Five Ways to Know Yourself Quotes

“On the one hand, the Buddha put a lot of emphasis on pursuing “The Noble Quest.” Which is the right point of view: Pursuing The Noble Quest or Calling Off the Search? Both, not neither!”
― Shinzen Young, Five Ways to Know Yourself

“As a psychological practice, this Way allows you to break negative states into small manageable pieces, thus loosening their power over you. By “negative states” I mean things like difficult emotions, limiting beliefs, judgments, urges leading to unproductive behaviors, and so forth. By “manageable pieces” I mean individual images, individual self-talk phrases, and specific body locations where the emotional sensations are arising. Learning to focus on just one of these at a given moment will reduce your sense of overwhelm. You stop being like a ping-pong ball pummeled about by words in your head, emotions in your body and pictures on your mental screen.”
― Shinzen Young, Five Ways to Know Yourself