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‘...a revolutionary way to live your life. The question is: are we brave enough to accept it?’
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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful
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For anyone interested in their psychological or spiritual or emotional well-being there simply is not a book on Amazon more worthy of your attention! The reason is that it is not necessary to accept or follow any particular spiritual beliefs in order to do The Work. Katie asks nothing of us but to investigate those judgements or events in our life that cause us pain and suffering in a compassionate and caring manner using a four-step system that is brilliant in its simplicity. And what's more, it works! Katie cannot be underestimated as a pioneering force in spiritual and psychoanalytical development and I urge anyone who hasn't already done so to treat themselves to a real gem!
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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I was a bit puzzled by this book at first - I thought the four questions were too simple. But by the time I reached the end of the book I had got it - a profound change occurs almost without you realising. Byron Katie's work is really a radical form of cognitvie therapy which makes you aware that almost all of our 'problems' and the negativity we feel is caused by our thoughts. It's interesting to read it together with Steve Taylor's book Out of the Darkness, which contains a section a section on Byron Katie and an interview with Eckhart Tolle. It explains the basis of spiritual awakening and is a massively inspiring book, full of amazing stories. Out of the Darkness: From Turmoil to Transformation
98 of 105 people found the following review helpful
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This book shows us that the root of all our problems begin with a thought. For example: "I hate who I am, I hate my job, I hate my life, I hate Bob, Jane, my ex-wife, I hate the rich, blacks, whites, Jews, Christians, Communism, I hate this world". The list goes on. How do these thoughts make you feel? Negative, resentful, angry, jealous, hurtful, all these things and more. The reality is: you simply are who you are, your job is your job and you are in it right now, Bob is just Bob, your life is just however it is. Life or existence itself is just however it is. It is at the very point of giving thought to a given situation that you experience an emotion. Before a (negative) thought, you're ok. Then the thought comes along, you're not ok, a problem has arisen. So who created this problem? You did. By holding on to a certain thought or pattern of thoughts, you create an experience that you take as reality, your world, THE world, but that world exists only in your mind. The problem exists therefore only in your mind. So what's your problem got to do with your job, your life, your father, your boss, Bob, your so-called enemies. Nothing! You place the blame on the world and then try to change it, when the problem lies internally with your thoughts about the the need to change the world. Change ones thinking, then the world changes too, because the world is simply what's going on in the thoughts of 6 billion individuals. Where is this world that we talk of? There is no world other than in our own minds. It is constructed out of the thousands of thoughts that we have about it, upon which he keep building more thoughts, more concepts.
This book is powerful stuff! Yet at the same time, utterly simple and accessible. Forget about religion and other silly beliefs. A set of beliefs, be it spiritual or moral is a set of thoughts, the cause of your suffering, not the answer. After all, as explained ealier, what is suffering anyway other than a thought. How can you use the cause of your suffering (a thought) to solve it? That's like using fire to fight fire. With the help of this book, through the simple realization that our thoughts about a situation or person is the problem and not the situation or person itself, we come to see therefore that our problems are all illusory. Then we no longer experience them as problems. They are simply thoughts. Result: peace!
I recommend also As It Is by Tony Parsons, a book of staggering clarity.
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A Powerful Tool
Elsewhere (not in this particular book) Katie has written that 'defence is the first act of war', and in my life I have experienced this to be true. Read more
Published 7 days ago by GMc
Trust yourself instead
I have only got through part of this book, so I wanted to make this clear at the beginning of this short piece. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ronnie D
The Work works
I assumed the "reality therapy" in Byron Katie's book "Loving What Is" would have the same benefits and limitations as Ken Key's "Handbook to Higher Consciousness," Albert Ellis'... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Niki Collins-queen, Author
Really Disappointed and alittle Shocked!
I came across Byron Katie on utube by accident and immediately thought her 4 question and Turnaround approach to investigating your thinking was dynamite. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Soul Seeker
excellent book but does take work
Overall an excellent book, I found it quite hard to understand some aspects on first reading. Plus it does take committment and work to get the most out of it- I have only really... Read more
Published 3 months ago by sue
loving what is by byron Katie
A great book easy to put into practice, my life has improved alot since myself and my partner read this book
Published 8 months ago by sparkle
One of the few self heko books that actually works!
I was introduced to this book by my life coach who would always quote 'who would you be without that thought'. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ms Mailing Yuen
Byron Katie is a visionary.
Byron Katie is a visionary who uses her own experiences to enable anyone to change their way of being through the processes described in her book "Loving What Is". Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Foster
Not a book for everybody
It is clear from the mixture of comments here that Katie's book and methods are not for everybody.
IF IN DOUBT BUY THE BOOK AND TRY IT OUT FOR YOURSELF. Read more
IF IN DOUBT BUY THE BOOK AND TRY IT OUT FOR YOURSELF. Read more
Published 11 months ago by T Mind
Some useful stuff but a *lot* of victim blaming
One of the basic premises of this book is that you can't change circumstances, only your reaction to them. And that's fair enough. It's also useful to question your own beliefs. Read more
Published 11 months ago by UpstairsBathroom
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