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Byron Katie

    December 6, 1942

    Byron Katie is an American speaker and writer who founded a method of self-inquiry called "The Work." Her method stems from a profound personal realization where she discovered that suffering arises from believing one's thoughts. Katie offers a way to question these thoughts through inquiry, leading to inner peace and freedom. Her teachings, compared to the Socratic method and Zen meditation, have reached millions worldwide, inspiring deep transformations.

    Byron Katie
    A Thousand Names For Joy
    Who Would You Be Without Your Story?
    Health, Sickness and Death
    Byron Katie's 'Katieisms' Inner Wisdom Cards
    On Love, Sex, and Relationships
    Byron Katie on Self-Realization
    • 2017

      A Mind at Home with Itself

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.0(908)Add rating

      'Very illuminating...on the cutting edge of current biological research' Jon Kabat-Zinn In A Mind At Home With Itself (her first full-length book since 2007), Byron Katie explains that emotions such as sadness, anger and resentment come from believing our stressful thoughts. When we learn to question the thoughts, they lose their power. And when this happens, our minds are free to turn towards others, and ourselves, with a spirit of generosity. Byron Katie gives approximately 25 hugely popular workshops every year, all over the world. In addition she speaks at such organisations as Facebook and Stanford University and is also involved with a programme for cancer patients. Charismatic and compassionate, there's good reason why The Times has called her events 'riveting', and Time magazine has named her 'a spiritual innovator for the new milennium'.

      A Mind at Home with Itself
    • 2016

      The Four Questions

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Bestselling author Byron Katie and accomplished, award-winning illustrator Hans Wilhelm team up for a modern retelling of the classic folk tale The Sky Is Falling--reimagined through the lens of Byron Katie's world-famous philosophy for living known as "The Work." Written for adults and children alike, in the form of a full-color, illustrated book, the wisdom contained in this beautiful work can have a profound effect on readers young and old.

      The Four Questions
    • 2013

      In this beautifully illustrated work, Byron Katie shares a collection of inspiring sayings that reflect her transformative insights. Accompanied by the art of award-winning illustrator Hans Wilhelm, the book invites readers to explore themes of self-discovery and personal growth, encouraging a deeper understanding of life and its challenges through Katie's unique perspective.

      A Friendly Universe: Sayings to Inspire and Challenge You
    • 2013

      Byron Katie has one to show people how to stop suffering. When Katie appears, lives change. These 64 beautiful cards will feature original art from celebrated and award-winning artist Hans Wilhelm, coupled with powerful insights from Byron Katie.

      Byron Katie's 'Katieisms' Inner Wisdom Cards
    • 2011

      Peace in the Present Moment

      • 94 pages
      • 4 hours of reading
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      With selected quotations from A New Earth and A Thousand Names for Joy , this stunning gift book combines selected wisdom from two of the most popular spirituality writers of this century with vibrant photos of nature's most colorful gift, the flower.Conceived by award-winning photographer Michelle Penn, who was personally influenced by one of the central metaphors in Tolle's teaching--the flower, this volume contains over forty full-color photos of flowers wedded to the core teachings of Tolle and Katie. Each flower and corresponding quote provide valuable insight into such key concepts as living in the moment, gratitude, nurturing the soul, and much, much, more.This is a gift book that will be embraced by those who have been touched by the teachings of both of these spiritual luminaries.

      Peace in the Present Moment
    • 2009

      Tiger-Tiger, Is It True?

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
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      Tiger-Tiger, Is It True? is a story about a little tiger who thinks that his whole world is falling apart: his parents don’t love him, his friends have abandoned him, and life is unfair. But a wise turtle asks him four questions, and everything changes. He realizes that all his problems are not caused by things, but by his thoughts about things; and that when he questions his thoughts, life becomes wonderful again. This is a heartwarming story with a powerful message that can transform the lives of even very young children. Byron Katie’s wisdom-filled words and Hans Wilhelm’s vivid, magical illustrations combine to make a book that will become one of the classics of children’s literature.

      Tiger-Tiger, Is It True?
    • 2008

            This book is a collection of 15 dialogues that occurred throughout the United States and Europe with Byron Katie. Some of the people who worked with Katie have painful illnesses, others are lovelorn or in messy divorces. Some are simply irritated with a co-worker or worried about money. What they all have in common is a willingness to question, with Katie’s help, the painful thoughts that are the true cause of their suffering. In every case we see how Katie’s acute mind and fierce kindness helps each person dismantle for themselves what is felt to be unshakable reality.Although these dialogues make fascinating reading—some are both hilarious and deeply moving at once—they are intended primarily as teaching tools. Each took place in front of an audience, and Katie never lost connection with that audience, repeatedly reminding each person in the room to follow the dialogues inwardly, asking themselves the questions the participant must ask. The dialogue between Katie and these volunteers is an external enactment of precisely the kind of dialogue each person can have with their own thoughts. The results, even in the seemingly most dire situation, can be unimagined freedom and joy.

      Who Would You Be Without Your Story?
    • 2007

      A Thousand Names For Joy

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      4.3(124)Add rating

      Inspired by the Tao Te Ching, this is Byron Katie's inspiring and pragmatic approach to achieving an awakened mind and living more simply and profoundly. This questioning takes courage and, in this her third book, she gives readers profound encouragement by showing them the freedom and love that live on the other side of self-inquiry.

      A Thousand Names For Joy
    • 2006

      Can I do what I wanted my parents to do? Can I give myself what I wanted my parents to give me? This is life's work. Some of us don't know how. And we expect our parents to have known how. Everything you want them to give you, turn it around, and give it to yourself. Life is good. I have myself now. And then everything I want, I give to you too. And I feel such joy. I come to see that that is the gift I give myself. But until I gave it to myself, I couldn't give it to you. And to give it to you is to give it to my very own self. -Byron Katie

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