A Worldwide Peace Movement - Page 2

[yaM yaM]

Those of you who like to get high. . . try THIS (The Work). -- Byron Katie

[yaM yaM]

Sanity doesn't suffer, ever. -- Byron Katie

[yaM yaM]

An unquestioned mind is the world of suffering. -- Byron Katie

[laralou]

Thanks so much for posting this. I had never heard of this and it resonates with me much more than the Secret. I am going to check it out!

[yaM yaM]

Laralou, it is so delightful to me that you have found comfort in The Work.
Indeed, that was my hope in starting this thread.

[yaM yaM]

If it hurts, investigate. -- Byron Katie

[yaM yaM]

I’m a lover of what is, not because I’m a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality. -- Byron Katie

[mrsalf97]

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I look forward to checking in this thread every day. It's fabulous to think on these things.

Thank you so much for this thread!

[yaM yaM]

I'm so glad this thread is serving you, OdeToJoy.
As Katie says ~ The whole world is just for you.

[yaM yaM]

We fear only what we haven’t understood. -- Byron Katie

[yaM yaM]

Fear keeps us deaf. -- Byron Katie

[yaM yaM]

Personalities don’t love ~ they want something. -- Byron Katie

[yaM yaM]

For me, reality is God, because it rules. -- Byron Katie

[litlwons]

Subbing...so interested.

[yaM yaM]

Reality is always kinder than the story we tell about it. -- Byron Katie

[beansavi]

Let there be peace on Earth
and let it begin with me...


You rock, May May.

~Bean

Originally Posted by May May

Begins at home. The home inside each one of us.

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I'd like to formally introduce MDC to The Work of Byron Katie.


I am a practitioner and facilitator of The Work and have practiced it personally since 2000.
I cannot describe how much this simple yet powerful method of self-inquiry has changed my life for the better.
It is truly mind-blowing for me.


The Work consists of four questions and what is known as a turnaround.


Here are some links that demonstrate how The Work works as it is a living tradition and cannot be described righteously enough with just words, in my opinion.


Enjoy.



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The official website for The Work

Byron Katie's blog

The YouTube Byron Katie video library menu

My current favorite Byron Katie video is Open Heart Surgery


A recent interview with Byron Katie, live at Venice Beach:

Part I

Part II

(I find Part II to be especially moving.)





Peace be with you.

[beansavi]

I like this part. It resonates with me:

As I began living my turnarounds, I noticed that I was everything I called you. You were merely my projection. Now, instead of trying to change the world around me (this didn't work, but only for 43 years), I can put the thoughts on paper, investigate them, turn them around, and find that I am the very thing I thought you were. In the moment I see you as selfish, I am selfish (deciding how you should be). In the moment I see you as unkind, I am unkind. If I believe you should stop waging war, I am waging war on you in my mind.

[beansavi]

Originally Posted by beansavi

I like this part. It resonates with me:

As I began living my turnarounds, I noticed that I was everything I called you. You were merely my projection. Now, instead of trying to change the world around me (this didn't work, but only for 43 years), I can put the thoughts on paper, investigate them, turn them around, and find that I am the very thing I thought you were. In the moment I see you as selfish, I am selfish (deciding how you should be). In the moment I see you as unkind, I am unkind. If I believe you should stop waging war, I am waging war on you in my mind.

I am having a particularly hard time with dh lately. I see him as stubborn, irritable (I awake to him bi**ing about something every single morning (a crappy way to wake up). How can I turn something like that around? Try to not worry about it...but what abou the effect on my kids hearing him grump all the time?:

[yaM yaM]

Originally Posted by beansavi

Let there be peace on Earth
and let it begin with me...


You rock, May May.

~Bean

Yes! You're so sharp, Ms. Bean. And you certainly are a rock star, yourself!