Does Byron Katie's Work Qualify As Self-Inquiry?

[ULFBERHT]

I think I've really found something I can get into in the Work, but I'm hoping maybe I can kill two birds with one stone here. I read it because I was interested in the emotional mastery aspect of it, but as I read, it became clear that Katie was really selling it as a method for self-realization. Is that a reasonable conclusion on my part? I guess I can't really know until I do it, but I'm trying to figure out if another self-inquiry/contemplation habit is necessary to install in the future.

[SoonHei]

@ULFBERHT try it out. if it helps you see thru some conditioning which you were stuck in - then keep it going. if you don't feel it, let it go. won't know till you try.

[ULFBERHT]

@SoonHei Oh yes, I've tried it out lol. I do like it. I'm just wondering if it can both double as an emotional mastery and self-inquiry practice. I've never formally done any self-inquiry like neti neti or anything, so I couldn't really compare the two.

[SoonHei]

@ULFBERHT

what i can tell you emotional master and self-inquiry... both lead you to have an increase in your awareness... so you're "leveling up" all the same

from what I know about the work... it's a spin on the self-inquiry... but yes, it does not directly investigate the nature of what the "I" is...

same thing with self-inqury, won't know till you try it.

[ULFBERHT]

what do you think @Leo Gura?

[aurum]

@ULFBERHT

Yes it's a legit technique for realization. Whether it qualifies technically as "self-inquiry" I don't think really matters.

[ULFBERHT]

@aurum thanks. Yeah, I suppose not. And who knows, I may start self-inquiry anyway, but as with anything, you only have so many hours in the day to dedicate to personal development. Just trying to get the most bang for my buck.

Thanks again.

[Outer]

Gary Weber suggests it and self-inquiry so one could do both during one session.