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I believe in the power of every human being to end suffering.

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Byron Katie
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
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Believe
Suffering
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Humans

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Everything that happens is God's will. When you realize that, you're home free.
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I live in a state of grace, where I don't have to know.
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If you put your hand into a fire, does anyone have to tell you to move it? Do you have to decide? No: When your hand starts to burn, it moves. You don’t have to direct it the hand moves itself. In the same way, once you understand, through inquiry, that an untrue thought causes suffering, you move away from it.
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I havent had a single thought for 26 years. I have only understanding. Its somewhat complicated to understand that. Ive hardly ever spoken about it. Youre in a state of total peace of mind. A kind of nirvana.
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Nothing belongs to me. Everything comes and goes. Serenity is an open door.
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The best way of leading people is to let them find their own way.
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What is perfect health? The unraveling of all imagined states of mind
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Look at your life without the thought Something terrible is going to happen.
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When they attack you and you notice that you love them with all your heart, your Work is done.
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That's what I love about integrity. Each time we go inside, that's where it is.
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I am never unhappy, you can achieve that as well.
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The world is a projection of our thoughts - the thoughts we believe.
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When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or anything, fear is the cause and pain is the result.
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