The No Self, No Problem Workbook Quotes

“If, on the other hand, we learn to see our thoughts as impersonal electrochemical reactions that are happening in our brains (some of which are helpful and some of which are not), we can begin to free ourselves from the suffering they cause.”
― Chris Niebauer, The No Self, No Problem Workbook: Exercises & Practices from Neuropsychology and Buddhism to Help You Lose Your Mind

“our mind wanders about 50 percent of our waking day. So, not only do we spend half our lives not living in reality, but this tendency of our minds to wander makes us measurably less happy.6”
― Chris Niebauer, The No Self, No Problem Workbook: Exercises & Practices from Neuropsychology and Buddhism to Help You Lose Your Mind

“Modern cognitive science knows explicitly that our thoughts are not perfect reflections of reality but rather transformed interpretations.”
― Chris Niebauer, The No Self, No Problem Workbook: Exercises & Practices from Neuropsychology and Buddhism to Help You Lose Your Mind

“The story I'm making up is . . .” creates a space between the self and the truth, and in this way we are using language a little more accurately in terms of describing the world and our place in it.”
― Chris Niebauer, The No Self, No Problem Workbook: Exercises & Practices from Neuropsychology and Buddhism to Help You Lose Your Mind