The Costume

Am I human or am I presence Yes both It is an open question It is not a conclusion If I am human I will be born and I will die If I am presence I am neither born nor do I die My heart wavers between the two My heart wavers between the two Who is the witness Who witnesses the body Who witnesses the thoughts Who witnesses the life I am presence dressed as a human being The differences lie only in the costume Not in the essence Not in the essence So with this kind of question we remain still And we allow the question to dissolve Into the answer that is present Before the question Who is the witness Who witnesses the body Who witnesses the thoughts Who witnesses the life I am presence dressed as a human being The differences lie only in the costume Not in the essence Not in the essence To inhabit the moment is not the same as thinking about it It is not possible to think this moment But we can live it As it is this is liberation I am presence dressed as a human being The differences lie only in the costume Not in the essence There is only one presence Only one silence All the beings who are here Are one and the same consciousness The differences lie only in the costume Not in the essence Not in the essence