Loving What Is

Four Questions That Can Change Your Life

By Byron Katie, Stephen Mitchell | Publisher: Ebury Publishing

About the book

Discover the simple, empowering system for achieving inner peace and happiness that has inspired and helped millions of people transform their pain into freedom - from the bestselling author and spiritual leader Byron Katie.

'A great blessing for our planet' ECKHART TOLLE, bestselling author of The Power of Now

‘Using her simple process called The Work, I have managed to liberate myself from thoughts and beliefs that had brought me years of suffering.’ ELIZABETH GILBERT, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love

A thought is harmless unless we believe it.

Drawing on her own experience of moving through suffering, spiritual teacher Byron Katie developed 'The Work': a simple process of four questions designed to help you identify and question the stressful thoughts and beliefs that are troubling you.

Rather than trying to force painful thoughts away, Loving What Is invites you to examine your thinking and see difficult situations from a different perspective.

Through step-by-step guidance, practical exercises and real-life examples, you’ll discover how to:

  • Identify the thoughts and beliefs behind your suffering
  • Use the four questions of The Work
  • Question stressful thinking and see problems differently
  • Approach difficult situations with greater clarity
  • Find greater peace with yourself, other people and reality as it is


Through interactive guidance and illustrative case studies, Loving What Is shows you how to put The Work into practice across the challenges of everyday life.

Practical, accessible, and empowering, Loving What Is is the first step to changing your relationship with stressful thoughts and finding greater inner peace.

Join the MILLIONS of readers who have transformed their lives:

‘[The] best book I have read of this type since Power of Now. Really helped me to let go of beliefs and judgements that aren't serving me.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Amazing, life changing' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'A massively inspiring book' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Very easy to read and an absolute gem!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Life changing (really)' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Editions of Loving What Is

Paperback
ISBN 9781846046971
Paperback
ISBN 9780712629300
EBook
ISBN 9781407026176

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Discover the simple, empowering system for achieving inner peace and happiness that has inspired and helped millions of people transform their pain into freedom - from the bestselling author and spiritual leader Byron Katie.

'A great blessing for our planet' ECKHART TOLLE, bestselling author of The Power of Now

‘Using her simple process called The Work, I have managed to liberate myself from thoughts and beliefs that had brought me years of suffering.’ ELIZABETH GILBERT, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love

A thought is harmless unless we believe it.

Drawing on her own experience of moving through suffering, spiritual teacher Byron Katie developed 'The Work': a simple process of four questions designed to help you identify and question the stressful thoughts and beliefs that are troubling you.

Rather than trying to force painful thoughts away, Loving What Is invites you to examine your thinking and see difficult situations from a different perspective.

Through step-by-step guidance, practical exercises and real-life examples, you’ll discover how to:

  • Identify the thoughts and beliefs behind your suffering
  • Use the four questions of The Work
  • Question stressful thinking and see problems differently
  • Approach difficult situations with greater clarity
  • Find greater peace with yourself, other people and reality as it is


Through interactive guidance and illustrative case studies, Loving What Is shows you how to put The Work into practice across the challenges of everyday life.

Practical, accessible, and empowering, Loving What Is is the first step to changing your relationship with stressful thoughts and finding greater inner peace.

Join the MILLIONS of readers who have transformed their lives:

‘[The] best book I have read of this type since Power of Now. Really helped me to let go of beliefs and judgements that aren't serving me.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Amazing, life changing' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'A massively inspiring book' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Very easy to read and an absolute gem!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Life changing (really)' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Loving What Is about?

Discover the simple, empowering system for achieving inner peace and happiness that has inspired and helped millions of people transform their pain into freedom - from the bestselling author and spiritual leader Byron Katie.

'A great blessing for our planet' ECKHART TOLLE, bestselling author of The Power of Now

‘Using her simple process called The Work, I have managed to liberate myself from thoughts and beliefs that had brought me years of suffering.’ ELIZABETH GILBERT, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love

A thought is harmless unless we believe it.

Drawing on her own experience of moving through suffering, spiritual teacher Byron Katie developed 'The Work': a simple process of four questions designed to help you identify and question the stressful thoughts and beliefs that are troubling you.

Rather than trying to force painful thoughts away, Loving What Is invites you to examine your thinking and see difficult situations from a different perspective.

Through step-by-step guidance, practical exercises and real-life examples, you’ll discover how to:

  • Identify the thoughts and beliefs behind your suffering
  • Use the four questions of The Work
  • Question stressful thinking and see problems differently
  • Approach difficult situations with greater clarity
  • Find greater peace with yourself, other people and reality as it is


Through interactive guidance and illustrative case studies, Loving What Is shows you how to put The Work into practice across the challenges of everyday life.

Practical, accessible, and empowering, Loving What Is is the first step to changing your relationship with stressful thoughts and finding greater inner peace.

Join the MILLIONS of readers who have transformed their lives:

‘[The] best book I have read of this type since Power of Now. Really helped me to let go of beliefs and judgements that aren't serving me.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Amazing, life changing' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'A massively inspiring book' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Very easy to read and an absolute gem!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Life changing (really)' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Loving What Is?

Health, Relationships and Personal development > Self-help, personal development and practical advice > Popular psychology

Where can I read a sample of Loving What Is?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781846046971

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Loving What Is?

Byron Katie, Stephen Mitchell

Who is the Publisher of the book Loving What Is?

Ebury Publishing

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Loving What Is is available as paperback(ISBN 9781846046971) and paperback(ISBN 9780712629300) and ebook(ISBN 9781407026176)

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