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A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The saying holds that a wise person sees the world as illusion and so refuses to treat it as solid or binding. Because such a person doesn't cling to appearances as though they were real, the suffering that comes from that clinging doesn't take hold. This is the speaker's teaching about insight and release.
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