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Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.

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Byron Katie
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
Causes
Suffering
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Stories
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