You might say that we use ourselves to discover ourselves.

Lasater’s line frames self-knowledge as an embodied, experiential process rather than a purely intellectual one. The “we” suggests a practice community (often yoga, breathwork, or contemplative disciplines) in which the practitioner’s own body-mind becomes both instrument and field of inquiry. “Use ourselves” implies disciplined attention—posture, sensation, breath, habit, and reaction—so that the self is not a fixed object but something revealed through practice. The quote also hints at a paradox: the seeker and the sought are the same, so discovery comes from turning ordinary experience into a method. It elevates self-study (svādhyāya) as a practical path to insight.