The Illusory Self (continued)
Some people never forget the first time they disidentified from their thoughts and thus briefly experienced the shift in identity from being the content of their mind to being the awareness in the background [that observes the content of their mind]. For others it happens in such a subtle way they hardly notice it, or they just notice an influx of joy or inner peace without knowing the reason.
Eckhart Tolle
from A New Earth; Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose