या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी। यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः॥
ya nisha sarva-bhutanam tasyam jagarti samyami yasyam jagrati bhutani sa nisha pashyato muneh
Translation
What is night for all beings is the time of awakening for the self-controlled. What is the time of awakening for all beings is night for the introspective sage.
Commentary
The sage lives in a completely different reality than ordinary people. What the world values (sensory pleasures), the sage sees as darkness. What the sage values (inner awareness), the world sleeps through.
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