“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” — Anaïs Nin https://t.co/ycMGVfzDEj

In other words, we never meet anything totally or purely. We see everything through the lens of thought. The way that you think determines what you will actually discover.
John O'Donohue • Anam Cara: 25th Anniversary Edition
The way we look at things has a huge influence on what becomes visible for us.
John O'Donohue • Divine Beauty: The Invisible Embrace
Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the world, not as it is, but as we are—or, as we are conditioned to see it.
Stephen R. Covey • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Deep down we know; what we see of the world is not really the way the world is but merely the way we are capable of perceiving it, the product of the limited capacities of our eyes, our ears, our minds, and our hearts. Deep down we know; however the world was one moment ago, it no longer is. It has changed.
Alan Lew • Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life
A concept cannot see. Seeing is happening. Drop the idea that there is an ‘I’ that is Seeing. Pause all thought and see that you are already complete just as you are. Being is.