Loving what is - Byron Katie

Out of nowhere, like a cool breeze in a marketplace crowded with advice, comes Byron Katie and "The Work."

In the midst of a normal
life, Katie became increasingly depressed, and over a ten-year period sank further
into rage, despair, and thoughts of suicide. Then one morning, she woke up in a state
of absolute joy, filled with the realization of how her own suffering had ended.
The freedom of that realization has never left her, and now in Loving What Is you
can discover the same freedom through The Work.

The Work is simply four questions
that, when applied to a specific problem, enable you to see what is troubling you
in an entirely different light. As Katie says, "It's not the problem that causes
our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem." Contrary to popular belief,
trying to let go of a painful thought never works; instead, once we have done The
Work, the thought lets go of us. At that point, we can truly love what is, just as
it is.

Loving What Is will show you step-by-step, through clear and vivid examples,
exactly how to use this revolutionary process for yourself. You'll see people do
The Work with Katie on a broad range of human problems, from a wife ready to leave
her husband because he wants more sex, to a Manhattan worker paralyzed by fear of
terrorism, to a woman suffering over a death in her family. Many people have discovered
The Work's power to solve problems; in addition, they say that through The Work they
experience a sense of lasting peace and find the clarity and energy to act, even
in situations that had previously seemed impossible.

If you continue to do The Work,
you may discover, as many people have, that the questioning flows into every aspect
of your life, effortlessly undoing the stressful thoughts that keep you from experiencing
peace. Loving What Is offers everything you need to learn and live this remarkable
process, and to find happiness as what Katie calls "a lover of reality."