The Work of Byron Katie
By Byron Katie
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Byron Katie, founder of The Work, has one job: to teach people how to end their own suffering. As she guides people through the powerful process of inquiry she calls The Work, they find that their stressful beliefs—about life, other people, or themselves—radically shift and their lives are changed forever. Based on Byron Katie's direct experience of how suffering is created and ended, The Work is an astonishingly simple process, accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, and requires nothing more than a pen, paper, and an open mind. Through this process, anyone can learn to trace unhappiness to its source and deal with it there. Katie (as everyone calls her) not only shows us that all the problems in the world originate in our thinking: she gives us the tool to open our minds and set ourselves free.
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My Mother Doesn't Want to Know Me—The Work of Byron Katie | A woman does The Work on a moment in time when she was texting with her estranged mother. Her belief at that moment is "My mother doesn't want to know me." BK: We're meditating on "She doesn't want to know me"—is it true?" The answer is always one syllable: yes or no. Notice the other thoughts that arise around this, and gently go back to the question. Do you see images of you and her in the past and the future? Is that you or imagination? Together, they question statements like "I want my mom to acknowledge me," "I want her to admit that she screwed up," "She should apologize for the past," "She shouldn’t expect me to parent her," and "She should admit she's a psychopath." "You cannot experience rage unless you're in a movie." —Byron Katie Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie © 2017 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. | 6/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Something Terrible is Going to Happen—Interview: Byron Katie | Byron Katie speaks with Deborah Beauvais of the "Love by Intuition" show on 1510 AM WMEX Boston. Katie describes, in detail, her experience of awakening and the beginning of The Work. Then she guides Deborah in doing The Work on the thought "Something terrible is going to happen." DEBORAH: Could you share a little bit about what woke you up? I know that you had thoughts of suicide for years. KATIE: I was so depressed for more than a decade, and was also agoraphobic. To be a shut-in, and stuck with what's in your head with no way out, was hell. Then, there was a moment without a thought. There was no I--no experience of a self--just this identification-less space. And then I became aware of the thoughts that arose, and I began to laugh. I noticed that prior to the thoughts, I experienced what they call "the peace that passeth all understanding." Afterward, once comparison returned, I saw that this state of mind was heaven. Just prior to the mind's arising, nothing had a name. This experience in and of itself is not important, but what came out of it was the clear realization that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, and when I didn't believe them, I didn't suffer. And out of that realization, came a way to question who and what we are with our stories. And who would we be without our stories? DEBORAH: We tend to gravitate to suffering, like it's in our DNA. KATIE: That suffering is how we stay identified. It's how the ego exists. DEBORAH: Do we feel first when we have a thought, or are we having thoughts first and then feel? KATIE: We're more aware of our feelings first, but when we get still enough to notice, you may see, as I have, that we think first, then images of past and future happen so quickly that we don't even realize that they're happening. So it's think, feel, act, have. I refer to this as the order of creation; the creation of your own world. "When it argues with reality, the ego is up against the greatest power in the world: love." —Byron Katie Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. | 6/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Putting the Mind on Paper—The Work of Byron Katie | Byron Katie describes in detail how to put the mind on paper by meditating on a stressful moment and filling in a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet. Participants at an Ojai event write a Worksheet about a situation with someone they experienced as hurtful. She guides them to witness the situation, to get in touch with the feelings they were experiencing in that moment, and to notice every detail of the moment: where they were, the time of day, who else was there, etc. In stillness, they remain with their attention focused on that moment, notice what arises, and fill in each statement, using short, simple sentences. For example: "I want him to acknowledge me" or "I want him to stop lying to me." It's fine to write just one statement, and it's fine to write more than one. "This is a process, "Katie explains, "of transferring to paper everything you experienced in that situation. The thoughts may sound immature or unenlightened to you, but you want to identify whatever you were believing in that moment that would move you from peace. You want to write down what produces the upset in your life." "All war belongs on paper." —Byron Katie DOWNLOAD Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet: http://thework.com/sites/thework/downloads/worksheets/JudgeYourNeighbor_Worksheet.pdf Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. | 5/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Releasing Outcomes—Live with Byron Katie | Bryan asks Byron Katie about releasing outcomes and the belief that he is unemployed. BRYAN: How do you keep from feeling anxious about results when it relates to one's livelihood? BK: Whose business is it whom they hire? BRYAN: Their business. BK: And what happens to your life when you mentally go into their business? BRYAN: That's where the anxiety comes in. BK: For all of you, I invite you to notice how much effort it takes to be in someone else's business. This noticing can bring you right back to your own business. You are a miracle being lived, but when you're out of your business, you miss what's really going on. Note: Bryan learned about The Work of Byron Katie when Jenny McCarthy mentioned Katie on the Rosie show. © 2017 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 5/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Our Children Parent Us-Byron Katie and Susan Stiffelman | Byron Katie and Susan Stiffelman talk about The Work and parenting teens, tweens, children, and grandchildren. They briefly discuss Katie's new book, A Mind at Home with Itself, the hair-raising, inspiring story of Katie's first year after her awakening experience. What is The Work? The Work makes it clear that the cause of our suffering is not what happens to us; it's what we believe about what happens. SS: My suggestion to parents is to slow down and stay as present as possible with the truth of what our child is going through, not the superimposed story of what we think the child is experiencing. The Work is an incredible tool for helping us be present. BK: Yes, it quiets the mind so that we can listen and get enough understanding to really connect with our children--enough to grasp what they are saying as opposed to what we think they're saying. We have no idea what kids are going through, even when they tell us. So my only job as a parent or grandparent is to really listen to them, and to love love them. Love is the power. SS: What about when children get sassy, mimic us, or roll their eyes at us? BK: If one of my grandchildren mimicked me, it would give me a look at myself. I would get to see how I sound to them and how I look to them. If I don't like that mirror, it shows me how not to approach my grandchild. They are always teaching me. I'm not teaching them; it's the other way around. So it's always about being a student. If we really heard ourselves, we'd understand why our children don't want to listen to us. Can we really listen to them? That's the question. —Byron Katie © 2017 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 5/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Wisdom 2.0: Embodiment Lounge-The Work of Byron Katie | Eileen Fisher speaks with Byron Katie about The Work and its relationship to the body. BK: All four questions are an invitation to get still and meditate to witness what arises. The experience in the body can be anything from slight discomfort to terror, in response to the "one-man show" playing in your mind. Eileen: I have trouble with anxiety. BK: Let's look at anxiety. I invite Eileen and everyone to find a moment in time, a situation, when you were experiencing anxiety. When you find the moment, notice what you were thinking and believing. What judgments were happening as you experienced the anxiety? So all we are doing really is meditating on a moment in time. It takes stillness. It doesn't matter when the moment occurred; just get still enough to notice what you were thinking, imagining, and believing. Eileen: I notice the thought "I'm not good enough." BK (to the audience): Familiar? Is there anyone who has not experienced the thought "I'm not good enough"? (Laughter.) Katie proceeds to guide Eileen and the audience through the four questions and turnarounds on this common thought to rediscover the clarity within each of us. It's not life that is causing stress within us; it's what we believe about life. --Byron Katie © 2017 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 5/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Wisdom 2.0: Politics-The Work of Byron Katie | Byron Katie and Soren Gordhamer discuss bringing inquiry to our thoughts about politics. Soren: The recent election has triggered us in many different ways. We typically ignore or react to these triggers, but what is a third way that can create a new world, rather than the division we currently experience? We can begin by questioning our thoughts, but if I don't believe the stressful thought, can I still fight for the things I feel a need to fight for? BK: I wanted to change the world, so I questioned what I believed about the world, and the world changed. In other words: I wanted to change the world, so I questioned my judgments, assumptions, and beliefs about the world, and the world changed, as my mind made the shift. The universe is friendly, but what we're thinking and believing about the world may not be. —Byron Katie © 2017 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com" | 4/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I Could Have Done It Differently | "Carmella from Atlanta lost her temper with close friends and made them leave her home. She asks, How do I get over this without forgiveness and without any accountability from them? Byron Katie says, I can only be accountable for my part; that’s all I can do. What I am thinking and believing is what causes my anger, not anything that they said or did. Katie guided her in meditating on the moment when she was angry, so that she can capture her thoughts on paper, question them, and set herself free. copyright 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit the work.com" | 2/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I'm Afraid of Trump—The Work of Byron Katie | A woman suffering from a deep-seated fear of Donald Trump questions her many thoughts about him. "He will create concentration camps," she has written on her Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet, "cause a nuclear war, and ruin the environment. I want him to not be president, to disappear, or at least to get a better, kinder set of cabinet members. He should step aside and offer the space to Hillary Clinton or another Republican candidate. Trump shouldn't say things that are racist, sexist, able-ist, homophobic, and xenophobic." Slowly, with Katie's help, she questions these terrifying thoughts, sometimes with the help of the audience, and the heaviness of the thoughts begins to dissolve. After completing the inquiry, she has a moment of insight, as she realizes that it is the thoughts that create her fear, not Trump. She proceeds to tear up her Worksheet in a flourish of delight, to cheers from the audience. Katie turns to her with a smile and says, "You've just made America great again!" © 2017 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 2/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Donald Trump Frightens Me—The Work of Byron Katie | Dixie is frightened by Donald Trump because she's afraid he will dismantle Obamacare and Social Security, ruin our economy, deport her immigrant neighbors, undermine the effort to combat global warming, abolish women's reproductive rights, put us at risk of nuclear war, risk planetary destruction, and take away her hope for our country. As Byron Katie helps her question her fears, Dixie begins to understand how it's the images in her mind that frighten her, not Donald Trump. "When we believe our thoughts," Katie says, "we're hypnotized. This very moment is the only opportunity we have to make real change. The gift of life goes on no matter what you're thinking and believing. Reality is always kinder than the story we're believing about it." Follow-up message from Dixie: "For the first time since November 8th, I am meeting the new morning on its own terms. And as a result, in this moment, all is well in "my kitchen." Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie © 2017 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. | 1/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Six and a Half Minutes to an Open Heart—The Work of Byron Katie | A young woman who is afraid to love again questions her worst fears with the help of Byron Katie. "The ego's job is to kill everything but itself," Katie says. "Until it's questioned, the heart stays closed, and we live very carefully and very alone—even with someone." Watch as this woman explores her assumptions about herself and about men and finds the open heart that, minutes before, she couldn't even imagine. © 2017 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 1/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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She Fell Off the Mountain and Died—The Work of Byron Katie | A woman does The Work with Byron Katie on her upset with her partner, who fell off a mountain in Yosemite and died. She feels sick when she thinks of the situation. "These emotions don't happen," Katie says, "unless we're witnessing images of past and future. That's why people love living in the now--in reality." When the woman turns the statement around to "She fell off the mountain, and I died," she finds that this is as true or truer, and she sees that her pain is not about her partner at all, but about herself. "Even sadness is a tantrum," Katie says. "It's a war with what is. When we get still, we see that our bereavement is really all about ourselves." By the end of their inquiry together, the thought "She abandoned me" no longer has any truth for the woman, and she begins to find humor in her original statements. "Love includes; fear excludes." —Byron Katie, Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie ©2013 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. | 1/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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How To Use The Work with Addictions—The Work of Byron Katie | "A young woman asks Byron Katie during a live webcast "How do I deal with the intense moments at night when the urge to eat is so strong?" Katie says that after doing The Work day after day, her addictions quit her. She explains that if you sit and wait, issues about your mother, father, sister, brother, boss, employee, etc., will show you which Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet to work on next. "You're 100% innocent," says Katie. "You're living a dream, and these four questions and turnarounds will wake you up." © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 12/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interview: Why Our Suffering Exists Only in the Past—The Work of Byron Katie | Jess Lively talks with Byron Katie. "Learning from Katie has been one of the most helpful things I have done in my life. Her perspective on suffering has radically shifted my perspective." THE WORK IN ACTION: Katie questions the thought "He doesn't understand me." Through inquiry, she finds how she would hurt herself and others if she believed this thought. She also applies this same inquiry to the U.S. election and how we view our candidates. BK: Where is it that I don't understand him or her? I can learn a lot from this question. It doesn't mean that my vote will change. I can blame them for my suffering, but the truth is that I am the cause of my own suffering, and that's how I hurt myself. No one can hurt me--that's my job. Inquiry makes that so clear! How can I attack someone else, and then talk about peace? How can I be such a hypocrite and so asleep to myself? Understanding this makes me really humble in my relationships and better able to hear others. TURNAROUNDS: Katie explains how turnarounds can leave us curious about people and solutions, and shift our intention from wanting to be right to something more genuine. BK: When I understand myself, I understand the other. Without a story, there's an understanding that surpasses everything. We can be connected to life. Other than what we're thinking and believing, we're always fine, right here, right now. If I'm living even a nanosecond into the future, I am the cause of my suffering. What's at the center? Perfect peace, and in that we're all okay. Jess: Do we have to suffer to get this? BK: I think that every human being has suffered enough up to this moment. And what I love about this moment is that all suffering is in the past. Jess experiences an opening within herself from Katie's explanation of pain, past remembrance, and future projection. UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF Jess: What about the quote that "No one will ever understand you, and realizing this is freedom"? How is that so? BK: If you don't understand you, how can I? If I don't understand myself, how can I expect you to? I am the projector of my world. No two humans live in the same world. To understand yourself is to change your entire world, not ours. UNDERSTANDING YOUR WORLD Jess: How can we understand our world? BK: For me it always goes back to inquiry. Then the mystery ceases, and we can live without a past or future, in the excitement of now, living like a child, in a world where everything is new. If we can't end the war within ourselves, how can we end war in the world? As we question our fearful thoughts, mind ends the war with itself; it can find a home in itself; the war is gone, and we're just living this amazing life. Only you can question what you believe. Undoing the world that you believe is a matter of starting with your trivial discomforts and questioning them. Just go to thework.com, download a Worksheet, fill it in, and sit with your beautiful self. ©2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 12/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Fathers Don't Die-The Work of Byron Katie | A young woman states "I'm devastated because my father is dead." Byron Katie asks her "How do you react when you believe that thought?" Woman: "When I believe that thought, I feel sick, I imagine his pain, I feel powerless." BK: "Where does your father live now?" Woman: "In my mind." BK: "Where did he live before he died? Same place." Together, they investigate thoughts like "I want him to be alive," "He should be at peace," "He's gone forever," and "He's the provider." "If you go slow and meditate on what you've written on your Worksheet, one beloved assumption at a time, what answers these questions will wake you up." —Byron Katie ©2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 12/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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My Mother Doesn't Want to Know Me-The Work of Byron Katie | A woman does The Work on a moment in time when she was texting with her estranged mother. Her belief at that moment is "My mother doesn't want to know me." BK: "We're meditating on "She doesn't want to know me-is it true?" The answer is always one syllable: yes or no. Notice the other thoughts that arise around this, and gently go back to the question. Do you see images of you and her in the past and the future? Is that you or imagination?" Together, they question statements like "I want my mom to acknowledge me," "I want her to admit that she screwed up," "She should apologize for the past," "She shouldn't expect me to parent her," and "She should admit she's a psychopath." "You cannot experience rage unless you're in a movie." -Byron Katie ©2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 12/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I Need to Do It All-The Work of Byron Katie | Sameer from London believes that he needs to do it all or he won't survive, even though he knows it's not true. "The ego loves the thought 'I know it's not true,'" Byron Katie explains. "That immediately tells me that I need to Work that thought, since I really don't know what's true for me until I question it." After Sameer questions the thought, Katie suggests a turnaround: "I will be able to do it all, and I won't survive." "That feels really uncomfortable," Sameer says. "I have a fear of being nothing." "It's just identity we're dealing with," Katie says. "It's not the life and death of the body, but of who you believe you are," Katie says. "In this moment, while we are talking together, the world is what it should be, and it's comforting to realize that it doesn't need me at all." "I love the thought that I don't need to survive," Sameer says. ©2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 10/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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When to Question Your Thoughts—The Work of Byron Katie | Ting Zhao from Georgia asks, "Do you suggest that we do The Work the moment we're upset about something or someone?" "If you are able to, yes," Katie says, "and if not, just do The Work on that moment when you can, and be as kind as you can in the situation." © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 10/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I'm Addicted to Comparing Myself with Others—The Work of Byron Katie | Chandika from Oregon says, "I'm addicted to comparing myself to other people. I can’t stop myself." Byron Katie helps her use her sister as an example. "'You're comparing yourself to your sister'—is it true? Is that really you and your sister that you're seeing, or is it images in your head? You're comparing nothing with nothing—just images of the two of you. Any time you think you're comparing yourself with anyone else, just ask yourself 'Is it true?'" "Just notice what happens when you think you're comparing," Katie says. "It's all about noticing. When we're just noticing, the mind is not at war with itself." © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com." | 10/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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There’s Something Rotten Inside Me—The Work of Byron Katie | Rawan from Egypt explains that even after much success with The Work, she feels that there is still something rotten inside her. Byron Katie says that she too had felt that way, and that it was true: there was something rotten inside her. "It was my unquestioned judgments about me and you." I have done Worksheets on this, and the feeling disappeared for a while, but then it comes back," Rawan says. "Judgments that go against our heart start to accumulate," Katie says, "and they can override the enlightenment you found with the Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet. I don’t call it The Work for nothing. It’s a daily practice. Every morning, identify a new judgment, close your eyes, and ask the four questions. Throughout the day, write down every rotten, unkind judgment you have. Then later fill out a full Worksheet and set yourself free." © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 10/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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July 2016 School for The Work Reunion Podcast | Byron Katie meets online with several participants from the July 2016 School for The Work (Bad Neuenahr, Germany). Topics include doing The Work with a motive; allowing the answers to surface as you ask the questions; The Work on pain, food, shame, and parents; noticing stressful thoughts; and questioning beliefs like "They need to do The Work," "She's a beggar," "Life will lose its meaning," and "He cancelled on me." We're always learning who we would be without the thought. --Byron Katie © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 9/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Meditating on Freedom—An Interview with Lilou—The Work of Byron Katie | Lilou: People are really going through hard times with depression and suicide, etc. What is your perception of this? BK: People are projecting the past and the future in their minds. When you imagine what the future will be, fear is created. Now is the only time we can really live in. I always say, that if you want a little fear and terror, get a future. I invite people to put their thoughts on a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet. The power of The Work is the answers that arise from the individual doing The Work. As we tap into that knowledge inside us, we find freedom. That's why inquiry is so powerful. The Work is a beautiful way to peace, and it doesn't require a teacher. Lilou: I hear that you received The Work in a moment, kind of like Eckhart Tolle. BK: The valuable thing about that moment for me was: I saw that when I believed my thoughts I suffered, and when I didn’t believe them I didn’t suffer. I’ve come to see that this is true for every human being. In that moment, it was very clear to me, but when I tried to tell people about it, there was no way it could be described. So the questions take people into that experience. Lilou: How did you work out this radical shift in yourself with your family? BK: Well, I had been agoraphobic. After my eyes were opened to reality, my family wondered "Who is this high-functioning and non-reactive woman? What is living in that body we call our mother?" They were constantly waiting for an angry reaction that never came. It was very confusing for them. I invited them to say whatever they wanted to say. They began to introduce me to my old self. That's how I kept one foot in what I call the dream-world, without being the dream. Lilou: How do we know if we're taking the right actions in life? BK: There's no argument in your mind. If you choose to turn to the left, or to the right, or do nothing, the worst that can happen is what you're thinking and believing. All the while you're on the perfect path. Lilou: So you're saying that reality is this movie we're in, that we're living, and creating, and everything is right there, as we project it. BK: Yes, in the moment. The images in our minds, and the thoughts we're believing about the images, the way we define what we see--all this is happening in the moment. Believing that we're that image can be terrifying, but if you're witnessing the images out of a clear mind, they can be incredibly loving, dear, and enlightening. Lilou: You have that grace and you can describe it, and we want to live there. It seems permanent with you. Some people experiencing The Work have it on and off, so it's a continuous exercise. BK: The Work is a practice, and I recommend that people do it every day. I invite people to identify any thought that causes them stress, to write it down, and to question it. Each time people do that, they become clearer, kinder, more loving human beings. And their whole world begins to shift. The world is internal. As the mind shifts, the world shifts. Thoughts create the world, as you perceive it. As the mind continues to question itself, it falls in love with itself and begins to project a beautiful world. This is the opposite of denial. It's seeing out of your true self. If you see the world as a frightening place, don't try to change it, look to your own mind. Lilou: How do we get from the four questions to a nine-day intensive program, your School for The Work? The questions are very direct and simple. BK: No one needs to come to the School to set themselves free. I make this opportunity available to people who want to immerse themselves in inquiry. It's a very powerful experience, and almost everyone who comes walks out a transformed person. I hear this over and over. During these nine days, I take people through every possible source of stress, including fear and terror, the physical body, prejudice, gender, sex, communicatio | 7/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Byron Katie explains a post: "Your partner's flaws are your own, because you're projecting them." | ”If my partner has a flaw, who is believing that?" Byron Katie says. "Where's the flaw? If I'm the one seeing it, I am its creator." Katie offers a personal example of how we project our flaws onto others. With the eyes of love, she can see her ex-husband standing before her, perfect, acting in a way that other people think is unacceptable. Through self-inquiry, we too can see our partners clearly, without the filter of our judgments. © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 7/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Segments from Conversations with Byron Katie, 14 May 2014 | Byron Katie talks with a woman who has been doing The Work on physical pain. Next, she discusses the post "Nothing you believe is true. To know this is freedom" with a young man from Vienna. He then asks her, "What if you've questioned