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## The Essence of Liberation*
What is there (in Nirvana)? It says:
"The liberated man in the world is like this, so is this. He is not non-existent, nor is he free from affliction, nor is he unafflicted." (187)
**Meaning:** The liberated man in the world is like this, so is this (the liberated man in Nirvana). He is not non-existent, and he is not free from affliction, meaning he is free from affliction. And he is not unafflicted.
**Commentary:** The liberated man in the world is like this liberated man who has attained Nirvana. (1) He is not non-existent, but he is like a extinguished lamp, which is a metaphor for the state of being. (2) He is not free from affliction, meaning he is free from affliction, because he is free from the test of existence. (3) He is not unafflicted, nor is he afflicted, because he has overcome affliction through the state of being.
Someone who has been suffering for a long time from a very difficult affliction. He is tormented by various ailments and cries out, "Save me!" He has a high fever in his body. The example of the imbalance of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha has caused him to suffer from a severe illness. Therefore, he...
**Note:** *Chashimu* - free from affliction, afflicted, *Puman* - man. *Chadaroyadash* - like, *Tadash* - so is this, *Nit* - Nirvana. *Namavo* - non-existent, like a extinguished lamp. *No Mu* - not free from affliction, meaning he is free from affliction. *Mathapit* - unafflicted.
*This consideration of the true nature is actually a distortion of the true vision. It has been placed here separately for the sake of the subject.*