Immortal Longings By Karlheinz Stockhausen

I have been a faithful Christian I have prayed to some Buddhas I have prostrated inwardly to Allah I have feared images of Aztec and Mayan Gods I have allowed most of the Gods of the Earth to visit me In all of them YOU have met me, divided and diversified, meshed, YOU GOD, YOU who are all Gods and much more, The Whole, the One, the Individable, including me. Now I search everywhere for you - The Individable, that was divided, now WHOLE. Companion, you met HIM in me. You will learn to hear when HE speaks and acts through me. Do not give up hope, I have been given a lot more time. I still know who I am - HIS MOUTH, HIS HAND. I am on the way, and within myself I am completely confident. I will not give up and I will not be given up. May 9,1968 Translated by Kathinka Pasveer