Why Does Nectar Turn into Poison?

When amṛta (nectar of immortality) is poured into a poisoned cup, it immediately turns into poison, because the vessel is not pure. When the amṛta of the Buddha-dharma enters sentient beings' minds, they nevertheless give rise to wrong interpretations, because their wisdom is not pure. The seeds of wrong view (mithyā-dṛṣṭi) lie within the field of sentient beings' eight consciousnesses; upon encountering conditions, they give rise to wrong interpretations. The amṛta-like Dharma-mark is distorted by sentient beings' conscious mind, so the inner object-aspect (nimitta) that manifests is no longer amṛta. When the conscious mind contacts this distorted inner object-aspect, wrong view arises, and the seeds of wrong view are then planted back into the field of the eight consciousnesses; in the future, what blooms will still be the flower of wrong view, bearing the fruit of wrong view. How lamentable this is! Removing the defiled nature of the manas is the most urgent task for those who study Buddhism. This requires the mind consciousness to frequently and correctly contemplate the correct Dharma principles, constantly perfuming the manas. One day, after the manas's wrong views have been transformed, one's practice will be able to proceed along the right path.