The Changeless Nature

124 The Changeless Nature295 Seeing these appearances, multitudes of menand women living on the Earth's surface would exclaim:296 '0! may we also, before long, become like this divine king'.Having made such a prayer, that it be realised,they would truly adopt virtue and persist.297 Though they may not realise that these are just appearances,they would, nevertheless, through virtue, be reborn as godswhen they had departed from the surface of this Earth.298 These appearances are absolutely unintentional and without shift.However, their presence on Earth is accompanied by great benefit.299 In a similar way, beings with faultless faith and so forthwill, through practising these qualities,see the perfect buddha manifest in their mind —300 endowed with the marks and meaningful signs.They see him walking, standing, sitting, sleeping;enacting all the various modes of conduct,301 proclaiming the teaching of peace or, without speaking,remaining in meditation, performing various sorts of miracleand being with magnificence and splendour full.302 Having seen this and felt aspiration for such buddhahood,they apply themselves to it most excellently.Through properly adopting its causes, the desired state is reached.303 These appearances are completely concept-free and involve no shift.Though this be so, they bring to the world tremendous benefit.304 Ordinary beings are held not to understand that,'these are one's own mind's manifestations' yetto see such forms nevertheless bring them benefit.305 Progressively, through what is seen, established in the yana,they will see the inner true dharmakaya through eyes of jnana.