The Mind-Nature Should Be in Accordance with the Buddha Fruit

After attaining enlightenment of the mind, one becomes a true Mahayana Bodhisattva. If the disposition of the mind has not been genuinely transformed prior to this enlightenment, and one does not possess the qualified disposition of a Mahayana Bodhisattva, it is difficult or even impossible to become a true Mahayana Bodhisattva. A Bodhisattva should possess the character of a Bodhisattva, just as a human should possess human character, and a Buddha possesses the character of a Buddha. The disposition of the mind should correspond to one's fruition level; this is the natural order. Otherwise, it constitutes a false Bodhisattva or a false Buddha. A person lacking human character is not a complete human being, not a human in the true sense.