The fever of passion exists not for him who has completed the journey, who is sorrowless and wholly set free, and has broken all ties.
The fever of passion exists not for him who has completed the journey, who is sorrowless and wholly set free, and has broken all ties.
Deep Commentary
The Buddha spoke this verse to Jivaka, a physician who worried about the Buddha's physical pain after Devadatta caused a rock to injure His foot. The Buddha explained that an enlightened being has extinguished all mental afflictions and is no longer bound by worldly suffering. While ordinary people suffer immensely from physical pain due to the deep connection between their untamed minds and bodies, fully liberated beings have absolute mastery over themselves. Having completed the spiritual journey and broken all ties, they reside in perfect freedom, beyond all fear and sorrow.
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