..續本文上一頁 summarized the quotations from the sutras and tantras and wrote that the true can only be realized through

　　(…) wisdom that knows itself,

　　i.e., through self-knowing wisdom. We understand that there is the true nature of the mind and that it is unveiled and realized when the mind sees itself through self-knowing wisdom.

　　Experience of the ultimate arises

　　(…) through trust in self-origination

　　which means through trust and conviction in Lord Buddha”s profound teachings. One gains realization through the correct view and from receiving precious and rare blessings. In the Kagyu Tradition it is said that one needs to have wisdom that is won through understanding and through contemplating and analysing the Buddhadharma in order to have the correct view. Furthermore, it is said that one needs to receive the blessings of the Lineage in order to have wisdom that arises through meditating the Buddhadharma.

　　In the daily recitation of The Dorje Chang Prayer, we recite, Devotion is the head of meditation. This means that without devotion, one cannot do anything, neither eat, talk, walk, or sleep. In the same vein, if a disciple has devotion, he or she will be able to meditate properly and will gain the rewarding result. Pupils and disciples will gain certainty and definitive wisdom of the teachings, finally self-knowing wisdom – rangjung yeshe - with devotion and practice that ensues from loving and compassionate sincerity to beautify themselves and society at large.

　　Je Gampopa taught that the definitive view is won by looking into the mind and that it cannot be attained through other means. Should someone seek the definitive view elsewhere, he or she would resemble an impoverished person searching for a jewel that he tucked under the deep wrinkles of his own forehead. There was once a very powerful Tibetan who owned a precious gem that he hid under the furrows of his own brow. His wrinkles sagged strongly after a long day up and around and even hid the jewel he wished to touch on and off. One night, while trying to sleep, he feared that he had lost it, jumped up from his mat, and ran around in anguish and fret to find his jewel. The more he ran around, the more tired he grew and the more the wrinkles sagged down, covering his jewel all the more deeply. In the same way, in order to gain wisdom that knows itself, one needs to look into one”s own mind to find the precious gem. If one tries to find wisdom that knows itself by running around or through other methods and means, one will have succumbed to failure that conditionality always entails. The Buddha nature abides within, but this fact is not appreciated or understood. Therefore Rangjung Dorje wrote:

　　Oh! Because they do not understand this,

　　The children wander in the ocean of samsara.

　　16. Conclusion & Dedication

　　The reason the Glorious Third Karmapa wrote A Treatise entitled: “A Teaching on the Essence of the Tathagatas (The Tathagatagarbha)” was so that in the future pupils would be able to understand and directly realize the Buddha nature embedded within. What inspired and encouraged Rangjung Dorje to write this treatise

　　Through the power of the great Shakyamuni,

　　Of Manjushri, Maitreya and Avalokiteshvara,

　　This was written by Rangjung Dorje.

　　Buddha Shakyamuni gave 84.000 teachings on the provisional and final meaning in the sutras and tantras. In reliance upon the direct teachings he received from Maitreya Buddha, Asanga concisely elucidated the instructions on the Buddha nature in The Uttaratantrashastra. Rangjung Dorje also partook in the rare blessings of Manjushri, so that he had the wisdom and skill to share what he realized and saw. And Avalokiteshvara, the Lord of Compassion, blessed the Karmapa so that he could generously extend true love and comp…

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