Hay-Ku of the Day (Prior to Words and Thought)

Being consciously

Aware silently declares

I Am without words.

Being conscious of

Being is a silent claim to

Present Existence.

Being consciously

Aware is a silent claim

To Knowing I Am.

Being present and

Aware as I Am is not

A function of words.

(1) Neville Goddard:

 "To be conscious of being is to silently claim, 'I AM.'" 

"There is no place man can go and not know that he is. "

"You can say I am not that, but you cannot say I am not, for your very knowing is a declaration that you are.

(From "I Know My Father")

Being consciously

Aware is not a function

Of self-reflection.

 

Being present and

Aware is not a function

Of self-conception.

Being consciously

Present is not a function

Of relative thought.

This Awareness of

Being I Am is prior to

Relative matters.

(2) Sri Nisargadatta:

"Prior to words you are, just be that."

"Before you can say 'I am', you must be there to say it."

"Before the words come out, before you say 'I am', that is you."

(From "Consciousness and the Absolute" and "I AM THAT")