587 Quotes by Byron Katie

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.

The only way I can be angry at you is when I have thought, said, or done something that is unkind in my own opinion.

As long as you think that the cause of your problem is “out there”—as long as you think that anyone or anything is responsible for your suffering—the situation is hopeless. It means that you are forever in the role of victim, that you’re suffering in paradise.

A thought is harmless unless we believe it. It’s not our thoughts, but our attachment to our thoughts, that causes suffering. Attaching to a thought means believing that it’s true, without inquiring. A belief is a thought that we’ve been attaching to, often for years.

When I listened within myself I saw that the world is what it is – nothing more, nothing less. Where reality is concerned, there is no “what should be.” There is only what is, just the way it is, right now. The truth is prior to every story. And every story, prior to investigation, prevents us from seeing what’s true.

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

All I have is all I need and all I need is all I have in this moment.

I've always been just me, but I was the last to know that it was all right.

Every time you try to change someone, you are trying to change someone that doesn’t exist. They only exist in your head. People are who you believe them to be.