Nicole Telfer of http://www.empoweredkids.co.uk interviews Byron Katie on parenting. For more information, visit thework.com.

Interview: Parenting and The End of Blame—The Work of Byron Katie

A woman distraught that her identity has been stolen questions the thought ‘The thief is unkind to me.’ Byron Katie guides her through inquiry to see how this thought affects many aspects of her well-being. When considering a turnaround to her original thought, the woman notices how unraveled she becomes when there is any stress in her life. ‘No,’ she exclaims, ‘I was not panicked by the thief—I was panicked by my thinking.’ ’When we really contemplate the judgments we make, we can see how they cost us our wisdom and our peace.’ Excerpt from a benefit event at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. For more information, visit thework.com.

Identity Theft and Kindness—The Work of Byron Katie

A woman whose parents live in the Ukraine struggles with her fear of invasion and her concern for her parents’ safety. ‘They will be invaded tomorrow.’ ‘I’m going to be bombed.’ Katie asks her to slow down and notice what she is believing, thought by stressful thought. When she begins to question the horror movie she is watching inside her head, she sees the one person she can save from being invaded: herself. ‘Inquiry is a way of waking up from your trance.’ —Byron Katie copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com.

I’m Going To Be Bombed—The Work of Byron Katie

’There’s a plastic garbage dump twice the size of Texas floating in the Pacific. How in the world am I supposed to love that? Is your mental image of the garbage dump the same as the garbage dump?’ Byron Katie asks. ‘Which is causing your stress: the reality or the image?’ When you’re able to understand how stress is created, to clean up your inner environment, you can act more effectively to clean up your outer environment. copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com.

Inner and Outer Pollution—The Work of Byron Katie

A mother asks Byron Katie about dealing with her son’s obsessive-compulsive disorder. ’If my son is obsessive-compulsive, and he takes showers again and again,’ Katie says, ‘I might say, Honey, notice how hard you are on yourself. I understand that, because in my own way I judge myself too, and I’m working on it. But tell me, did you enjoy the shower?’ The best way to love your children is to understand your own mind. copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com.

Parenting an Obsessive Child—The Work of Byron Katie

A young woman says that she needs her mother to accept that she is attracted to women. With Byron Katie’s help, she questions this thought and realizes that it isn’t true. And if she didn’t believe it, she realizes, she would feel whole and strong. Without the need for approval, Katie says, not only would she be comfortable, but she would be intimate with her mother. ‘When you don’t need her approval, you can be there for her. You can say, ‘Mom, tell me more. Are you hurt because I prefer women? Do you think this will embarrass you? I want you to know I love you, and I’m going to be there for you. And I understand if you don’t approve of me. It was really scary for me, and I’m still scared.’ Give her the time that you gave yourself.’ copyright2015 Byron Katie International, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit thework.com.

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