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So what is it with your mother that you haven't worked out yet?

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Byron Katie
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
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The world is perfect. As you question your mind, this becomes more and more obvious. Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed. It can never be fooled into believing that there is one speck out of order.
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The voice within is what I'm married to. All marriage is a metaphor for that marriage. My lover is the place inside me where an honest yes and no come from. That's my true partner. It's always there. And to tell you yes when my integrity says no is to divorce that partner.
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Your understanding of another person is limited by what you think you already know. So when you just listen, the person you meet won't match your preconception. The exciting thing is that you usually meet someone much wiser and kinder than you expected. You might also lose track of your ideas about who you are.
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Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realizatio n.
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Who would you be without the thought that happiness depends on someone else?
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Peace doesn't require two people it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.
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It is not your business to love me. It is mine.
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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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Low self-esteem is not possible when you understand the nature of everything. Depression is not possible. The universe is absolutely friendly.
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