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There's no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.

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Byron Katie
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
Unhappy
Clear
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Mind
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Life

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The ego is terrified of the truth. And the truth is that the ego doesn't exist.
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Rather than understand the original cause-a thought-we try to change the stressful feelings by looking outside ourselves.
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I use the word inquiry as synonymous with The Work...Inquiry is a way to end confusion and to experience internal peace, even in a world of apparent chaos. Above all else, inquiry is about realizing that all the answers we ever need are always available inside us.
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I love being free enough that I can be so intimate with people, and that people are free enough that we can all be intimate with each other!
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The pain shows you what's left to investigate.
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