a thought, but it comes again?" and "What is the taste of freedom?" © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 6/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Conversations with Byron Katie, 21 January 2015—The Work of Byron Katie | Byron Katie does The Work with callers from Moldova, Rhode Island, Sweden, Massachusetts, and the United Kingdom. She helps callers use The Work to question thoughts such as "My daughter should stop worrying me," "I need to forgive myself," and "My father has Alzheimer's." She also talks about the questions "If heaven is here now, why do you say you are in a hurry?," "How should the world react to the shootings in Paris?" and "Can religious extremists ever live peacefully side-by-side?" "The end of fear is the end of war." -Byron Katie © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 6/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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He Gave Up on Me—The Work of Byron Katie | A young woman is heartbroken because she believes that her boyfriend gave up on her. She describes being on a plane and hearing a song that she once sang to him. In that moment, she feels hopeless and angry at the world. Byron Katie guides her to drop into stillness, question the thought, and meditate on the turnaround "I gave up on him." "This is intimacy-mind understanding itself," Katie says. Other concepts she questions are: "I want him to see me," "I want him to give me another chance," "I want him to open his heart to me," "I want only him," "I want him to understand me," "He should see where I was coming from," "He shouldn't be so stubborn," "He should see how much I've changed," "He should see how good we could be now," "I need him to take me back," and "I need him to trust me." Katie invites her to turn each of these thoughts around and wake herself up. © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 6/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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He Read My Journals—The Work of Byron Katie | Melissa from Texas feels violated when she believes that her ex-husband read her journals. After questioning her belief, she notes that she violates herself with her constant fear, and by putting herself in situations that make her fearful. "Past and future are nothing," Katie points out. "When we believe our thoughts, we're in a movie, worried over nothing." After hearing this, it occurs to Melissa that she's been afraid of nothing her entire life. © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 6/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I'm Unprepared for The Semester—The Work of Byron Katie | Helena from Germany recalls how overwhelmed she feels while sitting with her students on the first day of class and feeling unprepared for the semester. Byron Katie helps her to meditate on the situation, question her stressful thoughts, and find examples for the turnaround. Through this questioning, she comes to see that she is always prepared for anything to happen. © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 5/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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How Do I Know When to Leave?—The Work of Byron Katie | Carey wants to change careers after eighteen years. "You haven't left yet because you're frightened to leave," Byron Katie says. "What do you fear will happen if you leave?" Carey is afraid she'll be poor and unable to pay for her child's college education. Katie helps her imagine a worst-case scenario out of which to write a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet, and then guides her in filling it in. Through this process, Carey begins to realize that she doesn't need a healthy body, a house, or money for school, to be happy. © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 5/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I Could Have Done It Differently—The Work of Byron Katie | Carmella from Atlanta lost her temper with close friends and made them leave her home. She asks, "How do I get over this without forgiveness and without any accountability from them?" Byron Katie says, "I can be accountable for my part; that's all that I can do. What I am thinking and believing is what causes my anger, not anything that they said or did." Katie guides her in meditating on the moment when she was angry, so that she can capture her thoughts on paper, question them, and set herself free. © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com | 5/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Conversations avec Byron Katie, le 18 Février 2015, Le Travail de Byron Katie (The Work) | Cette visioconférence débute par un dialogue entre Byron Katie et un homme souffrant de dépression profonde. Elle l'aide à remplir une feuille 'Jugez-votre-voisin' avec des concepts provenant de la lettre qu'il lui a envoyée : « Je n'arrive pas à me lever », « J'ai besoin de savoir quoi faire de ma vie »,« J'ai besoin de réussir ». Au cours de la séance, il remarque les pensées qui l'empêchent de faire le Travail, son esprit s'ouvre à la possibilité de la paix. Une femme du Royaume-Uni remet en question une pensée concernant son mari : « Il me cache quelque chose ». Une femme en pleurs de l'État de Washington découvre qu'elle est accro à sa peur de la toxicomanie de son fils. Maria d'Allemagne éprouve de la douleur physique et de la faiblesse dues à une maladie chronique. Elle questionne les pensées : « J'ai tout le temps mal », « Je ne sais pas comment je vais continuer à vivre. » Enfin, une femme du Danemark demande : « Si j'aime toujours ce qui est, comment puis-je savoir quand il est temps de procéder à des changements ? » « Le changement se produit de lui-même », explique Katie. « Vous n’avez rien à faire. » | 5/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Byron Katie explains a post: Your partner's flaws are your own, because you're projecting them. | "If my partner has a flaw, who is believing that?" Byron Katie says. "Where's the flaw? If I'm the one seeing it, I am its creator." Katie offers a personal example of how we project our flaws onto others. With the eyes of love, she can see her ex-husband standing before her, perfect, acting in a way that other people think is unacceptable. Through self-inquiry, we too can see our partners clearly, without the filter of our judgments. For more information visit: Website: http://www.thework.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie | 4/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Guilt, Money, Physical Limitations, and Shut-Down Feelings—The Work of Byron Katie | In this 11 February live webcast of Conversations with Byron Katie, six people from around the world speak with Katie. Angela from Pennsylvania wonders how to use The Work. After some support from Katie, she lands on a stressful concept: "I want a family vacation." Together they find that resting in connection can be at least as peaceful as a family vacation. Deep from South Australia is disturbed because he believes that "I needed to feel differently about her." Katie explains that feelings are the effect of belief. "I cannot feel without a prior belief. Think, feel, act, have. This is the order of creation. It's how we create this false world. And without your projections, you will never meet another person who is not the love of your life." Vincent from the Netherlands questions the belief "I need more money." He sees images of himself working hard, looking at a zero balance in his bank account, and then sees himself and his family on the street. After discovering how depleted his energy is from believing this thought, he begins to realize how kind and supportive reality is. Without the thought, he has the clarity to relax and be creative about his situation. Lila from Washington questions the belief "I'm physically limited." Through the four questions, she understands that her fears are based on images in her mind. "Your inability to walk is all in your mind," Katie says. Carolyn from New Zealand is stuck on the belief "I need to shut my feelings down." "Who made the decision to shut your feelings down?" Katie asks. Carolyn answers, "I did." "But only 100 percent," Katie adds. When we believe that others make us do things, we become separate, fearful, and shut down. The truth brings a nod and smile of understanding from Carolyn. Finally, Thomas from Germany wonders how to find his authentic yes and no. Katie walks him through the "Honest No" exercise from the School for The Work. The two of them role-play in a situation where Thomas is asking Katie for money. Katie gently models finding her authentic no in response to his pleas. Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. | 4/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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She Doesn't Like Me—The Work of Byron Katie | Kelly McNelis of Women for One speaks with Byron Katie. Kelly uses one of Katie's books, Who Would You Be Without Your Story? to support her community's mission, which is to share our stories in order to move through them rather than become them. Kelly brought along a filled-in Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet with the main concept 'She doesn’t like me.' The situation where she believes this thought is at a restaurant with the woman sitting to her right at a table. Katie guides Kelly through the four questions and the turnarounds, helping her to meditate on that particular moment. Through this meditative process, Kelly notices how she had shut down in the restaurant, cutting herself off from the other woman. She also notices that the other woman appears fearful, angry, and threatened. Finally, she finds examples for two turnarounds: that she doesn't like herself in that moment when she shuts down and that she doesn't like the other woman. Continuing through the Worksheet, Kelly also questions the statement 'I want her to be kind to me.' 'You're expecting her to do what you can't do yourself,' Katie says. Kelly, amazed, says, 'That's big!' Other questioned concepts included 'I'm fat and unattractive' and 'People are starving.' Our Work's not done until we're no longer at war with anyone or anything. —Byron Katie | 3/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Spiritual Rape, the Ego, and Unconditional Love—The Work of Byron Katie | CJ Liu interviews Byron Katie on her show ‘Fire it UP with CJ.’ Katie does The Work with CJ on a situation she experienced as spiritual rape. CJ gently settles into the role of the observer as she recalls the compromising situation. To her delight and amazement, she discovers that while she was believing her thoughts, she actually missed an incredible moment of unconditional love. With Katie’s loving support to hold her in the moment of trauma, the ego is seen through and CJ begins to drop in to her own innate clarity. Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie. © 2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 3/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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He Destroys My Self-Esteem—The Work of Byron Katie | Byron Katie guides Tina from Italy as she does The Work on one complete Worksheet. Tina is struggling with the belief that her boyfriend destroys her self-esteem when it comes to money. Tina questions beliefs such as: I want Reto to work on himself. He should look inside himself to see why he needs to underestimate me in order to feel stronger and better. He needs to be happy about my idea. I want him to support me and be more enthusiastic about my projects. I need him to be happy about my ideas. I need him to think that I can produce money. After questioning all the concepts on the Worksheet, Tina comes to realize the many ways that she was undermining her own self-esteem and her relationship with Reto by believing her thoughts. 'The Work is a practice,' Katie says. 'You identify what you were believing in a situation that caused you stress, then you question those thoughts, using the four questions and the turnarounds. This is how you can set yourself free.' Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie. ©2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 1/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Free Will An Illusion-Is It True? The Work of Byron Katie | Valeria asks Byron Katie, 'What do you mean when you say We're not thinking; we're being thought?' 'It's just something I throw out there to help you understand that you don't have control-to see for yourself how much control you have over the thoughts that appear in your mind,' Katie says. 'In my world, I have none. Zero.' 'That works for me,' Katie says, 'because I understand that the universe is friendly. I understand our true nature. So I don’t need to have control. It's okay not to.' 'So where is our free will?' Valeria asks. 'It's an illusion,' Katie says. 'Wow,' Valeria says. 'Then the only thing we can do is identify the thinking, question it, and then decide.' 'Yes,' Katie says, 'and then see what you're left with,' Katie says with a big smile. Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie. ©2016 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved | 1/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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More Important Than Vaccines-The Work of Byron Katie | Ilonka tells Byron Katie that her children are among the many who have been injured by vaccines. How can she find peace through The Work when there are such injustices in the world? 'I flip-flop between being angry and trusting that there is a divine order to everything. How do I find peace when kids are suffering as sacrificial lambs to make the pharmaceutical companies richer?' 'Is it true?' Katie asks. 'Can you really know it's true that your children have been injured by vaccines?' The dialogue that follows is an example of how difficult it can be to do The Work when the ego's concepts are at stake. Katie points out repeatedly how the ego puts up fierce resistance to giving honest answers to the four questions of The Work. 'How do you deal best with social injustice?' Katie asks. 'When you're worried or when you’re free? So do The Work. Do it for the love of peace, which is more important than anything.' Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie. copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 12/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Why Write It Down?-The Work of Byron Katie | If you want freedom, Byron Katie says, write down your stressful thoughts. Self-inquiry depends on understanding exactly what your suffering is made of, Katie tells a man who teaches a class in journaling. Without that stable base, the ego wriggles out of direct examination. The Work begins with an inventory of stressful thoughts called a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet. Once the list is in place, one can examine the truth of your beliefs without being sidetracked into defense or justification. 