Sep 26, 2017 byron answers questions from fans while signing her book a mind at home with itself. Out of nowhere, like a cool breeze in a marketplace crowded with advice, comes byron katie and the work. Out of nowhere, like a fresh breeze in a marketplace crowded with advice on what to believe, comes byron katie and what she calls the work. The work is is a single causesingle cure mix between cathartic psychotherapy and positive thinking. In this groundbreaking book, katie helps you question everything you have been taught to do to gain love and. Understanding guru personalities a comprehensive analysis. Byron katie may behave like a one way street, not trying to learn from her students as peers, showing a lack of equality. Top 10 best byron katie books best byron katie book series. Four questions that can change your life, and i need your love is that true how to stop seeking love, approval, and appreciation and start finding them instead, and more on. She is married to the writer and translator stephen mitchell. A critique of byron katie and her therapeutic technique. The work is learning to question your thoughts using four questions with turnarounds.
According to katies official story, she suffered from years of deep depression, severe anxiety, and compulsive overeating. On page 35, of losing the moon, byron katie starts talking about nazis taking babies from jewish mothers and throwing the babies into a firepit near the end of wwii. Byron kathleen mitchell, better known as byron katie born december 6, 1942 is an american speaker and author who teaches a method of selfinquiry known as the work of byron katie or simply as the work. Katie wasnt always a highly confident, wellspoken spiritual luminary, however.
The work of byron katie is a meditative process of identifying and questioning any thought that would keep you from freedom of mind, heaven on earth. Why you should steer clear of byron katies work women of. Loving what is by byron katie book summary good book. In the midst of a normal life, katie became increasingly depressed, and over a 10year period sank further into rage, despair, and thoughts of. In my matrix dictionary entry on a course in miracles acim i make some deeper arguments for how the new thought movement tragically confuses western subjective idealism with the eastern notion of maya. I see byron katie borrow much from buddhism her husbandcowriters field of study. Byron katies work acts like a razorsharp sword that cuts through that illusion and enables you to know for yourself the timeless essence of your being. Byron kathleen mitchell, better known as byron katie, is an american speaker and author who teaches a method of selfinquiry known as the work of byron katie or simply as the work. The work was born on a february morning 1986 when katie woke up on the floor of a halfway house. Byron katie from loving what is that, in a nutshell, is the book. Everything you need to do the work is available free at byronkatie. In order to get the full picture, it is best to read this article first. Out of nowhere, like a breeze in a marketplace crowded with advice, comes byron katie and the work. She is the founder of byron katie international, an organization that includes the school for the work and turnaround house in ojai, california.
Back then, i probably would have given any of her books one, possible two stars. She causes people who do the work to fall in love with reality by getting honest with themselves. Byron katie s wisdomfilled words and hans wilhelms vivid, magical illustrations combine to make a book that can transform the lives of even very young children. As she guides people through her simple and powerful process of inquiry, called the work, they find again and again that their stressful beliefs about life, other people, or themselves radically and positively shift. There is used confrontational theories and attack therapy in order to provoke negative. Dec 26, 20 the work of byron katie is basically a way to start noticing the difference between what hurts and what doesnt hurt. She has been traveling around the world since 1992, teaching the work directly to hundreds of thousands of people at free public events, in prisons, hospitals, churches, corporations, battered womens facilities, universities and schools, at weekend intensives, the nineday school for the work, and her 28day turnaround house. Also, i dont agree with katie when she says that depression is caused by believing stressful thoughts. She claims to have been suffering from a variety of mental health issues such as paranoia, rage, selfloathing, depression, and constant thoughts of suicide. But through the habit of selfinquiry, the mind starts noticing whats really going on. Oct 14, 2012 especially when that technique was used by a person who has been at events, done the helpline, done 141, done the round robin, done teleconferences, has been facilitated by katie 3 times, and that during the first facilitation by byron katie, the facilitation has been stopped by katie after the 2 first questions, katie saying.
Byron katie s extremely simple programme called the work was explored in her previous, hugely popular, book, loving what is. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you. The book has now been removed,but unfortunately for byron katie you can still get it. In the summer of 2008, i was diagnosed with a metastatic. Books by byron katie author of loving what is goodreads. Internationally acclaimed bestselling author byron katie presents inspiring sayings in this beautiful work, which features illustrations by awardwinning artist hans wilhelm in this vibrant book of inspiring and challenging wisdom, byron katie offers powerful aphorisms that can change the lives of readers forever. Byron katie has 48 books on goodreads with 61455 ratings. Apparently so in the case of byron katie, whose new book asks readers to question fundamental assumptions. An interview with byron katie byron katie is the inventor of the work, a method of selfinquiry based on four simple questions. A critique of byron katie and her therapeutic technique the. Listening to the first examination of a person katie byron coached. She claims the work was born out of her own journey through the dark night of the soul. It describes simply the healing power of love, listening and being kind.
In loving what is, bestselling author byron katie introduced thousands of people to her simple and profound method of finding happiness through questioning the mind. Discover book depositorys huge selection of byron katie books online. Stress, dread and other bad feelings all are creatures of your comments on your perimeter, not the perimeter itself. Apr 14, 2020 byron katie guides people on how to get in touch with their true nature by uncovering the layers of their psyche. Byron katies wisdomfilled words and hans wilhelms vivid, magical illustrations combine to make a book that can transform the lives of even very young children. In this first one, we take a look at the complaints that are running in our heads, and we transfer them to paper, where they can remain stable enough for us to do. The following is updates and commentaries to the main article a critique of byron katie and her therapeutic technique the work. I am reading byron katies new book a mind at home with itself i have an uncorrected proof the book comes out in september 2017 you can preorder it now by clicking this link.
