“Byron Katie’s Work is a great blessing for our planet. The root cause of suffering is identification with our thoughts, the ‘stories’ that are continuously running through our minds. The Work acts like a razor-sharp sword that cuts through that illusion and enables you to know for yourself the timeless essence of your being.
Joy, peace, and love emanate from it as your natural state.”
Eckhart Tolle
author, The Power of Now
“Katie's laser-like tough love burns away all illusions.” The Times of London
“Who would you be without your stressful stories?” Byron Katie
What Is "The Work" and Who Is Byron Katie?
Byron Katie became severely depressed in her early thirties. For almost a decade she spiraled down into depression, rage, self-loathing, and constant thoughts of suicide; for the last two years she was often unable to leave her bedroom.
Then one morning in February 1986, she experienced a life-changing realization. There are various names for an experience like this. Katie calls it "waking up to reality."
In that instant of no-time, she says,
"I discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, but that when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Freedom is as simple as that. I found that suffering is optional." She found a joy within her that has never disappeared, even for a single moment. That joy is in everyone, always.
She realized that what had been causing her depression was not the world around her, but the beliefs she'd had about the world. Instead of hopelessly trying to change the world to match her thoughts about how it should be, she could question these thoughts and, by meeting reality as it is, experience unimaginable freedom and joy.
How Can "The Work" Assist Me?
The
Work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to
identify and question the stressful thoughts that cause the suffering in your world. It's a way to understand what's hurting you and a
way to end all your stress. People who do "The Work" faithfully report life-changing results, such as:
* Eliminating stress: you can live without anxiety or fear
* Improving relationships: you can experience a new sense of connection and intimacy with your husband or wife, your parents, your children, and with yourself
* Reducing anger: you can get angry less often & less intensely, and eventually not at all
* Eliminating depression: you'll see perfection in situations that were once debilitating
* Clarifying: so you can act more intelligently and effectively
* Energizing: without the painful beliefs you'll have the energy to experience a new sense of vigor and well-being
* Peace: learn how to love what is, and find lasting inner peace.
Here's a great video clip of Katie working with someone, illustrating the process of Inquiry ("The Work"):
"He Should Be More Understanding"
Katie has a "Little Book" which is a shortened version of Loving What Is and which describes the process of Inquiry, or "The Work". Print it out, along with "The Work" Worksheets you'll find under "Freebies and Links" and you can try it on your own. You can also go to her website and watch more videos of Katie working with people on common issues like, cancer, feeling overweight, grief, and etc. Like all processes, though, it is often helpful to have someone else guide you.
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