Byron Katie

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I am afraid of dying

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This is an example of how The Work of Byron Katie could unfold on the thought: 

“I am afraid of dying”

Q: “You are afraid of dying: Is it true?”
A: “Yes”
Q: “You are afraid of dying: Can you absolutely know that it is true?”
A: “………”
Q: “Where is your mind going?”
A: “I don’t know where it is going”.
Q: “OK, You are afraid of dying: Can you absolutely know that it is true?”
A: “…………. No, I can not know”
Q: “How do you react when you believe the thought: I am afraid of dying?”
A: “My body is tense, the mind goes nuts, I can not stop crying, I don’t want to go out of the house anymore, I only want to lie in bed all day, I do not want to be with people”
Q: “Yes, and how do you treat others when you believe the thought: I am afraid of dying?”
A: “I treat them as if they are my enemies. I believe they can harm me. I do not want to touch them. I do not want to talk to them. I isolate myself.”
Q: “How do you live your life when you believe the thought: I am afraid of dying”.
A: “I do everything to stay healthy. I avoid everything that is unhealthy. And at the same time I do all kinds of unhealthy things like overeating, pills, etc.”
Q: “So does the thought: I am afraid of dying, give you peace or stress into your life?”
A: “A lot of stress, definitely”
Q: “Who would you be without the thought: I am afraid of dying?”
A: “I don’t know”
Q: “How would you live your life without the thought: I am afraid of dying?”
A: ” …………….. I would be more at peace, more relaxed, I feel now that I am breathing deeper. It is hard to imagine me without this thought. It has been with me for so long………”
Q: “I am afraid of dying: can you turn it around?”
A: “I am not afraid of dying”
Q: “Sit with this and feel if it fits you as a new shoe. Does it feel as true or truer than the thought: I am afraid of dying?”
A: “It feels unusual. It feels more open”.
Q: “Can you find another turnaround: I am afraid of dying. What is the opposite of dying?”
A: “I am afraid of living. That makes a lot of sense. Right now I am alive. I am not dying. I don’t even know what dying feels like”.

“Yes, I suggest you play with the turnarounds, your thoughts and the questions. They will always lead you to You”

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Reminder

Reminder

When you feel bound
Realize that bondage
is only the veiling
of the Freedom
that you are

When you feel closed
Realize that closure
is only the veiling
of the Openness
that you are

When you feel alone
Realize that aloneness
is only the veiling
of the Oneness
that you are

When you feel fear
Realize that fear
is only the veiling
of the Love
that you are …

 

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Conversation avec Dieu

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Je crois en Dieu

Oui, et …?

Comment ça: oui, et …?

Que signifie: Je crois en Dieu?

Que je soutiens ce que Dieu nous a raconté

Quest-ce que Dieu nous a raconté?

Nous ne pouvons pas voler, tuer, divorcer: toutes ces choses comme-là

Et tout cela est-il en accord avec tout ce que tu ressens en toi?

Oui

Y-a-t’il quelque chose qui n’est pas en harmonie avec ce que tu ressens?

Au fond, non; sauf les choses que je ne comprends pas

Quoi par exemple?

Aime tes ennemis

Oui, c’est difficile a comprendre. Comment le comprends-tu?

C’est comme si je dois approuver tout ce qu’ils font

Crois-tu que ç’est cela la signification?

Je ne vois pas ce qu’elle pourrait être autrement

Trouves-tu que tout ce que Dieu fait est bon?

Oui, …. ou alors, au fond : non

Qu’est ce que tu ne trouves pas bien?

Il y a la faim, la mort, la peur, le meurtre

Et pourtant tu crois en Dieu?

Oui

Qu’est ce que tu trouves bien?

Il y a l’amour, la nature, le respect. Des choses comme ça

Y-aurait-il de l’amour, si tu ne connaissais pas la haine?

Non

Y aurait-il ‘ami’ s’il n’y avait pas ‘ennemi’?

Non

Y aurait-il le bien sans le mal?

Non

Qui penses-tu être?

Je ne le sais pas encore. Qui es-tu?

Je suis Dieu,  comme toi

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New Year

More like You in the New Year

New Year

Did you ever wonder
why Truth feels more like you?

Did you ever wonder
why Beauty feels more like you?

Did you ever wonder
why Compassion feels more like you?

I invite you
to sit with these questions
and be still

There comes a moment
when Truth, Beauty and Compassion
will let you know
that You are That …

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Tea

Tea

You sit in your chair drinking tea.

Then a thought comes to mind: “The world is on fire”.

You ask yourself: “The world is on fire: sweetheart is that true in this moment?”

And you find yourself, in your chair drinking tea

Then a thought comes to mind: “We are at war”.

You ask yourself: “We are at war: sweetheart is that true in this moment?”

And you find yourself, in your chair drinking tea

And then comes the next one and the next one and the next one ….

And you ask yourself again and again and again …

And you find yourself again and again and again …