When you are performing any task, your directed attention observes its primary focus, yet you still remain aware of your environment. For example, driving a car: you are looking ahead, but also aware of everything else on all sides. This is a simple illustration of these two characteristic qualities: directed attention and spatial attention (awareness). Subsequently, self-remembering is an act of conscious awareness, yet reaching beyond mere physical impressions. It seeks to sense the presence of divinity. That can only begin with "remembering" divinity. That does not require concrete, literal thought, only consciousness. To illustrate further, when driving your car, if you become distracted, you stop "remembering" to be aware of your surroundings, which is how accidents occur. To remain aware of your spatial environment does not require thought (ie. "I must observe"
, yet it does require "remembering" or the simple act of remaining aware, watching all around with your awareness.