"If we could see the molecules that make up our 'self,' we would see ourselves as bits of energy zinging around in empty space, surrounded by other temporary clusters of energy in an empty space that has no beginning or end. When we are able to quiet the mind in meditation and then look inward for direct evidence of a 'self,' all we can find are bits of sensation, warmth and coolness, pressure, and movement (which is actually a group of sensations that seem to occur in sequence), plus sensations in the mind that we call 'thoughts' and sensations in the body that we call 'emotions.' When thoughts cease, even briefly, the 'glue' that holds this tangle of sensations together dissolves and we can see the self for what it truly is, a mass of sensations floating in empty space."

Jan Chozen Bays, MD
How to Train a Wild Elephant