Let the earth go to the earth. Let the water go to the water. Let the fire go to the fire. Let this ether go to the ether, the air . . . because this is combination of earth, water, fire, so disperse it. When go to the total water, total earth, total air, then . . . just like you prepare a doll. You take little earth. You take little water. You dry it in the air. Then you, I mean to say, burn it in the fire, and it becomes a doll. You see? That means you take all the help of all these ingredients, and it appears.
Similarly, this body has appeared in that way, by combination. So you . . . if the doll is broken, then, in due course of time, it mixes again: "Dust thou art, dust thou beist." Again mixes with the water, earth, air. There is no . . . so as soon as it is dismantled and dispersed, there is no more consciousness, or the feelings of happiness or distress.
Because we are all concerned with the feelings of consciousness, of happiness and distress. Everyone is embarrassed. Everyone is trying that, "I shall become happy in this way." So that means he is feeling distress. So according to Lord Buddha's philosophy, these feelings of happiness, distress, is due to this combination of matter. So you dismantle this matter, material, there will be no more distress, and nirvāṇa—finish. Nirvāṇa means finish.