The Marie Forleo Podcast 463 - 4 Simple Questions That Will Reverse Any Negative Thought — Byron Katie
Nov 4, 2025
In this enlightening conversation, Byron Katie, a spiritual teacher renowned for her inquiry method 'The Work,' shares profound insights on transforming negative thoughts. She recounts her awakening from depression and explains how questioning thoughts can alleviate suffering. Listeners learn about the four transformative questions that facilitate a turnaround process. Byron emphasizes that suffering arises from resisting reality and highlights the importance of focusing on one's own business for peace. Through practical examples like the toilet seat inquiry, she showcases how simple shifts in perception can lead to healing.
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The Awakening On The Floor
- Byron Katie describes waking on the floor in 1986 during deep depression and experiencing a sudden non-identification with thoughts.
- That moment revealed that believing thoughts causes suffering and questioning them relieves it.
Questioning Clears The Path For Action
- Questioning stressful thoughts removes the mental clutter that prevents fearless action.
- Byron Katie says this clears fear so we can follow through with what we know is right.
Stories, Not Reality, Cause Suffering
- Reality itself never upsets us; our stories about reality do.
- Byron Katie shows witnessing images of past and future reveals the dream causing our suffering.