'You're the one who wrote down these thoughts,' Katie says. 'The ego can’t deny it.' Katie praises journaling as a kindred way of getting to the heart of one's troubles. What we see in journaling is thoughts such as 'I want, I need, they should, I shouldn't.' It's all there. The entire Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet will show up in journaling, so it's a powerful way of taking the first step toward understanding. Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyr... Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie. copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 12/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Maybe I'm Not So Enlightened?—Is It True? The Work of Byron Katie | Melanie notices that after she does The Work, moments of peace lead her to think she is more enlightened than she is. 'How can I do The Work more honestly?' she asks Byron Katie. 'How can I stop pretending that I have more understanding than I do?' Katie says that in those moments when you feel so free, you can question your thought. ''This is enlightenment—is it true?' You may be having an amazing experience,' she says. 'But then you put a label on it, and the 'I' is born, and that moves you from the experience. 'As for how you can do The Work more honestly,' Katie says. 'You just find a moment in time when you're stressed out. It could be the tiniest thing, like the Princess and the Pea. Then you see clearly why you were angry or disappointed, and that's how you do The Work more honestly. You come to trust the silence that so clearly shows you that situation. What a gift!' Website: http://www.thework.com Webcasts: http://www.livewithbyronkatie.com Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/theworkofbk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronKatie. | 12/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Self-Inquiry or Self-Denial?—The Work of Byron Katie | Amanda is angry at The Work, believing that it's keeping her from getting her needs met in her marriage. 'When I think about The Work, I feel angry that I have to give up my position that I'm right that my needs are not getting met,' she says. 'No matter what I think or feel, The Work leads me to invalidate it.' In the course of her discussion with Byron Katie, it becomes apparent that Amanda has misunderstood the turnaround, which is a way of experiencing the opposite of what you believe. 'If I believe he's not giving me enough affection, and I try to believe the opposite,' Katie says, 'that's just a con job, and we can't con ourselves.' The value of The Work, Katie says, is in its answers. The deeper the investigation, the clearer the answers. 'You don't answer the questions to change your mind. It's not a self-help thing. It's an exploration to know ourselves better. 'Maybe, after deep inquiry, Amanda will discover that she really isn't getting the affection she wants from her husband. But that doesn't leave her powerless,' Katie says. 'Alternatives become obvious once the pre-determined agenda is set aside and the mind becomes clear.' copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 12/4/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Gift of Chronic Pain—The Work of Byron Katie | A woman takes a closer look at her illness with the help of Byron Katie. At the start of their inquiry, she discovers that her beliefs about herself have hardened her suffering into place. 'So, sweetheart,' Katie asks, 'You're in physical pain constantly—is that true?' Maria pauses, and when she finds that her genuine answer is no, she sighs. 'You just got some of your life back,' Katie says. 'I, too, used to believe I was in constant pain, but through The Work I got pieces of my life back that I didn't even know existed.' After examining the consequences of her beliefs, Maria discovers examples where the opposite of her belief is as true or truer. Katie then encourages her to find examples of why she is actually better off not doing the things she can’t do. ‘I look at all the reasons I'm better off not walking,' Katie says, referring to a time when she was crippled by neuropathy. 'And the whole world opens up. That's the gift of pain. Everything is a gift, when we see it with a questioned mind.’ copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 11/27/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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How to Stop Violence in the World—The Work of Byron Katie | Someone from the UK calls Byron Katie and asks about terrorism. 'Is there anyone in the world you can't live peacefully with, no matter how hard you've tried? That,' Katie says, 'is why there is terrorism in the world.' 'We have all experienced that,' Katie says. 'These are not extremists shooting people; they're mostly normal people, with the normal problems. You can't expect other people to do what you're unable to do. You can't expect them to change if you can't change.' Given the beliefs of a terrorist, the outcome is inevitable. If you believed what they believe, you would necessarily act as they do. The only solution is to question the beliefs that lead to violence and to notice where the sense of horror is being generated: in the mind of the person who is horrified. 'If there's any horror in it, that's the unenlightened mind,' Katie says. 'It's what you are believing about their response that is causing the hate in your world, the world of your understanding. That is where it gets horrific.' What thoughts are you believing that make peaceful coexistence impossible with a partner or a child? Katie invites her caller to make an inventory of those thoughts on the Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet. 'Whether that person loves me or hates me, if I can live peacefully with them, that's the end of one religious fanatic: me.' copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 11/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I Didn't Want to Hurt Anymore—The Work of Byron Katie | A caller asks Byron Katie why she was in a hurry to free herself from suffering. 'I didn't want to hurt anymore,' Katie says. 'That's why I was in a hurry.' Katie's answer is that even the slightest sense of unease is a reason to do The Work. The Work is a meditative noticing of the inner workings of the mind and taking full responsibility for what you see. Anything short of peace can be put up against four questions and turnarounds. The mind continually generates images that have the potential to disrupt your equanimity. The Work is preventative medicine. The sole cause of suffering, Katie says, is our unquestioned beliefs. The solution? Question them. When you question your stressful beliefs, you don't need to let go of them. They let go of you. copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 11/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Until the Meditator Vanishes—The Work of Byron Katie | 'Byron Katie traces the cause of all suffering back to the ego-mind and then points the way to freedom. In a departure from her better-known vivisection of judgments and stories, here Katie examines at an intimate level the subtle nature of mental fabrications and that which illuminates them. Katie begins by taking a question from a caller who wants to discern the difference between answers that come from the heart or the head. Together they examine the truthfulness of the thought, 'My daughter is in danger,' and make discoveries that go beyond a simple yes or no. 'I see an image of me,' Katie says, relating her process of witnessing. 'It could take years of meditation for some people to notice this, but I see that image of me witnessing her. Did you find it? So who is that?' Katie says that people think that when they're observing, say, the image of their daughter, that's all there is. But, she says, if you sit long enough, you may begin to notice there is 'a very thin, subtle identity watching, and that is just one more image.' This, Katie says, is the false witness, a fabrication of the ego which she calls exciting and beautiful in its trickery. Once the mind is open to what is being shown through self-inquiry, the nature of identification clarifies. 'This leaves the meditator as witness and not the inner or outer doer at all, until,' she says, 'the meditator vanishes.' copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com.' | 11/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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My Father Has Alzheimer's—The Work of Byron Katie | 'Alzheimer's. 'It scares me terribly to see my father get worse and worse and not to know if this terrible disease will happen to me. It sometimes feels like my life is over.' Katie invites her to consider if it's really true that her father has Alzheimer's. The questioning is heavy slogging at first, but using The Work, Anna moves from tears to laughter in fifteen minutes. 'You get really scared,' Katie says, 'because you see an image of him dying young, and then you see an image of you dying young because you have the gene. Is it Alzheimer's that's causing your dementia, or is it the movie you’re watching?' 'It’s the movie,' Anna says. Next Katie guides Anna into worst-case scenarios, ones that she has been innocently frightening herself with, where a physician delivers a devastating diagnosis. Once Anna has questioned her thoughts, Katie says, the only one in the room who would be upset would be the doctor.' copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com.' | 10/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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You Are A Good Person—The Work of Byron Katie | 'Sharon feels an easy rapport with the animals and visitors at the zoo where she volunteers, but when it comes to her friends, something doesn’t click. ‘I don’t know what I’m doing wrong,’ she says. ‘I do The Work daily. I just want to be a good person. I just want to laugh.’ ‘Oh, honey,’ says Katie, ‘you already are a good person; there’s nothing you can do about that. You don’t have a choice. And any thought that you may be believing that opposes it is going to feel like stress.’ In answer to Sharon’s worry about not being invited out, Katie says that being alone can never be a bad thing as long as she loves her thoughts. And social invitations only come when necessary. ‘You’d be amazed at the invitations you might get that you have to say no to, and it could be you’re not quite ready for that kind of interaction. Who knows? And the animals at the zoo are lucky to have someone as quiet and lovely as you. Humans are animals too. You shouldn’t expect too much from them.’ ‘Oh, that feels so much better,’ Sharon says. ‘There was such a big tightness in my chest for so long. Thank you so much.’ copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com.' | 10/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I’ve Failed as a Mother—The Work of Byron Katie | ’How can I have a loving and mutually respectful relationship with my twenty-year-old son when I find him impossible to live with?’ Alison asks Byron Katie. She says she is hurt because her son refuses to talk to her. Once she begins to question her thoughts, with Byron Katie’s guidance, she realizes that she has been interpreting her son’s silence as hatred, rejection, and proof she’s failed as a mother. ‘We become angry,’ Katie says, ‘when we think that our children are supposed to listen to us. Thoughts like this could use some questioning. Are we listening to us? Are we listening to them?’ copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 10/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Whose Addiction?—The Work of Byron Katie | ’How do I cope with my son’s drug addiction?’ Tamara asks Byron Katie. Katie tells her that she lived the same dilemma with her own daughter, who was addicted to drugs and alcohol. The resolution, she says, was not in her daughter’s eventual sobriety, but in Katie’s noticing her own mental addiction to suffering and finding sobriety from that.’ Your son does drugs, and you get your hit by believing the horror movies in your head,’ Katie says. ‘I did this Work, and I set myself free. It was so attractive to my daughter that she ended up setting herself free.’ copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 10/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Can The Work Cure Allergies?—The Work of Byron Katie | Michelle wonders if her allergies are psychosomatic and if she can get rid of the thoughts that cause them.'I can't get rid of a thought,' Katie says. 'But if I question it and see something that is truer, then I can never believe that thought again.' 'My mother programmed me to believe that I had allergies,' Michelle says. As she questions this thought, she realizes what a burden it is and how much stronger and freer she feels without it. 'If you believed that thought,' Katie says, 'how can you blame your mother? The only thing she's guilty of is believing it, just like you, so there's nothing to forgive.' copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 10/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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How Can I Ever Forgive Myself?—The Work of Byron Katie | Shamyla tells Byron Katie that The Work has led to a deep forgiveness of others but not of herself. As Katie takes her back to an incident that has caused the pain, Shamyla finds that the evidence of her misdeed is shaky at best. ‘To hold its identity,’ Katie says, ‘the ego has to hold on to the illusions that keep us hooked until our deathbed. Inquiry shows us a whole different world that we have no access to when we are believing our stressful thoughts.’ copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 9/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I’m Her Mother—The Work of Byron Katie | After her teenage daughter drops out of school and pursues alcohol and drugs, Angela contemplates what it means to be her mother. She says she wants to show her fourteen-year-old the way, but she doesn’t know what that would be.’I didn’t know, either,’ Byron Katie says, remembering how her daughter wouldn’t listen to her. But when Katie began to question her stressful thoughts, everything grew clear. When Angela tells Katie that it’s her duty to take care of her daughter, Katie suggests that she question the thought ‘I’m her mother.’ ‘You’re her mother’—is it true?’ After Katie guides her through the four questions of The Work, Angela turns the thought around: ‘I am not her mother.’ ‘Can you see that out-of-control, terrified woman?’ Katie says. ‘That’s not her mother. That’s not what I was when I was so out of control with my daughter. It’s not the mother I wanted for my daughter. I loved her so deeply, and that didn’t look like a loving mother to me. And once I went deeper into this turnaround, everything shifted. My daughter discovered the power of The Work, and she didn’t have to go through the suffering I went through. Now she’s a mother herself, and an excellent one.’ copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com." | 9/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interview: Responding With an Honest No—The Work of Byron Katie | In this interview with Stever Robbins, Byron Katie shares her insights on how to respond with integrity when answering a request for help. copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com." | 9/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Way Out—The Work of Byron Katie | ’I’m stuck in a bottomless pit,’ Julian tells Byron Katie, describing a years-long depression that makes him doubt whether he can even get out of bed.’ That’s my story, too,’ Katie says. ‘And there’s no one who can understand you if they haven’t been there. It’s horrible, horrible.’ The way out, she says, was to isolate the thoughts that were causing the horror and then to question them. Katie helps him get started by using his story to fill out a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet. With Katie’s help, Julian contemplates how it would be for him without the thought that he can’t get out of bed, and notices that he would have no problem. ‘I would just be lying in bed at peace,’ he says. copyright 2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com." | 9/4/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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When You’re Sure It's True—The Work of Byron Katie | Antonella is convinced that her husband got a secret parking ticket. He hasn’t mentioned the ticket to her, and she found a photograph of it. But with Byron Katie’s guidance, she finds a startling distinction between certainty and openness: when she is certain, she’s frightened and hurt and wonders if she chose the wrong man; when she’s open, she is ‘the happiest wife in the world.’’You would be so free,’ Katie says, ‘that when he came home, you would ask him about the ticket. For all you know, he just forgot to tell you.’Having lost her certainty about the secrecy of the ticket, Antonella finds a surprising turnaround: that she was hiding her knowledge of the ticket from her husband. ‘When you stop accusing your partner,’ Katie says, ‘you can see how the war begins with you.’ copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com." | 8/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Happiness vs. Ambition—The Work of Byron Katie | Is it possible to be happy with what you have and still strive to achieve more? Byron Katie takes on this urgent question from a caller who feels a conflict. ‘You’re living your max right now, given the stressful thoughts that you’re believing,’ Katie says. ‘You’re only held back by fear, and fear is what I invite you to question. If you had no fear, what could stop you?’ Then Katie asks if power or possessions result in happiness. The caller is not so sure. ‘If I had one wish for you,’ Katie says, ‘it would be that you could be happy no matter what your situation is—rich or poor, sick or healthy, old or young. When your question your stressful thoughts, you’re happy wherever you are.’ copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 8/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I Need Mom to Accept my Bisexuality—The Work of Byron Katie | A young woman says that she needs her mother to accept that she is attracted to women. With Byron Katie’s help, she questions this thought and realizes that it isn’t true. And if she didn’t believe it, she realizes, she would feel whole and strong. Without the need for approval, Katie says, not only would she be comfortable, but she would be intimate with her mother. ‘When you don’t need her approval, you can be there for her. You can say, ‘Mom, tell me more. Are you hurt because I prefer women? Do you think this will embarrass you? I want you to know I love you, and I’m going to be there for you. And I understand if you don’t approve of me. It was really scary for me, and I’m still scared.’ Give her the time that you gave yourself.’ copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 8/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Parenting an Obsessive Child—The Work of Byron Katie | A mother asks Byron Katie about dealing with her son’s obsessive-compulsive disorder. "If my son is obsessive-compulsive, and he takes showers again and again," Katie says, "I might say, 'Honey, notice how hard you are on yourself. I understand that, because in my own way I judge myself too, and I’m working on it. But tell me, did you enjoy the shower?'" The best way to love your children is to understand your own mind. copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com. | 8/7/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Inner and Outer Pollution—The Work of Byron Katie | ”’There’s a plastic garbage dump twice the size of Texas floating in the Pacific. How in the world am I supposed to love that? Is your mental image of the garbage dump the same as the garbage dump?’ Byron Katie asks. ‘Which is causing your stress: the reality or the image?’ When you’re able to understand how stress is created, to clean up your inner environment, you can act more effectively to clean up your outer environment. copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com." | 7/31/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I’m Going To Be Bombed—The Work of Byron Katie | "A woman whose parents live in the Ukraine struggles with her fear of invasion and her concern for her parents’ safety. ‘They will be invaded tomorrow.’ ‘I’m going to be bombed.’ Katie asks her to slow down and notice what she is believing, thought by stressful thought. When she begins to question the horror movie she is watching inside her head, she sees the one person she can save from being invaded: herself. ‘Inquiry is a way of waking up from your trance.’ —Byron Katie copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com." | 7/24/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Identity Theft and Kindness—The Work of Byron Katie | "A woman distraught that her identity has been stolen questions the thought ‘The thief is unkind to me.’ Byron Katie guides her through inquiry to see how this thought affects many aspects of her well-being. When considering a turnaround to her original thought, the woman notices how unraveled she becomes when there is any stress in her life. ‘No,’ she exclaims, ‘I was not panicked by the thief—I was panicked by my thinking.’ ’When we really contemplate the judgments we make, we can see how they cost us our wisdom and our peace.’ Excerpt from a benefit event at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. For more information, visit thework.com." | 7/17/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interview: Parenting and The End of Blame—The Work of Byron Katie | "Nicole Telfer of http://www.empoweredkids.co.uk interviews Byron Katie on parenting. For more information, visit thework.com." | 7/10/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Needy Parents, Window Jumpers, ADHD, and Screaming Tantrums--The Work on Parenting QandA | "Susan Stiffelman and Byron Katie appear together in a follow-up session to address any questions people had about the previous three sessions. They also announce the decision to continue the webcasts in response to enthusiastic feedback from viewers. Louisa from London says, 'I'm trapped between my enlightened self and my stressed, angry, guilty self, and I feel this swing is confusing my kids.' 'You're describing the dilemma of every parent,' Katie says. Louisa continues, 'How do I let them know that I am doing my best as a parent?' Katie says, 'Why do your children have to know you're doing your best? That's all about making you feel better. It's using them to parent you. A Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet on your children will show you exactly how you use them to feel better, and how this disconnects you from them.' Amita from India: 'Although I understand the power of unconditional love, sometimes I feel my daughter thinks she can get away with any behavior because of this. How can I get her to understand that her physical, demanding behaviors are not acceptable? She often threatens to throw herself out of a window.' Amita has written a letter to her daughter, which Katie has her read turned around to herself. 'All the wisdom that you had for your daughter,' Katie says, 'is like the most intimate prayer to yourself.' Stacey from Los Angeles asks, 'What's a healthy way to approach my child so that I'm not filling his head with untrue stories and beliefs about the world?' 'Whatever I don't want my child to hear,' Katie says, 'or whatever attitudes I don't want them to mimic, I put them on paper and question them. My child will show me what's left for me to question. If I can find freedom from those thoughts, then they can do it too.' A woman writes in to ask how to work with her four-year-old daughter, who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Katie says, 'We all experience ADHD, depending on how entrenched we are in our belief system. How hyperactive am I when I am judging my children?' 'The way we can really help our children,' Susan says, 'is by seeing them as they are, rather than from a pathological point of view.' Dawn from Texas is new to The Work and asks: 'How do I deal with my very strong-willed child, who throws tantrums when she doesn't get what she wants?' She then acts out a typical tantrum of her daughter, and Katie models a connected parental response by witnessing the child without her own wants and needs getting in the way. 'There are two ways to witness the child,' she says. 'One is in peace, and the other is not.' It's one more amazing parenting ride. Don't miss a moment of it! 'When we're not needy, it frees us up to be authentic with our children, and they know the difference.' -Byron Katie. For more information, visit thework.com." | 6/19/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Socks, Ex Husbands, Fears, and Screaming Little Girls—The Work on Parenting: Session Three | "In this third and final session of The Work on Parenting, Susan Stiffelman and Byron Katie begin with a conversation about specifics like chores and rants about our children: ‘They don’t listen to me; they’re so ungrateful; how can they live in such a pig sty?’ These beliefs create a disconnect and power struggles with our kids. ‘The Work,’ Susan says, ‘is a powerful tool to liberate us from all the thoughts that cause us to come at someone instead of alongside them. When children withdraw and defy, they’re letting us know that we’ve disconnected from them.’ Katie then guides Amber from Ithaca in doing The Work on ‘He’s going to move to California’ and ‘The move is not best for my daughter.’ After questioning these thoughts and turning them around, Amber finds the possibility of a lasting peace and connection with her ex-husband and their daughter. Jamie, a mother of three from Canada, says ‘Amy is an over-the-top, screaming little girl. She is not the little girl I imagined I would have.’ After inquiry, Jamie notices that she is not the mother she imagined she would be and discovers that when she is not busy thinking that Amy should be different, she can be fully connected and compassionate with her. Ina from Japan is concerned that her daughter is adopting all her fears and lack of boundaries. She questions the concept ‘My daughter is fearful of life’ and quickly finds that when she believes this thought, she become more fearful and unable to help her daughter. ‘If we take care of ourselves,’ Katie says, ‘our children follow.’ Ina also questions the thought ‘I need her to be a fearless and happy person.’ Without the expectations we have for our children, we can relax, be present, hear them, and be fearless with them. ‘I can’t expect my children to live what I can’t live,’ Katie says. ’When we parent ourselves, parenting our children is effortless.’ —Byron Katie. For more information, visit thework.com." | 5/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Trash, Working-Mother Guilt, and Bedtime Crashers—The Work on Parenting: Session 2 | "Susan Stiffelman and Byron Katie appear together in the second of three sessions of The Work on Parenting. ‘In these webcasts,’ Susan explains, ‘we discover how we can use The Work to step into a place with our children that is not fueled by our stressful beliefs and stories, the ones that disempower us as parents and keep us from really showing up for our kids.’ ‘As parents,’ Katie adds, ‘we can feel like such failures and experience so much guilt about the things we say and do to our children, and it's always a result of what we're thinking and believing.’ Katie uses the example of asking a child to take out the trash to illustrate how we can better interact with our kids when it comes to these common requests for their help. April, a working mother, joins Katie and Susan to question her upsetting thoughts about being away from her children all day. The most poignant example for her is when she drops her child off at daycare and he cries. She feels guilty that she is choosing work over him. ‘He should know that I care.’ ‘He should understand that I’m doing something important.’ As she questions these thoughts, April begins to be aware of what separates her from her son. Another mother, Cynthia from Hawaii, does a Worksheet on ‘Asher the nighttime crasher.’ She is frustrated with her son because he won’t go to sleep on his own. After doing The Work, she finds, to her embarrassment and laughter, that she won’t go to sleep on her own. There are many gems in this ninety-minute webcast. Don’t miss the opportunity for more freedom. For more information, visit thework.com." | 5/22/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Impossible and Needy Children—The Work on Parenting: Session One | "Susan Stiffelman and Byron Katie appear together in the first of three sessions of the Work on Parenting. By way of introduction to the series, Susan explains how we can take what Katie has understood and apply it to parenting. Katie describes her experience of waking up to reality in terms of her relationships with her children.’Through inquiry, I came to see that my children were fine. It’s what I was thinking and believing about them that needed a little work.’ Katie uses the example of a child being at a party where illegal drugs are present to show how The Work untangles the confusion often experienced in dealing with these situations. ‘We inform our children how much they can tell us by how we react to what they share,’ Susan says. A caller from the UK asks, ‘How can I have a loving and mutually respectful relationship with my twenty-year-old son, who is impossible to live with?’ Katie helps her to view this situation from a fresh perspective. Kristen from Minnesota asks, ‘How do I give my children the individual attention they need, and how do I know it’s enough?’ Katie guides her to fill in a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet and question the concepts she has written down. After careful inquiry, Kristen sees that she is the one who is needy, and finds great compassion and love for her son in the moment of his perceived neediness. If we argue with our children, we teach them to argue as a way of life. —Byron Katie. For more information, visit thework.com." | 5/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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From the Archive: Speaking and Listening Honestly—The Work of Byron Katie | "In this compilation, Byron Katie does The Work with a variety of people on speaking honestly, without fear, from the clarity we can find ourselves in after inquiry. Statements questioned include:’The truth should be consistent.’ ‘They had all the answers for me.’ ‘You should love me.’ ‘My sister should embrace my ideas of health.’ ‘Love is just another concept. It’s not something you do; it’s what you are.’ —Byron Katie For more information, visit thework.com." | 5/8/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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He’s Not a Responsible Parent—The Work of Byron Katie | "Dr. Laura Berman and Byron Katie have a candid conversation about how attachment to our beliefs creates friction between us and the people we love. ‘There’s so much more peace, happiness, joy, and expansiveness to be found in myself and my relationships after using The Work,’ Dr. Laura says. ‘Yes,’ Katie says. ‘We can question anything we believe that would oppose our happiness. Happiness is our birthright. It’s our true nature, and the nature of everything.’ Katie also works with a caller on her relationship with her children’s father. The caller feels disgusted, disappointed, and fearful when dealing with her pot-smoking ex-husband. After questioning her thoughts, she realizes, to her surprise and amusement, ‘I’m expecting him to do what I’m not doing.’ And she discovers that her husband is her best teacher. For more information, visit thework.com." | 5/1/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Your Kind Nature—The Work of Byron Katie | "For over 20 years, Byron Katie has brought The Work to hundreds of thousands of people in over thirty countries around the world. Based on Katie's direct experience of how suffering is created and ended, The Work is an astonishingly simple process, accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, and requires nothing more than a pen and paper and an open mind. For more information, visit thework.com." | 4/24/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interview: Waking the Mind—The Work of Byron Katie | "Byron Katie is interviewed by Joginder Bola of http://www.treeoflifemagazine.co.uk/. Katie not only shows us that all the problems in the world originate in our thinking, but gives us the tool to open our minds and set ourselves free. ‘If you love everything you think,’ she says, ‘you love whatever anyone thinks or says about you.’ The Work consists of four questions and the turnarounds, which are a way of experiencing the opposite of what you are believing. The four questions are: 1. Is it true? 2. Can you absolutely know that it's true? 3. How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought? 4. Who would you be without the thought? For more information, visit thework.com." | 4/17/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Segments from Conversations with Byron Katie 14 May 2014 | "Byron Katie talks with a women who has been doing The Work on physical pain. Next, she discusses the post ‘Nothing you believe is true. To know this is freedom’ with a young man from Vienna. He then asks her, ‘What if you've questioned a thought, but it comes again?’ and ‘What is the taste of freedom?’ For more information, visit thework.com." | 4/10/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Conversations with Byron Katie from 3 September 2014 | "'My son died of AIDS 16 years ago--is it true?’ A grieving mother questions the seemingly real images in her head that haunt her. Another woman who has had allergies all her life finds through inquiry that she convinced herself that she has allergies. 'It's not right or wrong, it's just how the mind takes on an identity,' Byron Katie says. And a man asks, 'When I'm doing The Work, how can I tell the difference between an answer from the ego and one from the deeper intelligence?' For more information, visit thework.com." | 4/3/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Skepticism, Grief, and Positive Thinking: An Interview with Byron Katie | "Chris Zimmer of oneyoufeed.com interviews Byron Katie about grief, guilt, skepticism, and how The Work is different from positive thinking. Join them for this comprehensive, in-depth discussion. Topics: 'The One You Feed' parable, the four questions of The Work, investigating our own thoughts, 'the unquestioned life isn't worth living,' believing what we think as the cause of all suffering, what our true nature is, how the world we see is the world we imagine, the benefits of using a formal method to question our own thoughts, how compassion replaces frustration when our minds become clear, how stress lets us know that we are out of our integrity, how to honor our emotions while questioning our thoughts, and why suffering is optional. For more information, visit thework.com." | 3/27/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interview: Uncovering Happiness Symposium—The Work of Byron Katie | "Elisha Goldstein, author of Uncovering Happiness, The Now Effect, and Mindfulness Meditations for the Anxious Traveler interviews Byron Katie. His primary question is 'How do we make the idea of happiness practical?' Katie explains the process of self-inquiry she calls The Work: The Four Questions of The Work of Byron Katie 1. Is it true? (Yes or no. If no, move to 3.) 2. Can you absolutely know that it's true? (Yes or no.) 3. How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought? 4. Who would you be without the thought? Elisha shares his understanding of questions two and three: 'Asking the second question, you've allowed for a little more space between your awareness and the story itself. And question three seems to be more experiential as one meditates on, or brings some mindfulness to, what reaction occurs in the body and mind in response to believing a thought.' Enjoy this rich exploration of The Work. 'I questioned my thoughts and was left with what's already there: my true nature—the immovable.' --Byron Katie. For more information, visit thework.com." | 3/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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You Need More Money—Is That True? The Work of Byron Katie | "Byron Katie questions this thought and helps the audience find their reactions, such as stress, fear, and frustration. 'Some of you even see yourself pushing a shopping cart on the street,' Katie says. 'With or without money, we have a right to be happy. If peace is dependent upon having anything, then there's no possibility for peace.' For more information, visit thework.com." | 2/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Cancer: The Unimaginable—The Work of Byron Katie | "A man reconsiders the cancer growing in his body and makes an astonishing discovery. 'You want the cancer to stop growing--is that true?' Byron Katie asks. 'Are you sure?' Once the man contemplates these questions and considers the effects of believing this thought, he begins to understand the cost of mentally opposing his cancer. And when he willing considers the opposite of that thought, he makes a discovery that only moments before was unimaginable. For more information, visit thework.com." | 2/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interview: Suffering and Awakening—The Work of Byron Katie | "In this rich interview, Nicki, from Essence of Life in Israel, asks Byron Katie many questions, including 'Is it necessary to suffer in order to awaken?' 'In what, if any, situation do you feel judgment is necessary?' 'Isn't it true that through non-acceptance of our demons and dragons we can grow and heal?' 'Where is the line drawn between self-love and ego?' and 'How do we deal with closed-minded people?' For more information, visit thework.com." | 2/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interview: I Need to Know That I Matter--The Work of Byron Katie | "Byron Katie joins Barnet and Freeman for a powerful conversation about our need to know that we matter. Insecure thoughts tend to attach to outcomes that we believe make us matter. The truth is that our mattering is innate – no one or nothing can make us matter and no one can take it away. For more information, visit thework.com." | 1/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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THe Open Mind is the End of War—The Work of Byron Katie | "'Merlin's Diary founder Barry Durdant-Hollamby and podcast co-host Neil del Strother interview Byron Katie about her extraordinary journey. 'The world is as we believe it to be, so when the mind finds peace with itself, it finds peace with the world.' For more information, visit thework.com." | 1/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Fear May Not Be Fear—The Work of Byron Katie | "'It's amazing,' a man says when he describes what he has done to avoid feeling fear. 'I've pushed it down and run and hid and done anything to get rid of it.' But when he examines his feeling, he discovers that what he thought was fear may be excitement. 'People pay money at the movies so that they can feel that,' Byron Katie says. 'You never know what a feeling is. When you welcome feelings with judgment, you may be surprised at what they can give you.' For more information, visit thework.com." | 12/19/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interview: How to Set Yourself Free—The Work of Byron Katie | "Ed and Deb Shapiro interview Byron Katie, creator of The Work, a way of identifying and questioning the thoughts that cause all the anger, fear, and depression in the world. Katie explains what it means to love what is and how to use The Work to question any worry you may have and find peace. For more information, visit thework.com." | 12/12/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Worst That Can Happen to Me—The Work of Byron Katie | "Your heart is racing: the worst that can possibly happen has happened. Watch as a man finds the surprising turnarounds and release from the many stories that we can't imagine are anything but true. A mind opening video not to be missed. For more information, visit thework.com." | 12/5/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interview: Meetings with Messengers, Seattle—The Work of Byron Katie | "This interview was recorded in Byron Katie's hotel room prior to a public workshop in Seattle. Beneath the guise of "suburban sage" beats the heart of Lao Tsu, Ramana Maharshi, Adi Shankara… Here in a moment, the simplicity of awakening is explained. For more information, visit thework.com." | 11/21/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Releasing Thoughts—The Work of Byron Katie | Thoughts are a good thing, until they're not. And when they're not, a feeling will let us know, like stress or frustration. We live our lives out of what we believe.' --Byron Katie. For more information, visit thework.com. | 10/31/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Thing You Feel So Guilty Over—The Work of Byron Katie | 'We are all innocent of the things we regret doing,' Byron Katie says, 'because we were believing our thoughts at the time. We either believe our thoughts or we question them—there is no other choice.' When we question the thoughts that cause hurtful behavior, we change the behavior, and we discover our own innocence. Discovering our innocence, we discover the innocence of those who have hurt us, and forgiveness becomes as natural as breathing. For more information, visit thework.com. | 10/24/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Finding Kindness and Questioning Stressful Thoughts—The Work of Byron Katie | Katie responds to a question from a participant at the Forgiveness Workshop in Ojai, California in Sept. of 2009. For more information, visit thework.com. | 10/17/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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My Son Refuses to See Me—The Work of Byron Katie | A woman says that she is devastated because her son refuses to see her or let her see her three grandchildren. But when she questions her thoughts, with Byron Katie's help, she begins to see another reality, her heart opens, and she understands that she can make things right. For more information, visit thework.com. | 10/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Question Your Mind—The Work of Byron Katie | A father's recent death leaves a young woman angry and resentful. But her willingness to question her stressful thoughts opens up other possibilities. "People are who we believe them to be—no more, no less," Byron Katie tell her, as they explore the woman's memories of her father. Once her judgments about her father are fully questioned, her images of him become pure joy, instead of the hurt that she feels now. "Question your mind, and love happens," Katie says. "Unconditional love happens." For more information, visit thework.com. | 9/26/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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What Is Your Reality? An Interview with Byron Katie | Byron Katie talks with blogger Curt Rosengren about productivity and success — and how the creative mind is based not on its activities but on a fundamental stillness. Rosenberg’s blog, the Ripple Revolution, is founded on questions: What lights me up? What difference do I feel called to make? How do I weave that into a career and a life that energizes and inspires me? Compatibly, Katie’s method, called The Work, is comprised of questions, four of them, which test the stressful thoughts that are the cause of all suffering. Katie’s is an iconoclastic approach, based not on any belief system, but rather on living above and beyond beliefs, particularly those that hold one back from being, as Rosengren puts it, lit up and inspired.