Byron Katie Quotes

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

When you find peace within, you also find that you can do without. This means simply that you no longer need the things of your outside world, and not needing is a great freedom.

That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.

You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

I don't feel the need to be seen, to be glorified in any way.

My faith did not require beauty or belonging - the deeper I went into my practice, the less it required at all.

When the soul wants to depend upon nothing, not even upon life, that is the height of philosophy, the height of manhood.

I need not hate any man; he cannot hurt me. I need not flatter any man; he has nothing to give me.

Never will I pray for the material things of the world. I am not calling to a servant to bring me food. I am not ordering an innkeeper to provide me with room. Never will I seek delivery of gold, love, good health, petty victories, fame, success, or happiness. Only for guidance will I pray, that I may be shown the way to acquire these things, and my prayer will always be answered.

The best way to win is to not need to.

You know I ain't never prayed before 'Cause it always seemed to me That prayin's the same as beggin' Lord, I don't take no charity.

There is nothing I can't live without. I learned this attitude when I was a child.

My goal was to be able to be alone without food, sugar, phone, men, TV, anything and to feel O.K. about myself.

A little prosperity and peace, or even a turn slightly for the better, can bring us feelings of self-sufficiency. We can feel quickly that we are in control of our lives, that the change for the better is our own doing, not that of a God who communicates to us through the still, small voice of the Spirit.

I try really hard not to be attached to success.

I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

I am totally unattached to material items.

I am a spiritual person in an eastern religion kind of way. I learned that happiness for all of us is a switch that you flick in your brain. It doesn't have anything to do with getting a new house, a new car, a new girlfriend, or a new pair of shoes. Our culture is very much about that; we are never happy with what we have today.

Life is so impermanent that it's not about somebody else or things around me, it's about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being content inside.

One has to go beyond the mind to experience the spiritual bliss of desirelessness.

Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell.

I'm a huge believer in you don't really need anybody to make you feel validated or make you feel secure. When you go to sleep at night, you're with yourself, and when you wake up, you're with yourself. Be happy, just alone, regardless if you're with somebody or not.

Most women would not be happy being me. People say, 'But you're alone.' But I don't feel alone. I feel very un-alone.

I love the life I live. The Lord blessed me to be independent. I am independent.