In English
Sleep is a short death, death is a long sleep
Things that confer joy can also confer grief, when their real nature is not understood. The counsel of the wise calms our mind and enthuses our hearts. But, sometimes, it may disturb the mind and depress the heart, when we feel it is denying or discouraging our pet plans and pleasures. But, the quality of the counsel is, on both occasions, wisdom. For example, showers of rain are comforting, and therefore, quite welcome. But the drops, sometimes, turn into hailstones and hit hard causing pain. They too are the same material, welcome in another form. Within minutes, the stones run as water on the ground, and become desirable gifts. Peace is inherent in man. When ego becomes egoism, the becomes by enfolding itself in a form. 'I' - pure and simple, maintained pure and simple - is still 'being'; it 'becomes' when the I identifies itself with something other: I am a man, I am a monk, I am a student.