there is nobody and nothing to be aware of awareness
awareness, i cannot be aware of myself
for i know no self of which i could be aware
i am no thing of which to be aware
as a thing 'you' cannot know awareness
for 'you' can only be aware as 'i'
when there is no 'me' of which to be aware
divided into cognising subject cognising objects
i cognise all that can be cognised
every conceptual thing save what is cognising
which, as such, is not conceivable, since it is no thing
and is no thing, since it is not conceivable
this is all i am, so simple am i
devoid of mystery, majesty, divinity
of any attribute whatever
being no thing
how could i have the attribute of any thing?
why try to glorify me?
i am neither glorious nor not-glorious
i am neither anything nor nothing
neither the presence nor the absence of any thing
i am this total phenomenal absence
which is all that phenomenal presence can be
then how can i be known?
i cannot
how can i be experienced?
i cannot
only 'god' can be experienced
and he is my concept, my object
but when conceptualising is in abeyance
time is in abeyance also
and space, together with all concepts
then all that you are i am
you are my 'self'. i can have no other
wei wu wei
