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A Thousand Names for Joy

Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are

Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are

Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are

By Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell

By Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell

By Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell

By Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell

By Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell
Read by Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell

By Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell
Read by Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell

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    About A Thousand Names for Joy

    “Byron Katie is one of the truly great and inspiring teachers of our time. I encourage everyone to immerse themselves in this phenomenal book.” –Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

    In her first two books, Loving What Is and I Need Your Love–Is That True? Byron Katie showed how suffering can be ended by questioning the stressful thoughts that create it. Now, in A Thousand Names for Joy, she encourages us to discover the freedom that lives on the other side of inquiry.

    Stephen Mitchell–the renowned translator of the Tao Te Ching–selected provocative excerpts from that ancient text as a stimulus for Katie to talk about the most essential issues that face us all: life and death, good and evil, love, work, and fulfillment. With her stories of total ease in all circumstances, Katie does more than describe the awakened mind; she lets you see it, feel it, in action.

    About A Thousand Names for Joy

    In her first two books, Byron Katie showed how suffering can be ended by questioning the stressful thoughts that create it, through a process of self-inquiry she calls The Work. Now, in A Thousand Names for Joy, she encourages us to discover the freedom that lives on the other side of inquiry.Stephen Mitchell—the renowned translator of the Tao Te Ching—selected provocative excerpts from that ancient text as a stimulus for Katie to talk about the most essential issues that face us all: life and death, good and evil, love, work, and fulfillment. The result is a book that allows the timeless insights of the Tao Te Ching to resonate anew for us today, while offering a vivid and illuminating glimpse into the life of someone who for twenty years—ever since she “woke up to reality” one morning in 1986—has been living what Lao-tzu wrote more than 2,500 years ago.Katie’s profound, lighthearted wisdom is not theoretical; it is absolutely authentic. That is what makes this book so compelling. It’s a portrait of a woman who is imperturbably joyous, whether she is dancing with her infant granddaughter or finds that her house has been emptied out by burglars, whether she stands before a man about to kill her or embarks on the adventure of walking to the kitchen, whether she learns that she is going blind, flunks a “How Good a Lover Are You?” test, or is diagnosed with cancer. With her stories of total ease in all circumstances, Katie does more than describe the awakened mind; she lets you see it, feel it, in action. And she shows you how that mind is yours as well.

    About A Thousand Names for Joy

    In her first two books, Byron Katie showed how suffering can be ended by questioning the stressful thoughts that create it, through a process of self-inquiry she calls The Work. Now, in A Thousand Names for Joy, she encourages us to discover the freedom that lives on the other side of inquiry.
    Stephen Mitchell–the renowned translator of the Tao Te Ching–selected provocative excerpts from that ancient text as a stimulus for Katie to talk about the most essential issues that face us all: life and death, good and evil, love, work, and fulfillment. The result is an audiobook that allows the timeless insights of the Tao Te Ching to resonate anew for us today, while offering a vivid and illuminating glimpse into the life of someone who for twenty years–ever since she “woke up to reality” one morning in 1986–has been living what Lao-tzu wrote more than 2,500 years ago.
    With her stories of total ease in all circumstances, Katie does more than describe the awakened mind; she lets you see it, feel it, in action. And she shows you how that mind is yours as well.

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    About Byron Katie

    Byron Katie has introduced her simple yet powerful method of self-inquiry–called The Work–to millions of people throughout the world. In… More about Byron Katie

    About Stephen Mitchell

    Stephen Mitchell was born in Brooklyn in 1943 and studied at Amherst College, the University of Paris, and Yale University. Considered… More about Stephen Mitchell

    About Byron Katie

    Byron Katie has introduced her simple yet powerful method of self-inquiry–called The Work–to millions of people throughout the world. In… More about Byron Katie

    About Stephen Mitchell

    Stephen Mitchell was born in Brooklyn in 1943 and studied at Amherst College, the University of Paris, and Yale University. Considered… More about Stephen Mitchell

    About Byron Katie

    Byron Katie has introduced her simple yet powerful method of self-inquiry–called The Work–to millions of people throughout the world. In… More about Byron Katie

    About Stephen Mitchell

    Stephen Mitchell was born in Brooklyn in 1943 and studied at Amherst College, the University of Paris, and Yale University. Considered… More about Stephen Mitchell

    Product Details

    Category: Personal Growth | Religion | Philosophy

    Paperback | $16.99
    Published by Harmony
    Apr 01, 2008 | 304 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307339249

    Category: Personal Growth | Religion | Philosophy

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Harmony
    Feb 06, 2007 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9780307381521

    Category: Personal Growth | Religion | Philosophy | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $14.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Feb 06, 2007 | 384 Minutes | ISBN 9780739341896
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    Praise

    “Byron Katie is one of the truly great and inspiring teachers of our time. She has been enormously helpful to me personally. I love this very wise woman, and I encourage everyone to immerse themselves in this phenomenal book.”
    —Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

    “A Thousand Names for Joy is a vivid and powerful portrait of the awakened mind. I am captivated by Katie’s clear mind and loving heart, which offer the world a simple process to find joy. Who knew? Katie did, and what a blessing she offers to us all.”
    —Iyanla Vanzant, founder, Inner Visions Institute

    “Katie’s teachings and everyday life are pure wisdom. A Thousand Names for Joy shows us the way to inner peace, and she directs us there fearlessly, relentlessly, and with utmost generosity. I have rarely seen anyone—spiritual teachers included—embody wisdom as powerfully as Katie in her passionate embrace of each and every moment.”
    —Roshi Bernie Glassman

    “Byron Katie’s Work . . . acts like a razor-sharp sword that cuts through illusion and enables you to know for yourself the timeless essence of your being.”
    —Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now

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