Byron kathleen reid bekannt als katie war 1986 am tiefsten punkt ihres lebens angelangt. A critique of byron katie and her therapeutic technique. Learning and practicing the work of byron katie helped my husband and i connect in a new and deep way. The work and koansbyron katie and john tarrant, roshi. Were conducting our annual survey to figure out what subjects matter to you. Inquiry 4 questions that can change your life from byron. You get all that shitty stuff out, and then you work through each one of the judgments until you see the light. Something occurred with my father that shouldnt have, the woman says. Byron katie four questions worksheet free printables. Jan 24, 2018 byron katie is an author and speaker that based on her experience with depression, shares her methods of turning unhappiness upside down, with the purpose of helping people have better lives. As she guides people through the powerful process of inquiry she calls the work, they find that their stressful beliefsabout life, other people, or themselvesradically shift and their lives are changed forever. Inquiry 4 questions that can change your life from byron katie.
The work foundation please partner with us, in our ongoing commitment to end suffering, by donating to our scholarship program for the school for the work. Loving what is summary lets say you are in a longterm, happy relationship. Internationally acclaimed bestselling author byron katie s most anticipated work since loving what is in a mind at home with itself, byron katie illuminates one of the most profound ancient buddhist texts, the diamond sutra newly translated by distinguished scholar stephen mitchell, to reveal the nature of the mind and to liberate us from painful thoughts, using her revolutionary system. Then you simply ask four questions, and turn the thought around, finding at least three examples for each turnaround. Experience the clarity of questioning stressful thoughts through the work, and allow your mind to return to its true, loving, peaceful, creative nature. Asking the questions its a good idea to repeat the oneliner at regular intervals to keep the client on track. It is not our thoughts, but the attachment to our thoughts, that causes suffering. A lot of what youve said is consistent with nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so. A powerful practice of selfinquiry created by byron katie, the work consists of four questions that can help you examine and dissolve the stress associated with your thoughts. Byron katie has free worksheets that helped me bust up my blame game. Apr 16, 2018 byron katie on eating, weight, compulsion and our thinking disorders duration. A powerful practice of selfinquiry created by byron katie, the work consists of four questions that can help you examine and dissolve the stress associated with your. The work is a process of inquiry with the goal of ending suffering.
It could be a statement from a judgeyourneighbor worksheet. 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. John tarrant, roshi, teaches and writes about the transformation of consciousness through meditation on zen koans existential questions than cant be answered through rational thinking. Audio from 2019 new years mental cleanse download delivered by february 3, 2020. Oct 15, 2018 byron katie s the work in addiction treatment rehab is a powerful, laser sharp way through resentments. Judgeyourneighbor worksheet the work of byron katie. It could be something in the past that still burns. Byron katie has created some fillable forms to assist you in doing the work.
The guru like byron katie then actively works to disable the little critical thinking you may have left, and lure you deep inside the system. The first step of the work is to identify a stressful thought. The answers are always inside you, just waiting to be heard. The work of byron katie every time you do the work you are becoming enlightened to who and what you are, the true nature of being. In this groundbreaking book, katie helps you question everything you have been taught to do to gain love and. This was recorded live during an at home with byron katie event at the center for the work in ojai, california. The work of byron katie onebeliefatatime worksheet the work a written meditation on the belief line below, write down a stressful belief. She is the founder of byron katie international, an organization that includes the school for the work and turnaround house in ojai. Becky and marilyn created such a safe space for us to practice doing the work on our own thoughts and facilitating each other. Page 3 of 3 introduction byron katie is the author of loving what is. She is the founder of byron katie international, an organization that includes the school for the work and turnaround house in ojai, california. When answering the questions, close your eyes, be still, and go. In the summer of 2008, i was diagnosed with a metastatic. Institute for the work with byron katie 2014 byron katie international, inc.
Byron katies level of insight, selfawareness and questioning is precisely whats required of the coaches and mentors and therapists who work with individuals whove been impacted by trauma. Byron katie focuses on the emotional problems just in the sense that people naturally hone in on difficult emotions most of the time, probably the idea is that this in and of itself can open up the way for practical problems to be solved. The work of byron katie four questions, subquestions, and turnarounds use the following four questions and subquestions subquestions only when appropriate with the concept that you are investigating. There must be many actual psychological studies that look into the specific aspects of human psychology and how that relates to human suggestibility. Every time you do the work you are becoming enlightened to who and what you are, the true nature of being.
