The seeker is not the sought

once there was a seeker
he visited
one Master after the other
and asked
tell me which mantra
tell me which prayer
where is It?

but he found nothing
how deep he would look
no self
no light
no darkness
nothing
he did not find himself

there was nobody
no God
no devil
no saint
no sinner
no enlightened
no one

no one
to be enlightened
no one
to realize himself
no one
with a natural state

a moment there seemed to be
a lightning up
of an I
who sought
and disappeared again
the seeker
was not the sought

written April 13' 2004

translated May 5' 2004
Nederlandse versie

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