The Changeless Nature

44 The Changeless Nature71 Even though they have transcended everything worldly,the world they do not leave.They act within the world for the worldbut unblemished by worldly impurity72 A lotus, born of water, by water is unblemished.Similarly, even though they are born in the world,by worldly things they are unblemished.73 In order to accomplish their tasktheir brilliant intelligenceis like a fire blazing without cease.They always rest evenly immersedin meditative stability upon peace.74 Due to previous impetusand their being ideation-free,no effort need be madeto bring beings to maturity.75 They know precisely the ways and meansto train anyone and whichever teaching,physical form, mode of conductor action would be appropriate.76 Like this, those of unhindered intelligenceexcellently engage themselves in benefittingbeings as limitless as the sky,continually and spontaneously.77 The way in which these bodhisattvas actin the worlds to help beingsduring the post-meditation phaseis the same as the tathagatas' wayof truly liberating beings.78 Although this is true, the differencesbetween these bodhisattvas and the buddhasare like those between the earth and an atomor between an ox's hoof-print and the ocean.