Hi palancole,

Close the eyes and observe the thoughts , we can do that right ? We can do the same with our body , emotion and moods. That means we are not the body or mind. As nomerci said we are shaped by our mind but we are not that. Then who is this observer . Contemplate on it. What left is consciousness or self or being . The whole effort of life is to find this and escape from the chain of death and birth. In Hindu mythology it's called moksha.