The question, of course, is how can we get to a point where we actually love what is. Byron kathleen reid became severely depressed while in her thirties. A mind at home with itself audiobook abridged listen. The work of byron katie ist ein weg, jene gedanken zu identifizieren. A mind at home with itself by byron katie excerpts. Byron katie, a speaker and author of nine books, discovered selfinquiry in 1986 and developed her remarkable method for finding happiness and freedom, called the work. Finding joy in the world of our reality conversations. She is the founder of byron katie international, an organization that includes the school for the work and turnaround house in ojai. She has been traveling around the world since 1992, teaching the work directly to hundreds of thousands of people at free public events, in prisons, hospitals, churches, corporations, battered womens facilities, universities and schools, at weekend intensives, the nineday school for the work, and her 28day turnaround house. It is what it is, and its so physicalits a table, a chair, its the shoe on your foot as she explained.
Byron katie, born byron kathleen mitchell in 1942, is probably the most popular enlightened spiritual teacher in the united states, but people seldom think of her that way because she appears to be a selfhelp lecturer, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and businesswoman. Byron katies famous book loving what is has touch and changed the lives of countless readers. Anything thats out of my control, your control, and everyone elses control i call that gods business. Katie has been bringing the work to millions of people for more than thirty years. In the midst of a normal american life, byron katie became increasingly depressed and over a tenyear period sank further into despair and suicidal thoughts.
I am reading byron katie s new book a mind at home with itself i have an uncorrected proof the book comes out in september 2017 you can preorder it now by clicking this link. This approach could increase dissociative tendencies, increase selfdoubt, reduce. Grace bell byron katie eating peace coach 31,358 views. This simple, straightforward process, summarized by judge your neighbor, write it down, ask four questions and turn it around, makes is broadly accessible and researchable. Byron katie with michael katz in this groundbreaking book, katie helps you question everything you have been taught to do to gain love, approval, and appreciation and shows you how this questioning brings real love and puts you in charge of your own happiness. Understanding guru personalities a comprehensive analysis. Byron kathleen mitchell, better known as byron katie born december 6, 1942 is an american speaker and author who teaches a method of selfinquiry known as the work of byron katie or simply as the work. There was more byron katie ness in the book than i would prefer its full of selfreferences, even though she only knows shes katie because she was told so, and i didnt find her words about the diamond sutra to be all that compelling. Then you simply ask four questions, and turn the thought around, finding at least three examples for each turnaround. As this passage from her book a thousand names for joy illustrates, katie literally believes the worst thing that could ever happen to someone is a belief. In the midst of a normal life, katie became increasingly depressed, and over a tenyear period sank further into rage, despair, and thoughts of suicide. I can find only three kinds of business in the universe.
Byron katie quotes author of loving what is goodreads. My guest today on the daily interaction show is byron katie. Who would you be without your story with byron katie. Byron katiecommon misunderstandings about the workhow the. Her public events, weekend workshops, nineday school for the work, and 28day residential turnaround house have brought freedom to people throughout the world. The work of byron katie is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all of the suffering in the world. But through the habit of selfinquiry, the mind starts noticing whats really going on. In a mind at home with itself, byron katie illuminates one of the most profound ancient buddhist texts, the diamond sutra newly translated in these pages by distinguished scholar stephen mitchell to reveal the nature of the mind and to liberate us from painful thoughts, using her revolutionary system. The book has now been removed,but unfortunately for byron katie you can still get it. Byron katie wants you to ask if everything you know is wrong. How four questions can change your life and who would you. As she guides people through her simple and powerful process of inquiry, called the work, they find again and again that their stressful beliefs about life, other people, or themselves radically and positively shift.
I have always believed that we are what we think and the work can help change perspective and thoughts. On page 35, of losing the moon, byron katie starts talking about nazis taking babies from jewish mothers and throwing the babies into a firepit near the end of wwii. With her simple selfinquiring questions, she teaches the power of thoughts inquiring. When it come to staying in your own business it is a reflection of some ones staying in his own self and in his own sphere where he is not disturbed or dominated by any one els. Byron katie may behave like a one way street, not trying to learn from her students as peers, showing a lack of equality. Making your thoughts work for you 4cd live lecture. Friday is book day on the blog, when we take a look at books old and new that i highly recommend you not miss. There was more byron katieness in the book than i would prefer its full of selfreferences, even though she only knows shes katie because she was told so, and i didnt find her words about the diamond sutra to be all that compelling. Byron katie is unknowingly pulling the person apart and away from the truth of their experience when what they really need is to be taught how go deeper inside and be completely present, as their own resource, with the truth of their experience. Byron katie quotes with stephen mitchell continue part 2.
Also, i dont agree with katie when she says that depression is caused by believing stressful thoughts. Who would you be without your story book by byron katie. Jan 23, 2017 byron katie on eating, weight, compulsion and our thinking disorders duration. In addition, she has introduced the work into business settings, universities, schools, churches. Byron katie had some kind of awakening, thats clear. It is a way to find peace with yourself and with the world. I searched my soul for the truth, and it enlightened every situation around me by me doing the work of writing it down. See more ideas about byron katie, this or that questions and books. She has been traveling around the world for more than a dozen years teaching the work directly to hundreds of thousands of people. If you want to argue with what is, you will suffer.
In each chapter of this new book,\t\t mitchell has presented katie with a passage from the tao and noted down her\t\t exposition on the theme. I read a story this morning i wanted to type in and share with you. Apparently so in the case of byron katie, whose new book asks readers to question fundamental assumptions. This free ebook is an excerpt from byron katies book, loving what is. Byron katie from loving what is that, in a nutshell, is the book. To see beyond our thoughts and stories is all it takes to change radically our way of perceiving the world a world that is a perfect mirror to our inside world. Inquiry 4 questions that can change your life from byron. This, she says, puts people into painful positions that lead to suffering, as she recognized to be the case with herself. I won the free coaching session with him in the groups raffle, at the end of which, my mind was blown again. The quote is,though, not so different from other absurd teachings from this woman. Four questions that can change your life, the light came on.
