Water for the Mind

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there is No Such Thing as a tree

is it possible for something to be seen, and thought about, at once?

alex
Sep 22

when you look at tree, you see it.

when you think of a tree, you see your thoughts about it.

when you think of a tree, as you look at a tree, you do not see it—

you see your thoughts about it.

when you look at a tree, and do not think of a tree, you see it—

there are no thoughts about it.


when you look at a tree and you name it, categorize it— you cease to look at it.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

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