The Dharmakāya Tathāgatagarbha Needs No Cultivation

It is the five aggregates and the seven consciousnesses that possess ignorance; eliminating ignorance means eliminating the ignorance of the consciousness mind, so in practice there is no need to cultivate the Dharmakāya tathāgatagarbha—just cultivate this false self of ours. Through practice, remove the fundamental ignorance, beginningless ignorance (avidyā), and dust-like ignorance of the consciousness mind; when ignorance is completely extinguished, that is the originally existing Buddha. Otherwise, this magnificent Buddha is burdened by the ignorance of the five aggregates and the consciousness mind, unable to manifest His original countenance. The tathāgatagarbha is like a precious jewel buried within the five aggregates; though buried, it still radiates light that shakes the earth, forever fulfilling its inherent duty, never giving rise to a single thought. We should learn well from Him; when we have learned thoroughly, we become the World-Honored One, the Buddha.