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AT HOME with Byron Katie • The Work of Byron Katie® Podcast

#206: Dad Left Me on the Side of the Road (Part One) • The Work of Byron Katie®

AT HOME with Byron Katie • The Work of Byron Katie® Podcast

Byron Katie International, Inc.

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.9870 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

When twelve-year-old Gauthier was making a lot of noise in the back seat of the car, his father slammed on the brakes, pulled Gauthier out, and began to drive away without him. Years later, he still sees his father as insane, dangerous, and brutal. Open your mind, get still, and join Gauthier and me in this fascinating example of self-inquiry. (Part 1 of 2)

 
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0:00.0

Welcome to the work, everyone.

0:08.0

The work with Gautier today, and he went too far in the car when he was just 12 years old,

0:16.0

this grown man going back to 12 years old and look at what he was thinking and believing just before.

0:21.6

His father stopped the car, they're traveling, he stopped the car and put Gaultier out on the

0:31.6

pavement or the dirt and drove away. And what was Gaultier thinking and believing as that 12-year-old boy

0:38.7

as his family drove away without him?

0:41.3

And there is a happy ending,

0:43.1

and stay tuned.

0:45.0

Welcome to the work.

0:46.0

Let's do it.

0:50.0

A part of something beautiful,

0:52.1

my mind goes, you are entirely beautiful.

0:58.8

Other than what I'm thinking and believing, I can see me that way as well.

1:07.9

What self-inquiry gives me, those of you new to the work, that's what we do here,

1:13.2

self-inquiry.

1:15.2

But what self-inquiry gives me is a way of questioning anything that may be fearful, anything

1:26.5

that may be, you know, if I'm mean-minded, that's a term for fear-minded.

1:34.0

If I am greedy, that's a word, that's a term also for fearful.

1:43.0

Anything that goes against my heart that I'm thinking and believing could use a little work.

1:51.9

And so that's what I do with my life.

1:54.8

And that's what I'm doing here, you know, inviting everyone to hop on in and have equal opportunity to experience the same.

2:08.6

Everyone has a right to understand how to question the thoughts that cause all the suffering in their world.

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