The Changeless Nature

36 The Changeless Nature41 Perception of suffering, samsara's fault,and happiness, nirvana's quality,is due to the potential's presence.Why should this be?Without such potentialIt will not be present.42 Like a great ocean — an inexhaustible abodecontaining gems of inestimable qualities.Like a lamp-flame because this essenceis endowed with inseparable qualities.43Because it contains the essence of dharmakaya,the jnana of the Victors and great compassion,then, through environment, jewels and its waters,it has been taught as being similar to an ocean.44 Since direct cognition, jnana and freedom from stainare inseparable in the immaculate groundthey are compared to the light, heat and colour of a flame.45 Suchness is approached in different waysby ordinary beings, the deeply-realisedand the completely-enlightened.Hence the seers of the true nature have taughtthat all beings have this buddha-essence.46 Ordinary beings go in a wrong direction.Those who see the truth revert from thisand the tathagatas face it just as it is,unerringly and without conceptual complication.