The Dharmakāya Tathāgatagarbha Does Not Need to Be Cultivated

What possesses ignorance is the five aggregates and the seven minds; extinguishing ignorance means extinguishing the ignorance of the mind consciousness, so in practice one need not cultivate the Dharmakāya tathāgatagarbha—just cultivate this false self of one's own. Through practice, remove the mind consciousness's ignorance of one thought, beginningless ignorance, and ignorance as numerous as dust and sand; when ignorance is completely extinguished, that is the originally existing Buddha. Otherwise, this great and magnificent Buddha is burdened by the ignorance of the five aggregates and mind consciousness, unable to manifest His original countenance. The tathāgatagarbha is like a precious jewel buried within the five aggregates; though buried, it still radiates light and shakes the earth, forever fulfilling its own inherent duty, never giving rise to thought or mental activity. We should earnestly learn from Him; when we have learned thoroughly, we are the World-Honored Buddha.