The statement 'To be is to be aware' suggests that our very existence is intrinsically linked to our capacity for awareness. On the surface, it implies that simply being alive, existing in the world, necessitates a degree of consciousness. You are aware of your surroundings, your thoughts, your feelings – this awareness is the hallmark of your presence.

However, within the non-dualistic framework that Krishnamurti often explored, this goes much deeper. It points to the idea that the 'self' or the 'I' that we perceive as existing is, in fact, a construct of awareness itself. There is no separate, fixed entity that 'is' independent of the act of perceiving. The awareness is not *yours*; it is the fundamental ground of all experience. When Krishnamurti speaks of awareness, he often means a choiceless, unconditioned observation, free from the psychological baggage of memory and identification. In this state, the duality of observer and observed dissolves, revealing a state of pure being, which is identical to pure awareness. The 'is-ness' is the awareness, and the awareness is the 'is-ness'.

In your life: Notice when you are caught in thought or reaction, and gently bring your attention back to the simple act of observing without judgment. This is the practice of being aware.