I became aware of my true nature - it was an entity within myself, an entity whose feelings were balanced and calm. Between the intense highs and lows, I came to recognize this entity as the part of myself that was liked and respected, only this part would appear and disappear, like the wind on an autumn day. The balanced part of myself offered a feeling of ease and relaxation but, as soon as I tried to grasp it, it was swept away by painful memories, followed by those of lust and the desire for fulfillment, before gradually returning to balance once more. It was like folds in a cloth, one overlapping another. I came to realize that the balance existed because of the lows and the highs in feeling, that it was somehow stationed in between them.

The Shaman of Tibet by Heather Hughes-Calero