#232: The Art of Self Inquiry with Byron Katie

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Themes: Self Inquiry, Ego, Liberation, Awareness, Mental Health, Spirituality Summary: This week I’m SO excited to be joined by a trailblazer and icon whose work has deeply impacted my life: Byron Katie. Tune in to discover the powerful method of inquiry born directly out of Byron Katie’s experience that allows you to release yourself from suffering and access the wisdom that always exists within you. In 1986, at the bottom of a ten-year spiral into depression and self-loathing, Byron Katie woke up one morning in a state of joy. She realized that when she believed her stressful thoughts, she suffered, but that when she questioned them, she didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Her simple yet powerful process of self-inquiry, which she calls The Work, consists of four questions and the turnaround, which is a way of experiencing the opposite of what you believe. Byron Katie has been bringing The Work to millions of people for more than thirty years. Her books include the bestselling Loving What Is, now in a revised edition, I Need Your Love—Is That True?, A Thousand Names for Joy, and A Mind at Home with Itself. Discover: Four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, enable you to see what is troubling you in an entirely different light A powerful way to handle and reframe criticism A simple tool to identify the cause of your stress and suffering The profound freedom that comes with questioning and turning around your thoughts 00:00 Intro 00:56 What is “The Work”? 03:48 The four questions 09:05 Ego 13:54 Is it true? 22:19 The world is divided 24:58 Stop thinking 32:07 Self-realization, until it’s lived, has no power 34:12 It’s all perfect 36:04 Defensiveness 39:25 Judge your neighbor worksheet 50:46 Turning around your thoughts Links: Instagram | @byron.katie Facebook | @theworkofbyronkatie YouTube | @theworkofbk Podcast | The Work Worksheet | Judge Your Neighbour Join her for At Home with BK on Zoom every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. Pacific Time. Sponsors: Cured Nutrition | Use code CREATETHELOVE for 20% all products at curednutrition.com/createthelove Organifi | Use code CREATETHELOVE for 20% off all products at organifi.com/createthelove Create the Love Cards | Use code CTLCARDS15 for 15% off at createthelove.com/cards Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Wisdom, which is what I'm attempting to point to and describe and invite people to, is pretty
0:08.1	useless without knowledge. So in Earth school, living out this self-realization is a privilege.
0:19.0	It's a journey.
0:19.8	Hi, I'm Mark Groves. I'm a human connection specialist and founder
0:23.8	of Create the Love. At an early point in my life, I became obsessed with understanding relationships,
0:29.3	the intricacies of how people connect. And through this exploration, I have created a life
0:34.7	and a business dedicated to learning out loud and exploring how we interact with each other and the world.
0:41.1	This podcast brings the world's top thought leaders, spiritual luminaries, physicians, scientists, researchers, bestselling authors and health and wellness experts under one roof to discuss the good, the bad, the messy, and of course, the beautiful parts of the
0:55.6	human experience. Welcome to the Mark Groves podcast. I can't wait to dive in with you.
1:02.9	Well, today is an exceptionally important day for me. I'm incredibly excited to have the trailblazer,
1:09.9	the icon Byron Katie on the show.
1:12.6	Welcome.
1:13.6	Thank you, Mark.
1:14.6	I say all of that because, one, your work has touched my life in so many ways, and I'm
1:19.6	sure so many people listening, and for the people who haven't been introduced to it yet,
1:24.6	it's going to change their life.
1:25.6	And also just the journey you've walked,
1:29.3	which has been profound too. So thanks for continuing to do the work because it's been so impactful
1:36.5	in my life. Maybe we should start just to give people some background is really like, where was
1:41.8	the work born? Well, the work is inquiry.
1:44.8	It's a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all the suffering in our life.
1:50.6	Basically, it's that simple.
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