A Thousand Names for Joy
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āByron Katie is one of the truly great and inspiring teachers of our time. I encourage everyone to immerse themselves in this phenomenal book.ā āDr. Wayne W. Dyer
In her first two books, Loving What Is and I Need Your LoveāIs That True? Byron Katie showed how suffering can beā¦
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I adore these delightfully spontaneous and deeply insightful commentaries on verses from the Tao Te Chingācompliments of spiritual teacher Byron Katie.
Iāve explored various translations of the Tao Te Ching, along with various commentaries. And this remains one of my favorites. Itās infused throughout with the understanding that the cause of all psychological suffering is believing our thoughts. As it turns out, āDonāt believe everything you thinkā is very good advice!
Iām guessing that Lao Tzu (the author of the Tao Te Ching) would also have very much enjoyed these commentaries on his legendary text.
From Elizabeth's list on psychological healing and spiritual inquiry.
I come back to these short essays again and again. The author provides a very powerful way to look at ārealityā and question our assumptions about what is ārightā and āwrongā and what we (or others) āshouldā do.
From Linda's list on endings and beginnings.
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