Can the observer be observed?

Krishnamurti: We did not say the observer becomes the observed. The observer observing the tree does not become the tree—God forbid! But when the observer understands the structure and nature of itself, there is observation without division and the observer.

Who said the observer is the observed?

Jiddu Krishnamurti
Perhaps that is what Jiddu Krishnamurti meant when he said, “The observer is the observed.” Today, Covid 19 has brought us to a state where there are no precedents, and so no preconceived notions.

How can I be an observer of my mind?

So, how can you become an observer of your own mind? The first way to do that is to spend a dedicated amount of time each day, say 10 minutes, doing NOTHING. By nothing, I really mean just sitting there, by yourself, and doing nothing, not checking your phone or reading a magazine or painting your nails.

How does observation affect reality?

Summary: One of the most bizarre premises of quantum theory, which has long fascinated philosophers and physicists alike, states that by the very act of watching, the observer affects the observed reality.

Are we our thoughts or the observer?

So, if you’re not your thoughts, who are you? One answer is that you are the observer of your thoughts. You are the entity that listens to your thoughts.

Who is the observed when there is nothing to observe?

When there is nothing to observe, when there is only the observer left, then the observer itself becomes the observed – because there is nothing else to observe, what else to do? The knower simply knows itself. The seer sees himself. The energy that was going towards objects, thoughts… there are no thoughts, no objects.

Who is the observer of the image?

The observer is you, the ego, the thinker, the image maker, or however you want to put it. Observation happens either with an image or without an image. For example, if there is observation of a tree with an image, then the tree is seen through the filter of that image.

What is the difference between observer and observed?

The idea is that an observer (as a separate entity), separate from what is observed, doesn’t exist. If there is nothing ‘observed’, there is no ‘observed’. In actuality, it is on unitary process called ‘observing or observation’. Which if you insist, has two poles, namely the observer and the observed. Like Like

Who is the observer – Osho?

The Observer is the Observed – Osho. That is Krishnamurti’s way of saying it, that the observer becomes the observed. You can call it enlightenment, it is the same thing: the light simply lights itself, there is nothing else to fall upon. You have dissolved the mind. You are alone, fully alert and aware.