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Byron Katie, born Kathryn E.惠特克, is an American author and thinker known for her psychological and philosophical practice, 'The Work'. She was born on December 6, 1942, and is renowned for her simple yet effective method of identifying and changing negative thought patterns. Katie's work has helped thousands of people and has had a profound impact globally.

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“You can only see what you believe—nothing else is possible.”

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“Nothing can cost you someone you love. The only thing that can cost you your husband is if you believe a thought. That's how you move away from him. That's how the marriage ends. You are one with your husband until you believe the thought that he should look a certain way, he should give you something, he should be something other than what he is. That's how you divorce him. Right then and there you have lost your marriage.”

Source: Question Your Thinking, Change the World

“Never be fooled into believing that there is one speck out of order.”

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Book:A Thousand Names For Joy: How To Live In Harmony With The Way Things Are

Source: A Thousand Names For Joy: How To Live In Harmony With The Way Things Are

“When you believe that your problem is caused by someone or something else, you become your own victim.”

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“What you’re believing in the moment creates your suffering or your happiness.”

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“As long as we believe our thoughts, there will always be war.”

Believe Long War Our Thoughts Thoughts Become Things

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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.”

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Book:A Thousand Names For Joy: How To Live In Harmony With The Way Things Are

Source: A Thousand Names For Joy: How To Live In Harmony With The Way Things Are

“Life just happens. It’s what you’re believing about life that makes you suffer.”

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“The only difference between heaven and hell is believing a thought.”

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“When you’re focused outside and believe that your problem is caused by someone else, rather than by your attachment to the story you’re believing in the moment, then you are your own victim, and the situation appears to be hopeless.”

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Book:Question Your Thinking, Change the World

Source: Question Your Thinking, Change the World

“As we watch the world embrace the Olympics in the coming days, let us remember why the modern Olympics came into being: to bring nations closer together, to have the youth of the world compete in sports, rather than fight in war. As long as we believe our own war-driven thoughts, there will always be war, in ourselves, in our families, and in our world. As long as we believe our thoughts, there will always be war.”

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“The world is what you believe it to be, and it changes as you change.”

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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.”

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