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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 never make yourself believe that you're loveable, however hard you try, because when the chips are down what you really believe rises to the surface of the mind to replace what you want to believe.”

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“If I want something, I go get it. Anything that I believe will stop me, I question.”

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“It's a wonderful world when you have what you want at all times.”

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“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.”

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“Thinking that what you want equals what's best for you is a dead end.”

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“When people are talking about manifesting, we can say, "I want a car, I want a car, I want a car," but if the mind is running, "I don't deserve it, I'll never be able to afford it, I'll never be a success" - if all those things are running - then those things are what we're really manifesting. They are exactly what's running our life. And as long as we believe those thoughts, thinking positively is not strong enough to override our negative beliefs.”

“If you question your thoughts about when your son is not healthy, you come to see that you're the only one you're worried about. It's like without him, you're not happy - so it's all about your happiness. You want him to live for you - for your happiness.”

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“Here's what I would want for humanity, because this is what I have come to see is true: it's so simple when we listen to people.”

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“Our parents, our children, our spouses, and our friends will continue to press every button we have, until we realize what it is that we don't want to know about ourselves, yet. They will point us to our freedom every time.”

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Book:Question Your Thinking, Change the World

Source: Question Your Thinking, Change the World

“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.”

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“Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.”

Source: Question Your Thinking, Change the World

“It's not easy to find your own way when you believe that you need love, approval, appreciation, or anything from your family. It's particularly hard when you want them to see things your way.”

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“The Work reveals that what you think shouldn't have happened should have happened. It should happened because it did, and no thinking in the world can change it. This doesn't mean that you condone it or approve of it. It just means that you can see things without resistance and without the confusion of your inner struggle. No one wants their children to get sick, no one wants to be in a car accident; but when these things happen, how can it be helpful to mentally argue with them? We know better than to do that, yet we do it, because we don't know how to stop.”

“When you're operating on uninvestigated theories of what's going on and you aren't even aware of it, you're in what I call "the dream." Often the dream becomes troubling; sometimes it even turns into a nightmare. At times like these, you may want to test the truth of your theories by doing The Work on them. The Work always leaves you with less of your uncomfortable story. Who would you be without it? How much of your world is made up of unexamined stories? You'll never know until you inquire.”

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“The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want.”

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“Do you want to be right more than you want to know the truth? It's the truth that set me free. Acceptance, peace, and less attachment to a world of suffering are all effects of doing The Work. They're not the goals. Do The Work for the love of freedom, for the love of truth.”

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“Personalities don't love. They want something.”

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“How do I know that I don’t need what I want? I don’t have it.”

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“If you want a little fear and terror because your life is dull, get a future. Terrifying!”

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“If you want reality to be different than it is, you might as well try to teach a cat to bark.”

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Book:Question Your Thinking, Change the World

Source: Question Your Thinking, Change the World

“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?”

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Book:Question Your Thinking, Change the World

Source: Question Your Thinking, Change the World

“Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.”

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“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.”

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“Everyone wants peace, inside and outside, and we would all have it if we knew how. Now we know how. It begins with you.”

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

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“Love asks for nothing. Only personalities want something.”

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“If you want to clean up the environment, start with your mind. It starts there!”

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

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“If you want to enter a state of grace, question the assumption you’re defending right now.”

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