Slay the Five Aggregates, and Your Dharmakaya Lives

Question: What does "Only when the five aggregates are vanquished can your Dharma body come to life" mean? Why must they be vanquished for it to live?

Answer: Every person's Dharma body is constantly functioning, sustaining the activities of the five-aggregate body and upholding the eighteen realms. However, sentient beings fail to recognize this Dharma body; though it exists, it is as if it were dead to them. Why do sentient beings fail to recognize the Dharma body? It is because their minds are obscured by the dark clouds of the five-aggregate body. They see only the immediate five-aggregate body before them, failing to perceive the Dharma body that lies beyond it. To perceive the Dharma body and bring it to life, one must use prajna wisdom to disperse the dark clouds of the five aggregates. Then, the Dharma body behind them will be revealed vividly and vibrantly.