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title: "Krishnamurti | Independent thought | Thought Archive"
number: "035"
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author: "Wenzi / 文子"
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# Krishnamurti（Independent thought）



## Common research question

**What does the observer is the observed mean?**

Krishnamurti's “the observer is the observed” addresses psychological division: fear or anger is treated as an object separate from an imagined controller who must eliminate it. The claim does not deny ordinary distinctions between an observer and external objects; it probes the formation of inner conflict.

## Interpretive boundary

Track dated talks and publications rather than relying on popular psychological slogans.

## Archive evidence

- [E-07 ｜ The observer is not a substantial subject](#E-07)
- [E-12 ｜ Thought produces the thinker](#E-12)