Comments on: How to Let Go of Any Stressful Thought by Asking These 4 Questions http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-let-go-of-any-stressful-thought-using-the-work-of-byron-katie/ Practical Spiritual Wisdom for Men Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:40:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: 10 Powerful Tools for Connecting with the Energy of Money | Yang Town http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-let-go-of-any-stressful-thought-using-the-work-of-byron-katie/#comment-5683 10 Powerful Tools for Connecting with the Energy of Money | Yang Town Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:44:07 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/?p=307#comment-5683 [...] I recently wrote how you can let go of any stressful thought by asking yourself the 4 questions of The Work of Byron Katie. [...] [...] I recently wrote how you can let go of any stressful thought by asking yourself the 4 questions of The Work of Byron Katie. [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-let-go-of-any-stressful-thought-using-the-work-of-byron-katie/#comment-5312 Ryan Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:47:34 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/?p=307#comment-5312 Lol, good stuff. Yeah Bart, that is an excellent perspective to have. All these techniques are great but it all comes down to the path, the spiritual will, that we are aligned with. Also, making the choice of what is best for US based on our experience since that is our truth. Well said man. Lol, good stuff. Yeah Bart, that is an excellent perspective to have. All these techniques are great but it all comes down to the path, the spiritual will, that we are aligned with. Also, making the choice of what is best for US based on our experience since that is our truth. Well said man.

]]> By: Bart http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-let-go-of-any-stressful-thought-using-the-work-of-byron-katie/#comment-5150 Bart Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:01:23 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/?p=307#comment-5150 thestack brings up some interesting points. My opinion is to not worry about which one is "the best" or "the right one". Just give a 30-90 trial of faith with a system you vibe with. Get some solid skills and beliefs under your belt, changing course when you think you need to. Chances are, if you really get into one, you'll notice manyother programs, at their root, circulate around the deep truth - but present it with their own specific framework, constructs, linguistics, acronyms, etc... The mother reality check is that NONE of this, or these systems, is a non-connecting direct flight to pure enlightenment. You can't just jump on the Sedona Method subway and sit back and ride to a problem free, magical existence. You can absorb and integrate wisdom from any source, but walking the path is a individual task requiring work. It doesn't really bug me that everybody, or anybody for that matter, thinks and proclaims that they're #1. I don't totally know why, but it just doesn't get to me. There's a lot of good stuff out there, and I've found what's good for me - although what I do is the universal ultimate non-subjective true and only way, because I'm the smartest, most objective and best looking human. (humor intended) thestack brings up some interesting points. My opinion is to not worry about which one is “the best” or “the right one”. Just give a 30-90 trial of faith with a system you vibe with. Get some solid skills and beliefs under your belt, changing course when you think you need to. Chances are, if you really get into one, you’ll notice manyother programs, at their root, circulate around the deep truth - but present it with their own specific framework, constructs, linguistics, acronyms, etc…

The mother reality check is that NONE of this, or these systems, is a non-connecting direct flight to pure enlightenment. You can’t just jump on the Sedona Method subway and sit back and ride to a problem free, magical existence. You can absorb and integrate wisdom from any source, but walking the path is a individual task requiring work.

It doesn’t really bug me that everybody, or anybody for that matter, thinks and proclaims that they’re #1. I don’t totally know why, but it just doesn’t get to me.

There’s a lot of good stuff out there, and I’ve found what’s good for me - although what I do is the universal ultimate non-subjective true and only way, because I’m the smartest, most objective and best looking human. (humor intended)

]]> By: Ryan http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-let-go-of-any-stressful-thought-using-the-work-of-byron-katie/#comment-5108 Ryan Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:41:58 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/?p=307#comment-5108 Hi Tom, I can see why you would think that. Its kind of like driving to work late. You get in the car and you are already 15 minutes late. You can either get pissed off all the way to work and still be 15 minutes late or you can surrender and make peace with being late and have a happy ride to work and still be 15 minutes late. The mind confuses disapproval with progress, and really all disapproval and judgements do is cause us stress. Hey Jason, whats up man. Yeah you hit the nail on the head, thats a great summary of the key idea. Fighting reality does not create any lasting change but it actually makes things worse. When we accept reality as it is, we are grounded and from this place we could provide the supportive energy (by our example) that allows others to change. thestack, yes the sedona method keeps coming up and ive checked it out a bit but havent got into it too much yet. there is really only one way to heal - to bring more light and love into the person. why would there be only one right way? What is the single right language to speak? What is the single right food to eat? Some people like spicy food and others dont. Some methods of healing with resonate with some and not with others, it just comes down to personal preference. Also, I don't think any of the creators are claiming to be the #1 of anything. They just offer their wisdom. Others who use the method may claim that but not the originators to my knowledge. Personally, I like to use different techniques for different issues in myself and for different personalities when I do healing work with others. spirituality/selfhelp good to hear. yes once we accept ourselves, we have the power to change, otherwise we are rejecting reality and attached to illusion. thanks for sharing. Hi Tom, I can see why you would think that. Its kind of like driving to work late. You get in the car and you are already 15 minutes late. You can either get pissed off all the way to work and still be 15 minutes late or you can surrender and make peace with being late and have a happy ride to work and still be 15 minutes late. The mind confuses disapproval with progress, and really all disapproval and judgements do is cause us stress.

