Ultimately, it is not the circumstances in life that affect us, but how we choose to perceive those circumstances.
If we stop completely, not just outwardly, but inwardly, we will see that there is no truth to our self-image, it is completely mind-made.
It isn’t until we begin to observe our minds that we notice just how prevalent thoughts are in our experience.
To remove our beliefs is to open ourselves up to the possibility that everything we know about reality is untrue.
Subject and object are not separate so called objective reality is projected by our subjective consciousness.
You do not have an existence independent of your environment, but rather you are your environment, and your environment is you.