“The Work lets you see through any kind of stress. It shows you what true success is, at every moment in your life, and it even gives you specific directions on how to achieve it. These directions come from your own internal wisdom, no one else’s,” she tells Rosengren. The motivation, she says, comes not from adapting inspiring beliefs but by simply questioning the beliefs that cause stress, some of which are deeply ingrained, such as the idea “I can’t do it.” When a belief like this is examined closely, either alone or with the help of a facilitator, it can vanish like a dream, leaving a state of fearlessness — often in a short time, she says. Rosengren replies that he has used The Work and has been startled at how his perspective shifts. “Let’s say I believe that I can’t do something that I want to do,” Katie explains, and then she gives examples of the toll on emotion, energy, and passion that this belief engenders, how it can spin itself into a personal religion of impotence. But when you question the truth of a thought, realize the cause-and-effect of believing it, and see who you would be without it, a new perspective unfolds. The final step in The Work is to experience the exact opposite of the belief. Katie calls this the turnaround, a word defined in the Oxford dictionary as “an abrupt or unexpected change, especially one that results in a more favorable situation.” She tells Rosengren that the turnaround is all of that and more. ”I turn the belief around to ‘I can do it,’ and then I find at least three genuine, specific examples of how that’s true in my life.” By noticing exactly how a particular thought controls your mind, seeing clearly what your life would look like if you didn’t believe that thought, and immersing yourself in the turnarounds, the truth of the situation is revealed where before there was only an assumption and a predicament. “To accomplish the thing that you have a passion for, you continue to examine these debilitating thoughts and continue that, one thought at a time. The worst thing that can happen is that you fail, which puts you in the position you’re in right now. So you have nothing to lose. But what an exciting life in the meantime!” Katie makes the case that The Work is simple. It has no requirements, just a pen, paper, and an open mind. Its four questions are: Is it true? Can you absolutely know it’s true? How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought? and Who would you be without the thought? But she emphasizes that simple is not effortless. “I don’t call it The Work for nothing. It takes stillness. It takes honesty,” she says. “Some people think that they don’t have time to get still, but that is just because they’re believing one more self-limiting thought. The ego gets to rule, and they’re stuck with the identity that they don’t have time for this. But however we think we can’t do it, however we think we’re failing, none of us are. We’re all doing the best we can. Of that I’m sure.” The impetus for doing The Work can be a stressful emotion that acts | 9/19/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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How to Stop Suffering—The Work of Byron Katie | Byron Katie has one job: to show people how to stop suffering. When Katie appears, lives change. In 1986, at the bottom of a ten-year spiral into depression, rage, and self-loathing, Katie woke up one morning to a state of constant joy that has never left her. She realized that when she believed her stressful thoughts, she suffered, but that when she questioned them, she didn't suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Her simple yet powerful process of inquiry is called The Work. The Work consists of four questions and the turnarounds, which are a way of experiencing the opposite of what you believe. When you question a thought, you see around it to the choices beyond suffering. Katie has been bringing The Work to millions of people for more than twenty-five years. Her public events, weekend workshops, five-day intensives, nine-day School for The Work, and 28-day residential Turnaround House have brought freedom to people all over the world. Byron Katie's six books include the bestselling Loving What Is, I Need Your Love—Is That True?, and A Thousand Names for Joy. For more information, visit thework.com. | 9/12/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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An Invitation to Notice the Thoughts that Create Your Suffering—The Work of Byron Katie | Byron Katie invites you to become still and remember an argument that caused you to feel depressed, resentful, angry, or hurt. She then helps you notice what actually happened so that you can fill in a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet as accurately as possible.This kind of noticing is the best preparation for writing down your stressful thoughts, then questioning them using the four questions and the turnarounds of The Work. (The Worksheet was introduced in Katie's bestselling book Loving What Is.) For more information visit thework.com | 9/5/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interview with Waylon Lewis—The Work of Byron Katie | Waylon Lewis of Elephant Journal talks with spiritual innovator Byron Katie about her simple yet powerful process of inquiry called The Work. Byron Katie shows us how to change our lives from the inside out. For more visit:www.thework.com, www.elephantjournal.com | 8/29/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Finding Asylum—The Work of Byron Katie | In investigating his grievances about the lies a friend has been telling him, a man makes an astonishing discovery. He sees that all his wounds are self-inflicted, all his suffering is caused by his own unexamined thoughts. Inquiry provides him with the integrity and kindness he was demanding from his friend. "Give me a world of liars," Katie says, '"if that's the way to my own peace." For more information visit thework.com | 8/15/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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He Lied To Me—Is It True? The Work of Byron Katie | In investigating his grievances about the lies a friend has been telling him, a man makes an astonishing discovery. He sees that all his wounds are self-inflicted, all his suffering is caused by his own unexamined thoughts. Inquiry provides him with the integrity and kindness he was demanding from his friend. "Give me a world of liars," Katie says, '"if that's the way to my own peace." For more information visit thework.com | 8/8/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Why Isn't He Vulnerable?-The Work of Byron Katie | At a recent New Year's Mental Cleanse, a young woman's inquiry about her partner's lack of vulnerability strikes a chord in the audience. Both men and women stand and give their own experiences of why men are afraid to be vulnerable. The young woman herself comes to realize that the dissatisfaction she feels may be her own unwillingness to offer what she wants to receive. "To test your vulnerability," Katie says, "is an act of courage. You have to be open to losing everything." For more information visit thework.com | 8/1/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I Don't Ever Want To Be Rejected Again—The Work of Byron Katie | Angry at the woman who left him for someone else, a man questions the thoughts that are making him miserable. "How do you react when you want her approval?" Byron Katie asks him. "I become a people-pleaser," he says. "It feels tight in my chest. I betray my integrity. I think that I don't know how to be in a relationship. I think that I'm ugly." After question his thoughts about the breakup, this brave man discovers, with a huge sense of relief, that his sense of betrayal comes from his own thinking, not from the woman who decided to move on. For more information visit thework.com | 7/25/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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My Mother Shamed Me—The Work of Byron Katie | A woman, a physician, is in distress because her mother shamed her. Nine minutes later, with Byron Katie's help, she has softened, wept, and come to a new understanding. Through inquiry, she realizes that she herself is the one who shamed her, and that her mother is innocent. "There's only one person to change," Katie says, "and it's the one you're always with. So it's also convenient." For more information visit thework.com | 7/18/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Why Would You Want to Be With Me?—The Work of Byron Katie | A woman has never been able to understand why someone would want to be with her. With a little help from Byron Katie, she discovers why she would want to be with herself. For more information visit thework.com | 7/11/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Conversations with Byron Katie, 11 June 2014 | Byron Katie does The Work with a woman judging her own decisions, then discusses cause and effect with a woman who asks questions about the care of the body. Next, a man from California asks, "What if the UCSB shooter had a chance to do inquiry on the thoughts that led him to kill?" Katie says, "Every time we question the thoughts that are the cause of anger and separation, we become kinder human beings." The last caller does The Work with Katie on his fear of a lonely abyss beyond our ordinary life. For more information visit thework.com | 6/27/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Katie explains a post: "Everything you thought they were, you are."—The Work of Byron Katie | To make this quote real for us, Byron Katie uses the example of a woman who has many judgments about her husband. "I don't love him." "I can't stand him." "I'm not attracted to him." "He's obsessive, compulsive, and stressed." "He's selfish, self-centered, and impossible." "He stresses me out." Katie finds turnarounds and examples for these thoughts and invites us to carefully consider our own thoughts when we judge someone. This is how we can set ourselves free from the judgments that cloud our lives. For more information visit thework.com | 6/20/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I Want Him to be Compassionate and Understanding--The Work of Byron Katie | Niki Seberini from South Africa (http://niki24752.podomatic.com/) interviews Byron Katie and listens in as Katie helps a caller complete a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet. After questioning some of her thoughts and turning them around, the caller begins to understand her situation. She no longer believes the thought that her partner should be more compassionate, and to her surprise she finds that she can be more compassionate. "The Work is an invitation," Katie says, "to notice who you are without your story." For more information visit thework.com | 6/13/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Kinder World—Jannecke Øinæs Interviews Byron Katie | Jannecke Øinæs http://wisdomfromnorth.com spends an hour with Byron Katie discussing and doing The Work to see how questioning our thoughts can bring us out of the dreamworld and into reality. In other words, they review, in detail, how The Work can bring you freedom. For more information visit thework.com | 6/6/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Bosses, Tsunamis, and Global Warming—The Work of Byron Katie | Listen as Byron Katie talks with Sean Patrick from http://ThatGuyWhoLovesTheUniverse.com, a spiritual seeker and journalist. Together they explore how The Work supports us in loving the universe, even in the midst of tsunamis, global warming, and seemingly insurmountable career challenges. "There's no moment that isn't a state of grace," Katie says. For more information visit thework.com | 5/30/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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He Criticizes Me—The Work of Byron Katie | "I'm sad and disappointed with Gunnar because he criticizes me." While inquiring into a situation with her husband at a checkout counter, a woman discovers that she has been resenting him for years. As she turns the statements around, she begins to see exactly where the criticism is coming from and starts to laugh at statements about her husband that she believed just moments ago. "It's not what people say that upsets us, it's what we hear that upsets us," says Byron Katie. For more information visit thework.com | 5/23/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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My Daughter Won't Forgive Me—The Work of Byron Katie | A woman who is a recovering alcoholic does The Work on her beliefs about daughter's lack of forgiveness. With the help of Byron Katie's patient and incisive questioning, she comes to see that although the alcohol is out of her life, her deeply-ingrained denial of reality has persisted. In this video we see a vivid example of how The Work can help break through denial, as the woman acknowledges the turnaround "I won't forgive me." For more information visit thework.com | 5/16/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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My Daughter Was Killed in a Car Accident—How to Fill in a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet | Watch as Byron Katie guides a mother step-by-step through a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet on the death of her daughter. Katie gently helps her to visualize the moment when it really hit her that her daughter was dead. In stillness, the woman revisits this moment and questions her central thought for the Worksheet: "I am devastated because I don't have Hannah." The woman then questions the other thoughts on her Worksheet, and through her questioning begins to find peace. This video contains crystal-clear guidance for those new to The Work, and also for those with some experience of it. For more information visit thework.com | 5/9/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Conversations with Byron Katie Excerpt: Kevin | A young man from New Jersey struggles to find his own peace amid the hectic energy of New York City. Katie invites him to meditate on the Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet. As she guides him through inquiry, he realizes that it's his thoughts that are hectic, and he laughs at how silly that is. "The city is there to wake you up, and it's not going to change until you catch up with it," says Katie. "Everything is here to serve your freedom." For more information visit thework.com | 5/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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He Won't Forget the Past—The Work of Byron Katie | A woman is devastated because her fiance has cancelled their wedding, calling her a whore. Through inquiry, her confusion clears as she sees that she is the one who is clinging to the past. When she discovers what actually happened rather than her story of it, her shame and anger change to delight. For more information visit thework.com | 4/25/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I Want Mom to Be Happy-The Work of Byron Katie | A son is hurt because he can't help or please his mother. "I want Mom to tell me that she loves me." "Mom should stop saying no." "I need her to enjoy something I give her." When he believes these thoughts, he is miserable. But when he questions them, he realizes that he doesn't need her to do or be anything. For more information visit thework.com | 4/21/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Video Games and Violence | Using as an example the anxiety parents have about violent video games, Byron Katie encourages the audience to explore their fears, question them, and see what’s on the other side. A parent may be terrified that a child