Byron Katie: Discovering The Work with Alan Steinfeld

[pitepan]

I love when she said "I have no future." so certain.......... gods speaking.

[SanDiegoGuitarGirl]

"I would prefer this [to a future.]" = "I prefer the present moment to fiction." Yet another example of how Katie is enlightened. Thank you Katie. (reference to the very end of the dialogue.)

[gnikcuf888]

Only the past speaks now.

[lumeriam]

Stories



[TINIBEET]

Wonderful!



[AletaMM]

She reminds me of " Chance" the charachter int he Jersy Kosinsky novel. He's say anything and people would "think too much" about what Chance would say and that way chance got turned into a Genius.

when She says "I saw a roach crawling on my feet, there is not story" that is all it means folks! it does not mean anything else and it does not make this lady enlightened. She's always like in a daze. I'll try this technique at work and see if I can get away being meaningless

[TheMindQuest4Freedom]

her teachings are very simple, seeing the reality without any additional story, realization of the "naked" Reality.

"doing the dishes"or 'brushing the teeth" simply means living your life without unnecessary analysing your every step. When the body says- feed me or dress me, or eat something, you just do it. the same when you feel to paint, sing, or write a novel. Katie says : just do it. We question our natural impulses and feelings too much, and we let the mind take over. alan is tense here.

[ericplantenberg]

Turned Around. I made byron katie look stupid (and mentally ill). i can see that. thank you.

[ericplantenberg]

turned around. he made me look stupid (and mentally ill)

[ericplantenberg]

turned around... he made you look stupid and mentally ill.

[doctortobe3]

he made byron katie look stupid (and mentally ill).

[danyventr]

the key is from 5:49 to the end. listen carefully

[danyventr]

"only the past speaks now": simply beautiful

[ishmahal1111]

Was that guy on a pop band in the eighties?



[ClockworkGirl9]

Thank you Katie. I love listening to you

[xPirus26]

u and your guests inspirate me very much. Thanks a lot for your work that I'm discovering more and more every day! :)

[leilac1]

Waw! Thank you so much for posting this, and Alan is really a great interviewer, I love hearing him and I experience him as able to really listen to Katie!

[altpossibilities]

to just "be" I get it and I LOVE the metaphor... whatever she's smoking I am too... cause I understood... thank you and God Bless!!

[DemonicSymphonic]

Am I the only one sexually attracted to Byron Katie?

[malibushores1]

God Bless Byron Katie!

[PatrickLeeRyan]

Staying absolutely present, without heeding the mind's pleadings to go elsewhere. She describes it as staying aware of every detail in ordinary existence, and doing the dishes is an apt metaphor. The mind stays in control 100% of the day for most of us, and we act like robots, paying attention to our thoughts like they are whispers from God. She doesn't give thought to the day-to-day things anymore, knowing full well the mind likes to dissect things until they are lifeless.

[tracyscottnero]

Wow! Now I'm a pretty open mined guy, but I really want to know what she's smoking. Very confused mind

[speiserman]

She aint smoking nothing! Get to know the work...

[Yaduma]

Is the doing the dishes thing similar to Karma Yoga: do something for the sake of doing it, without gaining personal benefit, kind of cleaning your heart and cleaning your mind???

[akashaditi]

Doing the dishes is doing what comes next, to the mind this is boring, but it is actually how the awakening mind functions, to live in the present moment is to be free of future and past, doing the dishes is therefore living in presence, simple and beautiful

[Yaduma]

Thanks you for your explanation.

Does that mean, you simply don't question what you do and just do it?

The awakening mind means the present mind?

Thanks again and best greetings from Majorca

[2Bgrego32]

she is amazing....but maybe the storie about laying on the floor and the roach..maybe is a bit enhanced.

[2s2s2ss]

Alan your a star for all the work your doing!!! Yep she is as clear as a crystal and a touchstone of real sanity!

[newrealities]

Thanks.

[L1NK666XL1NK666]

im finding this subject very hard to get my head around. So, why did she brush her teeth in the end? Was it because she just knew that she should beacuse it would cause problems if she didnt or was she just following the voice? What was the voice? Just an internal knowing or was it something external OR WHAT?

[N89J00X]

Brilliant -- What a gift Ms. Katie's experiences are to all, especially anyone who is depressed.

[oanne56]

Beautiful video. Love this interview. She is a lovely spirit. I understand her completely and I live to live in the moment. Thank you Alan. Peace.

[11moonelf]

I remember hearing Katie say that early after her shift it was not easy to find the words for it, that she had to learn & continues to learn how to explain it (to assist others). There is rationale for everything she says but it seems that many who have such an experience, the words may not show up right away. I appreciate so much that she shares it at all! I find it very helpful.

[omcasey1]

She is lovely, clear like a crystal. I love how you bring it out of her with your questions. You too are becoming quite shiny, Alan -calm and serene in yourself- . . Thank you . .