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Resources for doing The Work
The Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet
Inquiry: The Four Questions and Turnarounds
Support in Identifying Beliefs and Emotions
An Introduction to The Work
Byron Katie's The Work One-Two-Three
Meet Your Internal Wisdom
The Work is meditation. It is a method of inquiry born directly out of Byron Katie’s experience. This practice allows you to access the wisdom that always exists within you.
Upcoming Events with Byron Katie
Welcome to The Work
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. Freedom is as simple as that. I found that suffering is optional. I found a joy within me that has never disappeared, not for a single moment. That joy is in everyone, always. And I invite you not to believe me. I invite you to test it for yourself.
Loving What Is
In 2003, Byron Katie first introduced the world to The Work with the publication of Loving What Is. Nearly twenty years later, Loving What Is continues to inspire people all over the world to do The Work; to listen to the answers they find inside themselves; and to open their minds to profound, spacious, and life-transforming insights. The Work is simply four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, enable you to see what is troubling you in an entirely different light.
A Simple Yet Powerful Practice
As we do The Work of Byron Katie, not only do we remain alert to our stressful thoughts—the ones that cause all the anger, sadness, and frustration in our world—but we question them, and through that questioning the thoughts lose their power over us. Great spiritual texts describe the what—what it means to be free. The Work is the how. It shows you exactly how to identify and question any thought that would keep you from that freedom.
The Practice
Every step of The Work is meditation. To begin, drop into stillness and observe what arises in the mind's eye. Now, allow The Work to work you.
More Detailed Guidance
Notice
Who or what upsets, angers, or saddens you? Why? Recall a specific situation.
Painful emotions are the temple bells that wake you up to tell you, "It's time to do The Work."
Write
Capture your stressful thoughts on a Worksheet using short, simple sentences.
Once the mind is stopped on paper, thoughts remain stable and inquiry can easily be applied.
Question
Isolate and question one thought—allow authentic answers to arise.
A question is an invitation to the mind, an opportunity to be shown what is true, beyond what we think we know.
Turn It Around
Find opposites of the thought. Are they as true as or truer than the original thought?
The turnarounds give consciousness an opportunity to expand, rather than being stuck in a limited reality.
Video Library
Videos offer a way to become familiar with The Work. As you watch, be still and tune in to a similar moment in your life. Notice what arises in your mind. It is possible to do your own Work as you witness other people’s Work. You may come to find that there are no new stressful thoughts.
No One Can Wrong Me
Being Gay—A Journey into Self-Acceptance
I Want Mom to be Happy
“Byron Katie’s Work is a great blessing for our planet. It acts like a razor-sharp sword that cuts through illusion and enables you to know for yourself the timeless essence of your being.”
“A spiritual innovator for the new millennium.”
“Byron Katie has rocked my world and shaken loose my mind more thoroughly than any other spiritual teacher I’ve ever encountered, living or dead. Using her simple process called The Work, I have managed to liberate myself from thoughts and beliefs that had brought me years of suffering, and that I had honestly feared would never leave me.”
“Byron Katie is an immeasurable gift to the world.”
“Beyond addressing/dissolving psychological tendencies such as anger and depression, The Work has the singular power to dissolve all beliefs. Undoing one belief at a time, its ultimate impact can dislodge the very center-pole of ego, leading to the realization of who or what we truly are. That is, The Work can bring us home to our true nature, which is universal love, profound wisdom, and freedom from all suffering. ”
“Katie’s events are riveting. Her laser-like tough love burns away all illusions.”