Text taken directly from the booklet is in italics. 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. Inquiry is about investigating or awakening to our experience in this moment exactly as it is not how we would prefer it to be. Yeah, im going off on a tangent from the specifically byron katie related critiques to pursue this other point which is more interesting to me. Byron katie guides a 50 year old woman in doing the work on a situation with her father that occurred when she was 17. Its a a meditative process of identifying and then questioning our thoughts. 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. In 2003, byron katie visited south africa with a series of events over 8 days in cape town, stellenbosch, windhoek namibia, johannesburg and durban. Who would you be without your story dialogues with byron. Rebt and the work of byron katie a comparison the art of. With the help of four simple questions, she shows caitlin flanagan how to stop suffering and start getting real. This practice allows you to access the wisdom that always exists within you. Byron katie is the founder of the work, a fourquestion method for ending suffering and finding the truth.
Judge your neighbor, write it down, ask four questions, turn it around. As she guides people through the powerful process of inquiry c. In 1986, after ten years of spiraling downward into, deep depression, despair and paranoia, she had a spontaneous remission in a powerful moment of awakening. One of the techniques i use to inquire in to a situation and challenge my faulty thinking are the 4 questions by byron katie. You can also travel with the person working with katie by. Please donate to help us spread truth, love, and beauty. As you watch, notice how it is possible to relate by finding a similar situation in your own life. The basis is a series of four questions addressed to your own lists of written assumptions.
There are numerous instances of katie on stage blaming sexual abuse victims, denying racism, stifling efforts for social change, denying the reality of abuse and accusing people of things they didnt do. The work is an exploration and a kind of meditation. Her method is deceptively simple, and can easily be done anytime, anywhere, by anyone. In her darkest hour, byron katienow a spiritual mentor to millionsdiscovered that life isnt half as painful as we make it. Jan 15, 2018 we are concluding our introduction to the work, byron katies practical process of personal inquiry. Now question each of your statements, using the four questions of the work, below. The work of byron katie is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question the thoughts that cause all your suffering. My husband and i were able to do the work on some of our nagging issues and experienced major breakthroughs. Listen to the question, let your mind become still and be.
She has spent over 12 years traveling the world teaching this system to hundreds of thousands of people. In its most basic form, the work consists of four questions and the turnarounds. As we do the work of byron katie, not only do we remain alert to our stressful thoughtsthe ones that cause all the anger, sadness, and frustration in our worldbut. As a matter of fact, byron katie says that baby killers are higher than the illusion of mommy. Loving what is summary lets say you are in a longterm, happy relationship at least, you thought it was happy until you started being suspicious that your partner does not love you anymore.
An interview with byron katie, creator of the work by omega institute. Since 1986 katie has introduced the work to millions. Its a way to understand whats hurting you, and to address the cause of your problems with clarity. Play in the work the work of byron katie, the work. Italicized text below is taken directly from the booklet. Out of nowhere, like a cool breeze in a marketplace crowded with advice, comes byron katie and the work.
The work of byron katie is a systematic way to go back and take a second look at the thoughts that make you stressed. The work of byron katie is a way of identifying and questioning the thoughts that cause all the fear, violence, depression, frustration, and suffering in the world. Your donations support us to cover onsite hotel and food expenses for scholarship recipients, while bki grants their tuition. Byron katie four questions worksheet free printables worksheet. After she was invited to speak to a gathering of psychologists in the berkeley area, the small groups turned into growing crowds of followers, at seminars devoted to what came to be known as the work of byron katie the deceptively simple and wildly successful method of dealing with lifes emotional pain that is based on her four little questions. Byron katie is known for a system of selfinquiry called the work.
Byron katie is an author and speaker that based on her experience with depression, shares her methods of turning unhappiness upside down, with the purpose of helping people have better lives. Witness the work witnessing other people working with the four questions and turnarounds can offer a glimpse, even an experience, of the power of inquiry. The work of byron katie judgeyourneighbor worksheet. The for all of these forms belongs to byron katie international, inc. Just one of our teachers we follow at serenity vista. The work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question thoughts. She has taught the work around the world in public workshops, corporate retreats and prisons.
Dec 23, 2017 its a way to understand whats hurting you, and to address the cause of your problems with clarity. The first post introduced the work of byron katie, giving a brief overview of what is possible if you chose to do the work the work of byron katie is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world. These thoughts can be about any situation in your life, past, present, or. As we do the work of byron katie, not only do we remain alert to our stressful thoughtsthe ones that cause all the anger, sadness, and. On a recent visit to salt lake, byron katie spoke with catalyst about her latest book and her new directions in the work, a technique for dismantling harmcausing beliefs. The free pdf for the work of byron katie is available courtesy of free spiritual ebooks. Loving what is is a workbook on questioning authoritybut in this case, what is in question is the authority of our own fundamental beliefs about our relationships known simply as the work, byron katie s methods are clean and straightforward. To question what you believe is an amazing gift to give yourself, and you can have it all the days of your life. A critique of byron katie and her therapeutic technique the work. For the turnaround to statement 6, replace the words i dont ever want with i am willing to and i look forward to the four questions example. The moment you stop answering the questions, the work stops working.