Author of quotes: Byron Katie

When you believe that someone or something, and not you, needs to change, you are mentally occupied with other things.

It is not the thoughts themselves, but our attachment to thoughts that causes suffering. Attachment to a thought means an unconditional belief that it is true. Faith itself is a thought to which we are attached, as a rule, for years.

Nothing outside of you can give you what you are looking for.

The world is a mirror image of your thoughts.

Our spouses, parents and children are the best mentors we could ever hope for. Over and over again they will show us the truth that we do not want to see, until we see it.

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

You are trying to change reality. This is where the confusion lies. I love reality. I can always rely on her. And I also love that it can change. But I love reality exactly as it is now.

Oh my God! Dear, love is kind, it does not remain calm and inactive when it is needed. Do you really think that aggressive thoughts generated by problems are necessary in order to feed a child? If your three year old is hungry, feed him for your own sake! How will you feel getting food for a starving child without stress and anxiety? Wouldn't you be more clear about how and where to find affordable food, and wouldn't you feel joy and gratitude for it? Yes, that's how I live. I don't need stress to do what I know needs to be done. Stress is ineffective, the path of peace and sanity is effective. Love is an action, and in my experience, reality is always kind.

The world is your perception of it. The inner and outer always correspond; they are reflections of each other. The world is a mirror image of your thoughts. If there is chaos and confusion within you, then your outer world should reflect this. You must see what you believe because you are a confused thinker who looks outward and sees himself. You are the interpreter of everything, and if there is chaos within you, then everything you see and hear must also be chaos. Even if Jesus or Buddha were standing in front of you, you would hear confused words because the confusion would be in the listener. You would only hear what you thought they were saying, and you would start arguing with them as soon as your story was threatened.

Much of our stress is the result of our minds being busy with other people's business. When I think, “You need to get a job; I want you to be happy; you must arrive on time; you need to take better care of yourself,” I’m busy with your business. If I worry about earthquakes, floods, wars, or when I will die, I am busy with the things of God.

People think, "When I make a lot of money, I'll be happy." And I say: let's discard the first part and be happy right now.

Suffering is a natural signal that warns us that we are in the grip of some thought. When we don't listen to it, we begin to accept suffering as an inevitable part of life. It is not right.

God, save me from searching for love, approval and recognition. Amen.

To think that I know what is best for someone else is minding my own business. Even if it happens in the name of love, it is pure arrogance, and the result is tension, anxiety and fear.