[steansathtpos]

imo, "studying yourself" is quite a general statement. If we say "studying the body & mind" via introspection, imo, this is more fitting

although Dogen, did famously say:

To study Buddhism is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things. To be enlightened by all things is to be free from attachment to the body and mind of one's self and of others. Even the traces of enlightenment are wiped out and life with traceless enlightenment goes on forever and ever the Buddhist teachings are the description of what the buddha found when he studied his body & mind

if our description does not match the Buddha's, this may be cause for reconsideration

many human beings have meditated but not each has had the same experience

kind regards