The wise consider existence and appearance to be like a fleeting bubble, and only those are truly awake who perceive this world as a dream.
The poet compares our visible existence and all its grand displays to a fragile water bubble that bursts in an instant. While most of us are lost in chasing material realities, the truly wise understand that this worldly life is nothing more than a passing dream. In a gentle paradox, the couplet reminds us that true spiritual awakening begins the moment we see the world for the illusion it is.
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