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Byron Katie - The Work - The Essence in her own words
Byron Katie describes the essence of The Work in her own words.
About the teacher
Byron Katie
Byron Katie (born 1942) developed The Work out of a personal crisis in the late 1980s, distilling it into four questions and a turnaround exercise applied to any stressful belief. The method spread widely because of its simplicity and repeatability, independent of any particular spiritual framework, even though its underlying orientation is closely aligned with non-dual inquiry.
Now in her eighties, she continues to teach through weekly online sessions ('At Home with BK') and ongoing Work-based programmes, run through her organisation The Work Foundation.
“I discovered that when I believed my thoughts I suffered, but when I didn't believe them I didn't suffer, and that this is true for every human being.”Byron Katie
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How to See People for Who They Really Are — The Work of Byron Katie
Byron Katie applies The Work's four questions to the stories we tell about other people.
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Inquiry into awareness
Non-duality
Direct contemplation of awareness, identity and the experience of separation.
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