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An Introduction to    
The Work of Byron Katie

  • “Ask four questions – set yourself free.”
  •                                                 Byron Katie
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What Is The Work?
  • The Work is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world.
  • The Work is four questions and turnarounds.


  • Anyone with an open mind can do it.
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Concepts
  • There are no new stressful thoughts.
  • It is not the thought that causes our suffering. It is our attachment to the thought, the stories we tell ourselves about what is happening.
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Examples of Universal Beliefs
  • “I need to know what to do.”
  • “Children are supposed to love their parents.”
  • “Something terrible is going to happen.”
  • “I am too fat/too thin/too old/too young.”
  • “People are judging me.”
  • “I need a partner to be happy.”
  • “My partner doesn’t appreciate me.”
  • “People should not lie.”
  • “There’s too much to do.”
  • “I need more money.”
  • “Something terrible is going to happen.”
  • “My body should be healthy.”
  • “I can control how others feel about me.”
  • “You don’t care about me.”
  • “My boss should appreciate me.”
  • “People are destroying the environment.”
  • “God should not let children die.”
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Three Kinds of Business

  •  My business


  •  Your business


  •  God’s business
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Who is Byron Katie?
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Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet
  • Click on the graphic and download your
  • Judge Your Neighbor Worksheet
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First 3 Questions


  • 1.  Is it true?


  • 2.  Can you absolutely know that it’s true?
  • 3.  How do you react—what happens—when you believe   that thought?
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The Fourth Question

  • 4.  Who would you be without the thought?
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Turnarounds
  • Belief: “He doesn’t listen to me.”


  • Turn it around to yourself:
    “I don’t listen to me.”


  • Turn it around to the other:
    “I don’t listen to him.”
  • Turn it around to the opposite:
    “He does listen to me.”
  • And don’t forget to find three genuine examples for each turnaround.
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Sample of The Work
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Sample of The Work
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Do The Work on Your Own
  • To do the work on your own,
    click on the graphic & print it out
  • Pick one of your universal beliefs.
  • Write it on the top line of the page.
  • Write your answers to the questions.
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Take the Work Home
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