What is the seeker actually seeking? Is he or she not searching for God? The search begins by looking for God and the search ends in one's own Self. One goes out in search, only to return back to one's own Self. God Realization and Self Realization are one and the same.
The search is not outside but within. Saint Kabir has made this so clear in this simple but profound couplet. No need for any further discussion. As simple and as clear a pointer as can be.
Jab Mein Tha Tab Hari Nahin, Jab Hari Hai Mein Nahin
Sab Andhiyara Mit Gaya, Jab Deepak Dekhya Mahin
Sab Andhiyara Mit Gaya, Jab Deepak Dekhya Mahin
Translation
When "I" was, then Hari (God) was not, Now Hari (God) "is" and "I" am not
All the darkness (ignorance) got erased, When I saw the Light within.
All the darkness (ignorance) got erased, When I saw the Light within.
