go out fearlessly and come back fearlessly. You don't ever need more money than you have.

Love asks for nothing. Only personalities want something.

Life is the constant opportunity to wake up.

There is no peace in the world until you find peace within yourself in this moment.

Everything happens for me, not to me.

Your parents are your projection-nothing more.

For me, everything is God. Everything and everyone. So it was just, God needs me now, now, now.

If we are in silence - in absolute silence with no thoughts - for 10 minutes, it's only a thought that tells us we were silent for 10 minutes. Our only proof is a thought.

What we really believe is what we manifest. What we believe, we see.

Being present means living without control and always having your needs met.

I havent had a single thought for 26 years. I have only understanding. Its somewhat complicated to understand that. Ive hardly ever spoken about it. Youre in a state of total peace of mind. A kind of nirvana.

The opening to reality, as it really is, is beauty.

Until you can see everything in the world as your friend, your work is not done.

I love being free enough that I can be so intimate with people, and that people are free enough that we can all be intimate with each other!

You're never given more pain than you can handle. You never, ever get more than you can take.

They say, "Katie, you're wrong." And if I say, "How dare you say that? I have studied and studied." Or, "I am an expert in" whatever area we're talking about. Or, "No, you are wrong! And I think you're rude!" Or anything like that, and if we don't say it out loud, maybe we think it, but that's stressful. The moment I've defended, in any way, I've started the war.

Gratitude is what we are without a story.

Happiness is a clear mind. A clear and sane mind knows how to live, how to work, what emails to send, what phone calls to make, and what to do do to create what it wants without fear.

If you argue against reality you will suffer.

It is not your business to love me. It is mine.

We don’t attach to things; we attach to our stories about them.

You don't get to vote on what is. Have you noticed?

The ego is terrified of the truth. And the truth is that the ego doesn't exist.

I have an expression I say a lot: I'm in a hurry. There's suffering on this planet that is so easy to break through if the mind is open to doing so.

Until you look forward to all criticism, your Work's not done.

The perfect world is created when the mind is free to see it.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

That's huge: just to clean up one ecosystem.

Who cares if you're enlightened forever? Can you just get it in this moment, now?

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

You would be amazed at who people are once you know yourself.

What we believe, we see.

I'm not in Iraq. I'm here in California. Have I had an argument with my husband today? Have I been at war with someone in my life today - or with myself? Let me work on that. That way war is ending somewhere in the world.

If I say, if I talk about, 'I want to be enlightened...' it implies a future. And there isn't any.

When I am perfectly clear, what is is what I want.

If something happens to your son, your thoughts about not having him in your life is what your terror is. It's not about his life.