They awaken, always wide awake:
Gotama's disciples
whose mindfulness, both day and night,
is constantly immersed
in the body.
-Dhammapada 299, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
What this means is:
Once awake, the seeker remains wide awake forever by letting one's mindfulness remain constantly immersed in samsara, the ocean of birth-life-death.
This is the fate of the spiritually awakened - you're always immersed in samsara, say and night!
For samsara is Nirvana, as body awareness is integral to the spiritually awakened.
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