The Observe is The Observed

[Paul Rezendes]

Paul

[Dan Kilpatrick]

Paul, Everyone,

Paul, coming in here very late after finally watching the video in full. There is a great deal here that mirrors what comes up for me at times. So I really appreciate your sharing it and seeing the connections to how Buddhism is seeing it all. The 2 arrows metaphor raised the question as to whether the depth of being aware of psychological pain (resisting) can be as great as that for physical pain, without distinction being made. Each seems equally actual as they are happening.

It leaves me with the sense of freedom embedded in exploring our lives, all the apparent barriers that seem to exist in our daily living, and how these are not barriers at all. I can't escape the feeling that our lives are life exploring itself, without there being a direction or end, because there is no knowing where we are. Living experiencing the richness of itself, which is experiencing.... Just an impression,  -Dan

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[Paul Rezendes]

Dan, 

Yes, as you said: "I can't escape the feeling that our lives are life exploring itself, without there being a direction or end, because there is no knowing where we are.”

Paul

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[Rani Madhavapeddi]

This concept stems from a very ancient book called Drig Drishya Viveka. 

The Observer and the Observed or the Seer and the Seen. If not anything else the rational approach to the concepts of subject and object is laid out systematically to point to that which exists as being not influenced by the seen. 

There are many English translations to this.

Love peace and joy

Rani Madhavapeddi Patel

On Jul 31, 2025, at 8:12 AM, Paul Rezendes <pho...@paulrezendes.com> wrote:

Dan, 

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