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A thought is harmless unless we believe it.

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Byron Katie
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
Harmless
Unless
Thought
Believe

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Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed.
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I love what I think, and I'm never tempted to believe it. Thoughts are like the wind or the leaves on the trees or the raindrops falling. They're not personal, they don't belong to us, they just come and go. When they're met with understanding, they're friends.
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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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