Byron Katie: Trending quotes

“Nothing comes ahead of its time, and nothing ever happened that didn't need to happen.”

“No one has ever been angry at another human being—we’re only angry at our story of them.”

“No one can hurt me—that’s my job.”

“You either believe what you think or you question it. There’s no other choice.”

“Defense is the first act of war.”

“Forgiveness is realizing that what you thought happened, didn’t.”

“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.”

“Don't believe every thing you think.”

“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.”

“I love what I think, and I'm never tempted to believe it.”

“When I argue with reality, I lose—but only 100% of the time.”

“An unquestioned mind is the world of suffering.”

“When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless.”

“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”

“It's not your job to like me - it's mine”

“You move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer.”

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

“I’m a lover of what is, not because I’m a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality.”