“The moment I am aware that I am aware, I am not aware. Awareness means the observer is not.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) Indian spiritual philosopher
7th Public Discussion, Saanen, Switzerland (10 August 1971)
1970s
“I exist as I am, that is enough,
If no other in the world be aware I sit content,
And if each and all be aware I sit content.
One world is aware, and by the far the largest to me, and that is myself.”
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