Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #107713 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Erica Jong
‘...a revolutionary way to live your life. The question is: are we brave enough to accept it?’

Time Magazine
‘...a pragmatic and simple way of getting people to take responsibility for their own problems.’

About the Author
Byron Katie lives in Los Angeles. Stephen Mitchell’s widely acclaimed translations of the Tao Te Ching and the Bhagavad Gita (Rider 2000) are respected the world over. He lives in California.

Customer Reviews

transformational
I was a bit puzzled by this book at first - I thought the four questions were too simple. But by the time I reached the end of the book I had got it - a profound change occurs almost without you realising. Byron Katie's work is really a radical form of cognitvie therapy which makes you aware that almost all of our 'problems' and the negativity we feel is caused by our thoughts. I came across this book through a recommendation from Eckhart Tolle, and have come across other great books through him, such as Steve Taylor's The Fall The Fall:the Insanity of the Ego in Human History and the Dawning of a New Era: The Insanity of the Ego in Human History and the Dawning of a New Era

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CHANGE BUY IT,,,,
When my friend lent me his copy to read i wasn't really interested!
After reading a few chapters, i knew i had come across a real gem,and ordered my own copy...
The case histories are more than helpful and really bring it to life. if you log onto thework.com you see videos of katie in action its brill
I have been in therepy for 6 months and have made loads of progress. however in one week of reading this book, the way i see the world has changed so much.. its brilliant.
This book is worth your time and money.
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LIFE CHANGING STUFF INDEED!
I was extremely sceptical when I first came across this book having read numerous others of this genre but I can honestly say this book blew me away....its effects were dramatic and I just felt as if huge shift had occurred in my general outlook which I now recognize is irreversible. I was about half way through the book when I realised I had just "got it", (something akin to the proverbial penny dropping)and now I can't imagine how I could have lived in such darkness before this light was switched on - it's effects really are as dramatic as that! I now KNOW that I consciously choose to be happy or otherwose and that that is all entirely within my power and I find it incredible that I just didn't see this truth before - this truth which is so blindingly obvious - and which once seen cannot be unseen any more than I could "unlearn" how to swim or ride a bike! My family and friends have all noticed a huge change in me - I have become easy-going, calm and at peace...previously I was often moody, snappy with everyone (including my husband and 3 young children), driven and resentful - basically in conflict with reality. I have just ordered another 3 of these books for friends who are all curious about my "secret". Katie can save us from ourselves, waking us up to the fact that we can be our own worst enemies. I owe her a huge debt of gratitude!