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I searched for my Self
I searched for my Self until I grew weary,
but no one, I know now, reaches the hidden knowledge by means of effort.
Then, absorbed in Thou art This, I found the place of Wine.
There all the jars are filled, but no one is left to drink.
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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger
With just a few lines, this poem powerfully -- and beautifully! -- describes the non-dualistic perspective of realization.
One may engage in intense spiritual effort, but not experience the Divine. Ironically, it is through utterly ceasing one's effort that that the bliss of union ("Wine") is found (though strenuous effort may have been necessary to first build up the focus and "spiritual steam" that is required). It is through recognizing that what you seek is already and effortlessly here, within you, within everything, that you truly experience it.
At that point, the "jars", the containers of existence, are all perceived as being full to the brim with the divine substance. But "you" -- the ego sense of "I" -- has vanished. There is now no one "left to drink" of the experience. There is only the quiet, blissful perception of the radiance of the Divine Self filling everything up.
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