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How to Free Yourself From Pain and Suffering | Byron Katie

Episode 419

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In 1986, at the bottom of a ten-year spiral into depression and self-loathing, Byron Katie (IG: @byron.katie) woke up one morning in a state of joy. 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 self-inquiry, which she calls The Work, consists of four questions and the turnaround, which is a way of experiencing the opposite of what you believe.

Katie has been bringing The Work to millions of people for more than thirty years. Her books, public events, weekend workshops, intensives, and nine-day School for The Work have brought freedom to people all over the world.

In this episode, we discuss:

Katie suffering from depression for 10 years after her divorce
How the "Judge Your Neighbour" worksheet can help you
Katie's awakening back in 1986
Seeing how the world was created
The reality of awareness
How the people in Katie's life responded to her epiphany
Using self-inquiry as a way to identify and question thoughts
How Katie pulled her life back together after her depression
Doing "The Work"
Meeting her husband, Stephen Mitchell
A cockroach was a symbol of awareness
What is earth school?
An example of the four questions and turnarounds
Being wide open to suffering
Waiting for proof of past/future
Illusion is another word for memory
God is everyone and everything without exception
Love isn't something you can teach, it's in us all
War is an egoic state of mind
Meditation is a beautiful way to rest
Everyone is present
AT HOME with Byron Katie
It's never too late

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How to Free Yourself From Pain and Suffering | Byron Katie