' True Nature '...

"From the unknown past,, being conditioned by their own deeds,, and deluded by two fundamental misconceptions,, people have wandered about in ignorance... ........................................................... First,, they believed that the discriminating mind,, which lies at the root of this, life of birth and death,, was their real nature;, and,, second,, they did not know that,, hidden behind the discriminating mind,, they possessed a pure mind of Enlightenment,, which is their true nature."............................. .......................................................... – THE TEACHING OF BUDDHA BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI 1994