The Changeless Nature

Buddha Nature 37Perception of the fault of samsara (suffering) and the quality ofnirvana (happiness) is due to the presence of the buddha-potential.Why is this? Because without such potential there would not be anysuch understanding.B2e. EndowmentsIt is like a great ocean whose waters form an inexhaustible abodeand contain gems of inestimable qualities. This essence is like a lampflamebecause it is endowed with inseparable qualities.Because it contains the seeds of:— the dharmakaya,— the jnana of the victors and— great compassion,the buddha-nature endowed with its causes of purification has beentaught as being similar to an ocean through:the environment that the ocean forms,the jewels that the ocean contains andthe ocean's waters(aspiration)(prajna and samadhi)(compassion)Since, in the buddha-nature endowed with the qualities of the result,clear cognition 12 , jnana and freedom from impurity are inseparablefrom the immaculate state, they are compared to the light, heat andcolour of a flame.B2f. ApproachSuchness is approached differently by ordinary beings, the deeplyrealisedand the completely-enlightened. Hence the seers of the truenature have taught that all beings have this buddha-essence.In terms of relating to the buddha-nature, unrealised beings gocompletely in the wrong direction. Those who see the truth 13 reversesuch aberration and the tathagatas face it just as it is, in the right wayand with a complete absence of conceptual interference.