Nothing is really happening in this thread... If you consider to join the School for The Work, I will strongly recommend that you save your money for a good therapist instead. Byron Katie is in my opinion just a brain damaged greedy lady..not spiritual at all. I've met her and was really disapointed. DO'NT GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi... It's been a while Has it ever been discussed in this thread if Byron Katie has a narcissist personality disorder (NPD)? I think she does.
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The other day I talked to the friend, whom I went to a weekend-BK-seminar with 5 years ago. (Before The School). I told her about this forum, and that I am now officially not supporting BK anymore. She was really surprised to hear what is being said here about BK. For her, she just felt that it was not working, and making her feel bad. So, she stopped using The Work long ago. She only went to
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I think that there was a Frank Zappa lyric, earlier in this thread.. Should I choose one in relation to Byron Katie, it would be this one; I HAVE BEEN IN YOU -Frank Zappa (vocal Byron Katie) I have been in you, baby And you Have been in me And we Have be So intimately Entwined And it sure was fine I have been in you, baby And you Have been in me And so you see We Have be so
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Anticult already gave a good answer. However, in short, lisensed/authorized just means that you can be prosecuted by law. I know this, because I am a lisenced nurse.
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Just some thoughts.. How often, in your language do you use the word SUFFERING about internal issues, other than depression? Also BK often mentions WAR. How common is it to use war about internal issues? I think it is part of her strategy to internalize, external expressions? I dont know if it makes any sense? It could be I think about it, because english is not my first language
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I don't think that the BKI sore spot lies in the "valuables issue". They might have redesigned that exercise. ? I think the sore spot lies in building the organization bigger and bigger, and in Katie herself. I often told my "school-mates" that The Work is nothing witout Byron Katie, which ofcouse was followed with a "is it true", and a long lecture of ho
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The ohter day I recieved following email. It is four years ago I attended The School. I guess I forgot to make a "counter-waiver", not to abuse my email address ;-) Dear friends and family, We are thrilled to invite you to our new blog, A Fearless Planet, where you can read about the adventures of four Certified Facilitators of The Work of Byron Katie coming together to bring Th
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Byron Katie actually repeat many times at the begining of The School, that the reasons for "the dreaded list" is to take the "niceness" out people, so that they can question their stressful beliefs. I just found a really far out claim in the school papers. "-The Work gives us freedom to be happy without changnig our circumstances. (After we do The Work, our circumstanc
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You are, in good time, advised to give up caffine a week prior to the School. (it is not a surprise when you turn up) Byron Katie does wear makeup, and also many of the "students" wore makeup. What BK is doing or not doing during The School, I dont know! I think she does whatever pleases her ;-) I didnt give up smoking, and didnt hide it. No one ever mentioned that.. Maybe they
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Okay lets move on to The dreaded list: THE DREADED LIST(it is actually called the dreaded list) You have entered the world of The School for The Work, the School of You. We ask that you not use, consume, or engage in, any of the following: • outside contact with family or friends, including email and letters • cell phones, pagers, computers • television, radio, music • books, tapes,
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I think the "best one" is: " I hereby also agree that I .................will not make a claim against or sue BKI Inc........ So, if you end up having a reason to sue BK, well too bad, Katie is away, on the way to the Bank, laughing all the way!!! Imagine the size of her trauma, needing so many nice people to heal her. She is one fucked up lady!! GEeeeeees P.S During th
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YES it worked, but the headlines have moved to the left indstead of the center. :o) GE
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I want to share something, that Byron Katie repeated many times at the School. -She tells something great about The Work, and in the next sentence she says "-and its not for everyone (refering to The Work)"! Every time I picked up on that, and felt it was directed to me. I felt that all the other students "got it" and I didnt. And ofcourse I desperately wanted to "g
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Staff and participants eats seperately, and in silence. I think staff sleeps with staff, but I dont know for sure.
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Just a little remark before bedtime. I shared bedroom and bathroom with another participant. BK wants you to share a room with a stranger, because this is an exellent opportunity to question your stressful beliefs about that.(anyone surprised?) GoE *tired smiley* P.S. will get back on the waiwer-thing as soon as possible.
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Hi all, I have posted the "release of liability", but I guess it hasnt been approved by moderator yet? Writing it I remembered how "The School began" and why I was confused from the very begining. I thought I had signed up for course with aprox. 30-35 participants. When I signed up there was no information about how many participants there would be. And I had imagined
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Corboy, Thank you, I will be aware, very aware! English is not my first language, so please forgive me for my english! Reading english is easy for me, however, writing it is quite a challenge. In the country I live it is now bedtime. I will return tomorrow.
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Hi again, YES I am out for good!!!!!!! No doubt about that! I will post the realease of liabitity soon! Right now I am puzzled that I cant find some of the parlor newsletters I thought I had saved. At the bottom of four parlor newsletters, was printed in very small letters a very detailed interview between Byron Katie and her husbond about her "awakening". Part 1, 2, 3 and 4
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hello all, I'm so far at page 43 in this thread. Thank you so much for this debate!!!!! I went to The School for The Work in 2005. Has "the realease of liability" concerning the School turned up yet? I will be happy to apply it (however the content might have been changed since 2005) I stopped all contact with my "school-mates" over a year ago, because wh
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