The disciple asked his preceptor, “Sir, when the times comes
for the realized one to drop his body, what happens?”
The wise one replied, “Nothing happens. The realized one,
devoid of all desires and fancies, just lets go. For him, the world no longer
exists. He exists as Awareness alone.”
The disciple thought, “What then happens to everyone else in
the world?”
The preceptor smiled at him, and said, “The world remains
the same for everyone else. So long as even a single unfulfilled desire to
enjoy the world remains in one’s heart, the world keeps on existing in one’s
consciousness. Though it may fade with death, it surely reappears with birth!”
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