Byron Katie Stress Quotations

Stress never feels as natural as peace does

When a thought appears such as "Do the dishes" and you don't do them, notice how an internal war breaks out... The stress and weariness you feel are really mental combat fatigue.

Clarity moves much more efficiently than violence or stress.

I have discovered that in every language and every country I have visited, there are no new stories. They're all recycled. The same stressful thoughts arise in each mind one way or another, sooner or later.

Every (stressful thought) is a variation on a single theme: This shouldn't be happening. I shouldn't be having this experience. God is unjust. Life isn't fair.

Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realizatio n.

Your nature is truth, and when you oppose it, you don't feel like yourself. Stress never feels as natural as peace does.

I have never experienced a stressful feeling that wasn't caused by attaching to an untrue thought. Behind every uncomfortable feeling, there's a thought that isn't true for us.

Rather than understand the original cause-a thought-we try to change the stressful feelings by looking outside ourselves.

It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it's helpful to remember that any stressful feeling is like a compassionate alarm clock that says, "You're caught in the dream."

Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you're believing an untrue thought

When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.

That's the purpose of stress. It's a friend. It's an alarm clock, built in to let you know that it's time to do The Work.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.