Perceiving that you are perceiving --in other
words, the
mind is conscious of its consciousness,
like the mind being self conscious-- a state of real cool detachment
As the dramatic
scene of the tragedy unfolded in
front of my eyes, I was in a state of apperception -- on one
hand, living through the raw emotions,and on the other hand, perceiving from afar the sheer scale and consequences of what was happening to me and those around me