THE TEACHING OF BUDDHA III BUDDHA-NATURE ANG EGOLESSNESS ~Continuation~ 4. The diamond, the hardest of known substances, cannot be crushed. Sand and stones can be ground to powder but diamonds remain unscatched. Buddha-nature is like the diamond, and thus cannot be broken. Human nature, both its body and mind, will wear away, but the nature of Buddhahood can not be destroyed. Buddha-nature is, indeed, the most excellent characteristic of human nature. Buddha teaches that, although in human nature there may be endless varieties such as men and women, there is no discrimination with regard to Buddha-nature. Pure gold is procured by melting ore and removing all impure substances. If people would melt the ore of their minds and remove all the impurities of worldly passion egoism, they would all recover the same pure Buddha-nature. ~(4) ~End~
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