The Observer is The Observed: The Paradox of Reality by J. Krishnamurti.
This video explains, how The Observer is The Observed. In the video I’ve discussed, one of the most important secret knowledge in Eastern philosophy, "the observer is the observed". These words by J. Krishnamurti, who himself was an enlightened being are so powerful that they can change your perspective towards life completely forever.
According to him, the observer is the observed, the thinker is the thought and the analyzer is the analyzed.
But for most people, it’s very difficult to understand what these lines mean and it is even more difficult to realize it. The Observer is the observed, but how?
When you observe a person or an object, you actually see it based on your own perspective and your previously stored information about it. You already have some data about the observed object.
Let me tell you that all the things or the events that we observe in this universe are meaningless until there is someone to give it some meaning. You actually observe your own imposed thoughts on the observed object. Whatever you observe about the observed; cannot cross the limits of your own thoughts about that object.
This thought includes all types of things like your stored data and your beliefs about it. You cannot imagine or think beyond your level of intelligence or imagination.
So when you build an image about something, you actually see that image in the observed object. Hence there is the image and the observer of the image.
This is the reason why everyone perceives the world according to his own perception. Therefore the same world looks different for different people.
Hence it is indeed true that the observer is the observed because the observer sees the projection of himself in the observed.
Let's try to understand it with some examples.
We believe in our own God's. What is it?
First we create a God with our imagination then worship him with great faith. So what is God here?
Our God is nothing but our thought. So ultimately we are worshiping our thoughts.
We have imposed our imagination and thoughts on our God. Hence that God is ultimately the manifestation of the thoughts of the observer. So the observed is not different from the observed. That's the reason, why our God looks like us... A human, of course a superhuman with resemblance to human body.
The same phenomenon applies when someone reads a book or scripture like Bible or Bhagwat Geeta.
We do not read it. We actually read ourselves in the book. We interpret the teachings of the scripture as per our mind.
Although words in the book are same for everyone but there would be a large difference in, what they infer.
Depth of your interpretation would be equal to the depth of your intelligence. Once you realize this that the observer is the observed, you go closer to the absolute truth. After knowing this, we experience that we are not separate. Separation is just an illusion because everything is connected.
And once you realize it, all your worries and anxieties vanish instantly. You stop chasing things, as you are now aware that all is one. What I want to achieve, I already have. Your hatred and jealousy ends completely and you start to love everyone and everything.
Because now you have understood the deepest truth and all your illusions have vanished that separate you from other. You have realized that you were actually seeing your own image in others. The observed was not separate from the observer.
The observer is the observed” from J. Krishnamurti, is the ultimate knowledge given by him.
There are two levels of understanding of anything. One is the intellectual understanding and other is the actual understanding.
But actual understanding takes place when you realize this thing in your life. When you actually get that experience and feel that you are not separate from, what you observe.
To come out of this conflict, first you need to identify your ego, which separates you from rest of the world.
To identify your ego is the first step to dissolve it.
You need to realize, how you see the whole universe from a focal point, centered at your 'I'.
After knowing the illusion of separation, you can practice mindfulness to experience how the observer is the observed.
So it's true that observer sees the observed according to his thoughts imposed on him.
Hence observed becomes the image of the observer.
So to come out of this illusion, we need to understand that everything is meaningless. We are the ones who give it our own meaning and see it accordingly.
To know the absolute truth, you need to identify this illusion then see the world objectively. You will have to remove all your biases and pre assumptions.
After getting rid of all the filters, you can see the true picture of the world and progress on the path of your spiritual journey.

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