Four questions that can change your life pdf epub book. First, would you place something as important as your mental health. The work of byron katie helps unravel the irrational beliefs which keep us stressed. Byron katie quotes are notorious difficult to intellectually get.
I read a story this morning i wanted to type in and share with you. One of the most potent ways she teaches for us to view what is truly going read more. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. My first exposure to the work and byron katie was about 15 years ago. What does byron katie and stephen mitchell bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book. Each year, thousands of these booklets are sent by request, at no charge, to. If you would like to explore this process further, we suggest you ask for.
Before she became a famous selfhelp guru, byron katie was a business woman and mother of three who lived in small town named barstow in the deserts of southern california. In her darkest hour, byron katie, now a spiritual mentor to millions. Bk had an epiphany or realization after reaching a very low point in her life. The root cause of suffering is identification with our thoughts, the stories that are continuously running through our minds. I am reading byron katie s new book a mind at home with itself i have an uncorrected proof the book comes out in september 2017 you can preorder it now by clicking this link. An introduction this booklet presents the essence of the work of byron katie. Can you recommend the book loving what is by byron katie. It is a way to question what we think is true about our relationships, and our jobs, and our stressful experiences, and to find examples of how what we thought was a problem is actually not. There was more byron katie ness in the book than i would prefer its full of selfreferences, even though she only knows shes katie because she was told so, and i didnt find her words about the diamond sutra to be all that compelling. The main characters of this self help, non fiction story are. See more ideas about byron katie, books and this or that questions.
During that first year, in the midst of her great joy, beliefs and concepts. In fact, if you want reality to be different than what it is, you might as well try to teach a cat to bark. Oct 24, 2019 katie wasnt always a highly confident, wellspoken spiritual luminary, however. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. The work is a series of questions you are to ask yourself that are designed to lead to eventual insight. In her darkest hour, byron katienow a spiritual mentor to millionsdiscovered that life isnt half as painful as we make it. Buy a cheap copy of i need your love is that true how to. Byron katie has free worksheets that helped me bust up my blame game. I now follow katies advice and end every thoughtbelief with a question mark. You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see. Why you should steer clear of byron katies work women. Byron katie has 48 books on goodreads with 61531 ratings.
Four questions that can change your life, and i need your love is that true how to stop. In 1986, at the bottom of a tenyear spiral into depression, rage, and selfloathing, katie woke. You get all that shitty stuff out, and then you work through each one of the judgments until you see the light. She is the founder of byron katie international, an organization that includes the school for the work and turnaround house in ojai. If you want to argue with what is, you will suffer. When an addiction is active, this more sane part of the mind gets overpowered. Byron katie was a forty three year old woman from a small town in the high desert of southern california. The quote is,though, not so different from other absurd teachings from this woman. Byron katie guides people on how to get in touch with their true nature by uncovering the layers of their psyche. A mind at home with itself audiobook by byron katie. Note that janaki in her byron katie book tells about how byron katie had read a course in miracles and all kind of other new thought stuff. Here are my comments and impressionsfrom reading about and listening to videos by bk these past few days.
Byron katie may not see others fully for their gifts, brilliance, skills, struggles, fullness of personality, as entire universes of potential. Top self help books of all time loving what is, by byron katie. Byron kathleen mitchell, better known as byron katie born december 6, 1942 is an american. Byron kathleen mitchell, better known as byron katie is an american speaker and author who teaches a.
With the help of four simple questions, she shows caitlin flanagan how to stop suffering and start getting real. Loving what is goodreads meet your next favorite book. Dec 30, 2017 a mind at home with itself by byron katie rider. For over 10 years, bryan has been avidly practicing the work of byron katie in st. Four questions that can change your life katie, byron, mitchell. As she guides people through her simple yet powerful process of inquiry, called the work, they find that their stressful beliefsabout life, other people, or themselves. Byron katie books list of books by author byron katie thriftbooks.
Byron katie illuminates one of the most profound ancient buddhist texts, the diamond sutra, to. Why you should steer clear of byron katies work women of grace. Byron katies extremely simple programme called the work was explored in her previous, hugely popular, book, loving what is. See all books authored by byron katie, including loving what is. Katies experience, as described in her book loving what is, is that all suffering is caused by believing our stressful. I now follow katies advice and end every thoughtbelief with a. Byron katie wants you to ask if everything you know is wrong.
Nov 09, 2011 before she became a famous selfhelp guru, byron katie was a business woman and mother of three who lived in small town named barstow in the deserts of southern california. How to make turnarounds from byron katies the work the. In the midst of a normal life, katie became increasingly depressed, and over a tenyear period sank further into rage, despair, and thoughts of suicide. Byron answers questions from fans while signing her book a mind at home with itself. Louis acupuncturist and has facilitated meditation workshops for over 25 years. Byron katie interviewed about enlightenment, page 1. The first edition of the novel was published in 2002, and was written by byron katie. In loving what is, bestselling author byron katie introduced thousands of people to her simple and profound method of finding happiness through questioning the. In it she explained how easy it is to be confused by the mental gymnastics we all play in our minds, and how looking closely at our thoughts and whether they are true can bring us a life of integrity and happiness.
So if youd like her words to make sense then please go to the source, by. Throughout pages and pages of transcripts of real therapy, katie teaches you how to do the work. How to make turnarounds from byron katies the work the joy. Especially when that technique was used by a person who has been at events, done the helpline, done 141, done the round robin, done teleconferences, has been facilitated by katie 3 times, and that during the first facilitation by byron katie, the facilitation has been stopped by katie after the 2 first questions, katie saying. The question, of course, is how can we get to a point where we actually love what is. Byron katies work is a great blessing for our planet. The following is an excerpt from byron katies and stephen mitchells latest book. Loving what is audiobook by byron katie, stephen mitchell.