J. Krishnamurti's 'The Observer Is the Observed' Explained by Acharya Prashant
'The observer is the observed; an honest observation dissolves them both.' Or, 'The observer is the observed, and both are false.' We lay a lot of emphasis on the world, assuming it to be the Truth. If the world is an entity independent of everything, then it has to be the Truth, right? Truth is that which is independent of everything.
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Questioner: Acharya Ji, what does J. Krishnamurti mean when he says, “The observer is the observed?”
Acharya Prashant: As you are, so you see the world. Simple.
That there is no objective reality about the world. The ‘subject’ and the ‘object’ are intrinsically linked; they are one. The subject and the object are linked; One.
You could further it by saying, 'The observer is the observed; an honest observation dissolves them both.' Or, 'The observer is the observed, and both are false.'
We lay a lot of emphasis on the world, assuming it to be the Truth. If the world is an entity independent of everything, then it has to be the Truth, right? That is the definition of Truth.
