I’ve recently discovered something called “The Work” by Byron Katie.

It is a very simple method of self-inquiry which has brought me a complete release from the battle with my mind. All that needs to be done, is to question the mind. I now understand what is meant by saying that waking up is the most ordinary experience in the world. It has always been here waiting and available but I never saw how easy it was to just let go of all my thoughts of how things “should” be. It feels like I’m on holiday – a never-ending holiday from the stories my mind loves to create that seem so much more believable than the simplicity of reality as it is, without any story added. As Katie says: “The Work is about discovering what is true and what is not true for you, the difference between reality and imagination.” I would love to work with you on this, if you too are tired of suffering.

From the Indian Buddhist teacher Aryadeva. (He wrote this almost 1900 years ago):

“To question that things might not be as they seem can shake the very foundation of habitual clinging. This questioning spirit is the starting point for self-reflection. Could it be that this tightly-knit sense of self is not what it seems? Do we really need to hold everything together, and can we? Is there life beyond self-importance? These kinds of questions open the door to investigating the cause of our suffering.

“The actual practice of self-reflection requires us to step back, examine our experience, and not succumb to the momentum of habitual mind. This allows us to look without judgment at whatever arises, and this goes directly against the grain of our self-importance.