will become a criminal or go to prison because he is spending all his time watching video games. Once these fears are investigated, understanding replaces fear, and you can join your child in a place of love. "Once you write a Worksheet on what you fear will happen to your child and question your thoughts," Katie says, "you find words to say to your children that are clear and kind and loving. You know yourself, you know your limits, and because you’re clear with yourself, you can be absolutely clear with your child." For more information, visit thework.com | 12/20/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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My Brother is Dangerously Overweight | A woman who thinks her brother is dangerously overweight is frightened for him. She looks at his full dinner plate and can’t help wondering if he and his wife ever discuss his weight issue. Listen and find out how this woman finally questions her thoughts about her brother, with the help of Byron Katie. "When we believe our negative judgments," Katie says, "our bodies take on the emotional stress that the judgments create. Our lack of compassion leaves us feeling guilty, confused, and unable to find peace. Unquestioned concepts create the world we live in." For more information, visit thework.com | 12/6/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Katie Discusses the Open Mind | When using inquiry in our lives, it’s important to have an open mind. Byron Katie says, "An open mind is an honest mind. It doesn’t pretend to be ahead of its own evolution. It doesn’t use the ego to determine what is true or not true. If your mind is open, your heart will be open too." For more information, visit thework.com | 12/6/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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God, You Should—The Work of Byron Katie | "God should make my life easier, reward me, and remove my suffering"—is it true? Byron Katie does The Work with a man who thinks he is a failure and a victim. "When we believe our stressful thoughts, we cost ourselves the awareness of a benevolent presence in our lives," Katie says. Watch as he gets a glimpse of who he is without the thoughts that put him at war with reality and with himself. For more information, visit thework.com | 11/22/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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My Daughter was Killed in a Car Accident | Listen as Byron Katie guides a mother step-by-step through a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet on the death of her daughter. Katie gently helps her to identify the moment when it really hit her that her daughter was dead. In stillness, the woman revisits this moment and finds her central thought for the Worksheet: "I am devastated because I don't have Hannah." The woman then questions this thought and the others on her Worksheet, and through her questioning begins to find peace. This podcast contains crystal-clear guidance for those new to The Work, and also for those with some experience of it. For more information, visit thework.com | 9/20/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Byron Katie—Filling Out The Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet | Drop into the core of The Work by taking a fresh look at the Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet, as Byron Katie takes you through every step of the process. You can download a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet here: http://www.thework.com/downloads/worksheets/JudgeYourNeighbor_Worksheet.pdf or go to http://www.thework.com. For more information, please visit http://www.thework.com | 8/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Byron Katie Interview—How to End Suffering | Byron Katie responds to questions about The Work. How do our stressful thoughts cause suffering? Can we do The Work even if we have no experience with meditation. Which stressful thought should we begin with? Can The Work help us change a stressful situation? And many more. Interview by Farnoosh Brock. prolificliving.com. For more information, visit http://livewithbyronkatie.com/ | 8/6/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Live with Byron Katie Excerpt: Ramona | This podcast is an audio recording from the Live with Byron Katie free webcast on Wednesday, 15 May 2013. For more information, visit http://livewithbyronkatie.com/ | 6/21/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Fear of Disapproval | A woman does The Work with Katie on the stressful thought, “I need your approval.” For more information about The Work of Byron Katie visit http://www.thework.com. | 5/30/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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My Wife Worries Too Much—The Work in Business | A businessman worries that his wife worries too much, and he brings this emotion to his job. Watch as he does The Work and changes his anxiety, irritation, and anger at his wife to lovemaking with her. For more information, videos, helpful tools and upcoming Byron Katie events, please visit http://www.thework.com. | 5/30/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Open Heart Surgery | Byron Katie video: "Open Heart Surgery"—The Work of Byron Katie | 5/15/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"I Hate My Body" | Katie helps a woman question her stressful thoughts about her body. | 5/15/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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He Got Me Fired | A woman believes her boss fired her and is having difficulty finding a new job. Using the four questions and turnaround of The Work, Byron Katie offers the woman a way to shift her thinking, position her career and put an end to her suffering. For more videos, helpful tools and upcoming events, please visit http://www.thework.com. | 5/3/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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She Doesn't Listen to Me | A son tells his mother, who has been struggling with breast cancer, that she doesn't listen to him. Through The Work of Byron Katie, they question the fears that keep them separate and are able to find something more valuable. For videos, events and more information about The Work of Byron Katie visit http://www.thework.com. | 4/18/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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“There Is Something Wrong with Me” | A woman has been asking herself the question, 'Is there something wrong with me?' Katie invites her to question 'There is something wrong with me.' For more information, visit thework.com | 4/12/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Making Amends | A woman gives two examples of giving amends after doing The Work.For more information, visit thework.com | 4/12/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Abusing the System | Pressed for time, overworked, impatient, an emergency-room doctor is bitter about drug addicts and hypochondriacs who abuse the system. Her argument with reality is intelligent and reasonable, even elegant, but it stops her from helping others as her heart desires. With some help from Byron Katie, she takes an honest look at what she is believing about her patients and discovers the cost of her own complicity. This is a fascinating hour-and-a-half-long exploration of how even the best intentions can create stress and confusion, and of how inquiry can cut through it all. For more information, visit thework.com | 4/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"I Made The Wrong Decision"—from The Work in Business | "I made the wrong decision"—is it true? A man is afraid that no one will come to his event because he has given it the wrong name. Watch as Katie helps him imagine the worst thing that could happen at the event, so that he can discover the possibility of freedom now. An excerpt from The Work in Business. For more information, videos, helpful tools and upcoming Byron Katie events, please visit http://www.thework.com. | 3/28/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"Is Money the Problem?" | A man investigates his childhood memories of his parents and money. With a little help from Byron Katie, he realizes that his problems with money have all been a misunderstanding. As he questions what he was believing, he is able to see his parents in an entirely different light, and instead of fear, he finds compassion and laughter. | 3/21/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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She Tries To Control Me: She Needs To Trust Me—The Work of Byron Katie | In this intimate session between a man and a woman, we see the struggles of two people in love. Watch Jason honestly express his anger and frustration, and watch Ellie hear him without judgment. Witness as Jason questions his mind and discovers--to his amazement--that she is the mirror of his thinking. His discoveries clearly show us that what we're believing about our partner's anger can cost us the wisdom they're offering. Can Jason open his mind to where Ellie is right? Can we really hear our partner under all circumstances? This viewing is an eye-opener for all those who are in a relationship, and for all those who aren't. | 3/15/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Live with Byron Katie Excerpt: Kathy | This podcast is an audio recording from the Live with Byron Katie free webcast on Wednesday, 27 February 2013. For more information, visit http://livewithbyronkatie.com/ | 3/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Live with Byron Katie Excerpt: Ramona | This podcast is an audio recording from the Live with Byron Katie free webcast on Wednesday, 27 February 2013. For more information, visit http://livewithbyronkatie.com/ | 3/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Live with Byron Katie Excerpt: Danielle | This podcast is an audio recording from the Live with Byron Katie free webcast on Wednesday, 27 February 2013. For more information, visit http://livewithbyronkatie.com/ | 3/1/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Live with Byron Katie Excerpt: Chris | This podcast is an audio recording from the Live with Byron Katie free webcast on Wednesday, 27 February 2013. For more information, visit http://livewithbyronkatie.com/ | 2/28/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"My Son is Selfish"-Is It True? | A woman who consistently argues with her son questions the thinking behind her side of the arguments. Through this inquiry she sees a new way to communicate with her son and finds the possibility of freedom for herself. | 2/21/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"Being Gay is Unnatural"-Is It True? | "They Don't Accept Me as Natural" I am angry, confused, hurt, and disappointed with church and government leaders because they don't accept me as natural, equal, and worthy.' Katie: 'They don't accept you as natural'—is that true? In this wonderfully intimate public session, Katie supports the inquiry of a gay man into his beliefs about himself and those around him. My mom once said ... the biggest disappointment would be if one of my children were gay. Katie: And who believed it? This video makes it startlingly clear what happens when we believe our stressful thoughts and how, in all innocence, we create our own confusion. The young man doing The Work with Katie shows remarkable courage and openness of heart and can be an example for all of us, showing us what it means to go deeply inside and discover the truths that set us free. For other videos of Katie doing The Work, visit http://www.thework.com/. | 2/11/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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I'm not living up to my full potential. | A man who is convinced that he can't make a living doing what he really wants to do questions his crippling beliefs through The Work with Byron Katie. For more videos, helpful tools and upcoming events, please visit http://www.thework.com. | 1/25/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"He Owes Me"-Is It True? | "He hasn't paid child-support in six and a half years." Is it true? Watch as a wife and mother finds that she has the perfect husband and father of her children, if only her mind wouldn't tell her otherwise. Her story is our story. Her many thoughts around the "unsettled" debt have made it impossible for her to see the person in front of her. Her turnarounds are deeply challenging and, for her, a powerful opening of the heart. To bring one turnaround home to each of us, Katie finds examples in her own life. | 1/18/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"My Son Is Weird"-Is It True? | A young mother is deeply pained by what she considers her son's weirdness. She wants him to be "normal," more like the other kids. With Katie's gentle help, this woman looks at her unquestioned thoughts for the first time, watches them unravel, and finds her prescription for happiness in turnarounds such as "I should stop being weird to my son in front of those other children" and "I should know how to fit in." Through tears and laughter, she sees that she might just be the mother of a really happy kid. | 1/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"I'm Homeless"-Is It True? | When a young woman loses her job and has just been evicted from her apartment, she is terrified at having to live on the streets. She is convinced that she is a failure. But could it be possible that she is a success? Listen as this woman investigates her stressful thoughts, turns them around, and realizes that the only thing hurting her is her unquestioned mind. | 7/4/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Work of Byron Katie is an amazing, life-changing process. I highly recommend it!!
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These short video podcasts are like little "aha" moments. They're wonderful, thought-provoking, and truly helpful. I think Byron Katie is amazing -- she really shows you what YOUR Work is. Too often, we're focusing on what's wrong with everyone else and why we're so unhappy. Through watching her do The Work with others, you can then think about it for your own life and realize that's really all you can control -- your own thoughts. I hope she uploads more!
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The beauty of Byron Katie's "The Work" is that it simply but powerfully challenges your long held beliefs about yourself. Her method is one in which you ask yourself 4 questions (aka "the work") and really listen to the responses. I highly recommend her first book "Loving What Is" as well as these podcasts. As someone who has read alot of self help books in an attempt to heal myself, her process is a SIMPLE one. These podcasts demonstrate her kindness, patience and the ease of adapting her methods to address your issues.
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