I read about the Self <br />and sought it <br />but it said nothing <br /> <br />I worshipped the Self <br />but it did not smile at me <br /> <br />I surrendered every action <br />to the Self <br />but it only watched, <br /> <br />said nothing, <br />did not smile <br /> <br />now I am silent, <br />watch, and smile: <br /> <br />how can you find <br />that which you never lost?<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-search-for-self-from-the-indian/