Testimonials about Byron Katie and The Work
"Byron Katie's Work is a great blessing for our planet. The root cause of suffering is identification with our thoughts, the 'stories' that are continuously running through our minds. The Work acts like a razor-sharp sword that cuts through that illusion and enables you to know for yourself the timeless essence of your being. Joy, peace, and love emanate from it as your natural state."
Eckhart Tolle - Author, "The Power of Now" and "A New Earth"
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"A spiritual innovator for the new millennium."
TIME magazine
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"Byron Katie's teachings and everyday life are pure wisdom. Her Work shows us the way to inner peace, and she directs us there, fearlessly, relentlessly, and with utmost generosity. I have rarely seen anyone - spiritual teachers included - embody wisdom as powerfully as Katie in her passionate embrace of each and every moment."
Roshi Bernie Glassman
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"Katie's Work is a wonderful, transformative practice for anyone interested in spiritual growth."
Lama Surya Das - Author, "Awakening the Buddha Within"
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"Good Lord! Where did Byron Katie come from? She's the real McCoy. Her Work is amazingly effective - a simple, straightforward antidote to the suffering we unnecessarily create for ourselves. She asks us to believe nothing, but provides a surprisingly effective and simple way to cut through the tangle of delusions we wrap ourselves in."
David Chadwick - Author, "Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki"
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"Byron Katie is one of the truly great and inspiring teachers of our time. She has been enormously helpful to me personally. I love this very wise woman."
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer - Author, "Inspiration"
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"Suppose you could find a simple way to embrace your life with joy, stop arguing with reality, and achieve serenity in the midst of chaos. That is what Loving What Is offers. It is no less than a revolutionary way to live your life. The question is: are we brave enough to accept it?"
Erica Jong - Author, "Fear of Flying"
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"Katie's laser-like tough love burns away all illusions."
The Times of London
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"...two groundbreaking Stanford University pain syndrome experts consider Byron Katie's approach the best form of Cognitive Therapy. In the new revised 5th Edition of A Headache in the Pelvis (pp. 326-330), which came out in May 2008, Stanford psychologist David Wise, Ph.D., and urologist Rodney Anderson, M.D., refer to Albert Ellis' Rational-Emotive Therapy and Aaron Beck's Cognitive Therapy and then write:
«The best form of Cognitive Therapy, in our opinion, is offered in The Work of Byron Katie, who provides an approach to disarming catastrophic thinking by means of a process that one can do oneself. This is the approach that we recommend.»
They then describe the procedure, adding:
«Our description of this process is rarely sufficient to become proficient at it. We discuss this method in our monthly 6-day clinics. Information specifically about this cognitive therapy work can be found at www.thework.com and in the books of Byron Katie.»
Wise and Anderson are practical 'in the trenches' therapists who work daily with severe pelvic pain and other chronic syndromes . They recommended Byron Katie's method already in the 4th edition of the book (pp. 298-301). (...) All the best to you and your wonderful work."
Excerpt from a letter to Byron Katie, written by J.V., Helsinki, in July 2008 - see The Original Blog for The Work of Byron Katie, July 2008 Archives
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