Hey Jason, whats up man. Yeah you hit the nail on the head, thats a great summary of the key idea. Fighting reality does not create any lasting change but it actually makes things worse. When we accept reality as it is, we are grounded and from this place we could provide the supportive energy (by our example) that allows others to change.

thestack, yes the sedona method keeps coming up and ive checked it out a bit but havent got into it too much yet. there is really only one way to heal - to bring more light and love into the person. why would there be only one right way? What is the single right language to speak? What is the single right food to eat? Some people like spicy food and others dont. Some methods of healing with resonate with some and not with others, it just comes down to personal preference. Also, I don’t think any of the creators are claiming to be the #1 of anything. They just offer their wisdom. Others who use the method may claim that but not the originators to my knowledge.

Personally, I like to use different techniques for different issues in myself and for different personalities when I do healing work with others.

spirituality/selfhelp good to hear. yes once we accept ourselves, we have the power to change, otherwise we are rejecting reality and attached to illusion. thanks for sharing.

]]> By: spirituality and self help http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-let-go-of-any-stressful-thought-using-the-work-of-byron-katie/#comment-4917 spirituality and self help Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:08:49 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/?p=307#comment-4917 Great post, very informative. I enjoyed reading it. Tom, in order to change ourselves we first need to accept ourselves because what you object grows. The work by Byron Katie is a great technique to inquire our thoughts and thus changing them. Great post, very informative. I enjoyed reading it. Tom, in order to change ourselves we first need to accept ourselves because what you object grows. The work by Byron Katie is a great technique to inquire our thoughts and thus changing them.

]]> By: thestack http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-let-go-of-any-stressful-thought-using-the-work-of-byron-katie/#comment-4864 thestack Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:42:40 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/?p=307#comment-4864 That article was indeed very interesting, it reminded me very much about Eckhart Tolle - especially the short story of Byron Katies enlightment, when the false ego collapsed and she just felt pure joy. But I quite had the feeling in the back of my head all the time while reading that this 4-question-asking-technique is just a replica of the Sedona Method. See here for an example: http://www.sedona.com/html/sample-of-process.aspx Could anyone tell me the differences between the two methods? I just have the feeling there is something wrong when there are dozens of self-improvement methods out there and EVERY SINGLE ONE is claiming to be "the #1 method ever, all others are s**t... this will solve all your problems in only 1 hour, guaranteed!" or something like that, seems to be very commercialiced stuff. There are so many techniques out there, EFT, MET, TAT, Chakra working, Sedona, The Work, The Secret, ... I'm just losing track of all the methods and feel insecure about what's the right one. Best regards, thestack That article was indeed very interesting, it reminded me very much about Eckhart Tolle - especially the short story of Byron Katies enlightment, when the false ego collapsed and she just felt pure joy.
But I quite had the feeling in the back of my head all the time while reading that this 4-question-asking-technique is just a replica of the Sedona Method.
See here for an example: http://www.sedona.com/html/sample-of-process.aspx

Could anyone tell me the differences between the two methods? I just have the feeling there is something wrong when there are dozens of self-improvement methods out there and EVERY SINGLE ONE is claiming to be “the #1 method ever, all others are s**t… this will solve all your problems in only 1 hour, guaranteed!” or something like that, seems to be very commercialiced stuff.
There are so many techniques out there, EFT, MET, TAT, Chakra working, Sedona, The Work, The Secret, … I’m just losing track of all the methods and feel insecure about what’s the right one.

Best regards,
thestack

]]> By: jason http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-let-go-of-any-stressful-thought-using-the-work-of-byron-katie/#comment-4840 jason Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:25:31 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/?p=307#comment-4840 quite the lengthy and substantial post. at least, i found it interesting. everyone gets something different from what they read, and i'd like to try and answer that comment... i took it to mean that if someone is a 'certain way' then we should accept this reality instead of painfully fighting/whining about it. people can change of course, but all our "shoulds" and "shouldnts" aren't a very effective way to bring that change about... i look at it as, at this moment "she is what she is" so that statement to me doesn't say that she can never change, only that perhaps we should consider accepting her how she is in this moment. quite the lengthy and substantial post. at least, i found it interesting.

everyone gets something different from what they read, and i’d like to try and answer that comment…

i took it to mean that if someone is a ‘certain way’ then we should accept this reality instead of painfully fighting/whining about it. people can change of course, but all our “shoulds” and “shouldnts” aren’t a very effective way to bring that change about…

i look at it as, at this moment “she is what she is”

so that statement to me doesn’t say that she can never change, only that perhaps we should consider accepting her how she is in this moment.

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