Xmac
3-13-11, 3:55pm
Man: 'I want women to have sex with me'
Byron Katie: "Is that true?"
Man: "no".
Byron Katie: "Even when we do can you know that we're doing it for you? That could be a bit arrogant. It's pure arrogance and hopeless. Who would you be without that story in the presence of a beautiful woman?"
Man: "It would feel very nice, very comfortable."
Byron Katie: "Yes, more natural, more like you. The reason for this is that if I want you to do something for me, it is not love. Because the truth is I want what you want. So, if you want to do something else, that's what I want. I know the joy of freedom. And the moment I try to get you to give up your life for me, in even the smallest way, it's an attempt to steal your life from you. And a thief has no peace because it's the opposite of freedom. And it can't be done because even when it appears that I get what I want, I always know I stole it. And when you say I love you, I never believe it because I have manipulated you with something that was false. So, you're thinking the wrong person, you're thinking a mask..."
Byron Katie: "Is that true?"
Man: "no".
Byron Katie: "Even when we do can you know that we're doing it for you? That could be a bit arrogant. It's pure arrogance and hopeless. Who would you be without that story in the presence of a beautiful woman?"
Man: "It would feel very nice, very comfortable."
Byron Katie: "Yes, more natural, more like you. The reason for this is that if I want you to do something for me, it is not love. Because the truth is I want what you want. So, if you want to do something else, that's what I want. I know the joy of freedom. And the moment I try to get you to give up your life for me, in even the smallest way, it's an attempt to steal your life from you. And a thief has no peace because it's the opposite of freedom. And it can't be done because even when it appears that I get what I want, I always know I stole it. And when you say I love you, I never believe it because I have manipulated you with something that was false. So, you're thinking the wrong person, you're thinking a mask..."