Observation is the capacity to distance ourselves a bit from an experience, to take note of the contours of all that is unfolding without becoming flooded by it. This is a more constructed form of perception than the conduit function of pure sensation. With observation we can avoid being on automatic pilot when we become lost in a thought or feeling or sensation. Sometimes letting go of observation is important so we can feel the flow of sensation, but other times we gain a broader perspective with the wider view of observation. Both are good; they are simply different from each other.
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