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Luminaries · 1942–

Byron Katie

Emotional WellbeingMindset & Belief

Created a four-question inquiry that tests stressful thoughts against reality instead of arguing with it.

Byron Katie is included in the Luminaries collection for work associated with Emotional Wellbeing and Mindset & Belief. This profile offers a starting point for readers who want to place that work within the wider personal-development tradition.

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Luminaries

movement in the collection

1942–

life and work

2

focus areas

Ideas associated with the work

  • Explore the work through emotional wellbeing
  • Explore the work through mindset & belief
“When you argue with reality, you lose — but only 100 percent of the time.”

— Byron Katie, Loving What Is

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“When you argue with reality, you lose — but only 100 percent of the time.”

— Byron Katie, Loving What Is

Created a four-question inquiry that tests stressful thoughts against reality instead of arguing with it.

  • Emotional Wellbeing
  • Mindset & Belief

Signature works

Start with the books.

Explore a short reading list, with purchasing links that support ManyMasters.

01

Loving What Is

2002 · The four questions of The Work, explained.

02

I Need Your Love — Is That True?

2005 · Inquiry applied to approval and relationships.

03

A Thousand Names for Joy

2007 · Living in accord with reality.

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