The story we tell is the only nightmare that we have lived. Nothing terrible has ever happened except in our thinking. The book of job, in the old testament, opens with words both majestic and onceuponatimeish. It describes simply the healing power of love, listening and being kind. Jeff brown it took me some years to understand that many. There are basically two types of spiritual writers. A critique of byron katie and her therapeutic technique the. The first step of the work is to identify a stressful thought.
Byron katie may not see others fully for their gifts, brilliance, skills, struggles, fullness of personality, as entire universes of potential. Four questions that can change your life by byron katie goodreads author. Out of nowhere, like a cool breeze in a marketplace crowded with advice, comes byron katie and the work. In byron katie s book with stephen mitchell, loving what is. As we do the work of byron katie, not only do we remain alert to our stressful thoughtsthe ones that cause all the anger, sadness, and frustration in our worldbut we question them, and through that questioning the thoughts lose their power over us. Byron katie a mind at home with itself corte madera. Katie created the work, which is a selfinquiry method that teaches you how to free yourself from your thoughts, the cause of your suffering, and how to find and embrace the truth.
You can know that reality is good just as it is, because when you argue with it, you experience anxiety and frustration. The event is in english with live translation into french. Katie is the author of\t\t loving what is, and mitchell, the noted\t\t translator of the tao, is her husband. The work of byron katie is a systematic way to go back and take a second look at the thoughts that make you stressed. If you are interested in reading more about byron katies the work and her four questions, you can find her books at amazon or visit her website. Byron katie has 48 books on goodreads with 61972 ratings. One of the techniques i use to inquire in to a situation and challenge my faulty thinking are the 4 questions by byron katie. In this powerful book of quotations, byron katie talks about the most essential.
Inquiry 4 questions that can change your life from byron katie. These questions are explained further in byron katies book loving what is. Dec 26, 20 the work of byron katie is basically a way to start noticing the difference between what hurts and what doesnt hurt. See more ideas about byron katie, this or that questions and matt kahn. Byron katie and my daughters socks the work of byron katie. Reality is always good, even in situations that seem like nightmares. Approach another macrocosm with our rule book and there will be no resonance. The work of byron katie treff in berlin friedrichshain. Previously available on video, this program reedited and remastered as an audio release features a mans deep work on his wifes leaving him, because she finds him repulsive. Inquiry is about investigating or awakening to our experience in this moment exactly as it is not how we would prefer it to be. Her public events, weekend workshops, fiveday intensives, nineday school for the work, and 28day residential turnaround house have brought freedom to people all over the world.
A mind at home with itself by byron katie excerpts when i woke up to reality in 1986, i realized that all my suffering had come from arguing with what is. Katies experience, as described in her book loving what is, is that all suffering is caused by believing our stressful thoughts. May 17, 20 byron katie shares the method of selfinquiry. This was posted in 2008, from a person who attended one of byron katies 9day schools. I love books, books to read, my books, love your life, sign quotes. This oral format can result in choppy, repetitive\t\t text. There are other similarities between the two also in the courses themselves. She is the founder of byron katie international, an organization that includes the school for the work and turnaround house in ojai, california.
The work of byron katie could accidentally cause problems in. But she seems to have an agenda around the business she has made out of this awakening. Byron katie has brought the work to millions of people for more than 30 years. Byron katie and stephen mitchell a mind at home with. The following is an excerpt from byron katies and stephen mitchells latest book, a mind at home with itself. Its not your job to like me its mine, life is simple. In fact, if you want reality to be different than what it is, you might as well try to teach a cat to bark. While byron katie has introduced this therapeutic process to hundreds of thousands around the world in the. Byron katie the story of the one interview by iain mcnay. A mind at home with itself byron katie digital audiobook. Byron katies work acts like a razorsharp sword that cuts through that illusion and enables you to know for yourself the timeless essence of your being. Loving what is and finding the truth with only 4 questions. Jun 21, 2012 byron katie the story of the one interview by iain mcnay author of many books including, a thousand names for joy, loving what is.
Ive been searching the internet off and on for months hoping to find something about byron katie and the work relating to recovery from. Byron katie, whose book is at heart cognitive therapy, was introduced into my life a few months ago when sagar simon, who counsels with the work here in amsterdam, gave a sample workshop at my womens networking group, connecting women. The work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question thoughts. When an addiction is active, this more sane part of the mind gets overpowered. Loving what is goodreads meet your next favorite book. At once startlingly fresh and powerfully enlightening, a mind at home with itself offers us a transformative new perspective on life and death.
Internationally acclaimed bestselling author byron katie presents inspiring sayings in this beautiful work, which features illustrations by awardwinning artist hans wilhelm in this vibrant book of inspiring and challenging wisdom, byron katie offers powerful aphorisms that can change the lives of readers forever. I had been deeply depressed for many years, and i had blamed the world for all my problems. A critique of byron katie and her therapeutic technique. First, i want to tell you that finding your message here was a real blessing. Oct 14, 2012 apparently byron katie makes people sign a waiver saying they are responsible if they get ill etc. In a mind at home with itself, byron katie illuminates one of the most profound ancient buddhist texts, the diamond sutra newly translated in these pages by distinguished scholar stephen mitchell to reveal the nature of the mind and to liberate us from painful thoughts, using her revolutionary system of selfinquiry called the work.
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