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

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, changed February 2" 2012

translated May 5' 2004

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