Likewise, skandhas, dhātus, and faculties<br>Rest on karma and afflictions,<br>And karma and afflictions always rest on<br>
Improper mental engagement. +
The skandhas, āyatanas, and dhātus<br>Should be understood as being like the element of earth.<br>The karma and afflictions of living beings<br>Should be understood as resembling the element of water. +
Improper mental engagement<br>Is to be known as being like the element of wind.<br>Being without root and not resting [on anything],<br>[Mind’s] nature is similar to space. +
It is unconditioned because its nature<br>Is to be without beginning, middle, and end.<br>It is declared to be effortless<br>Because it possesses the peaceful dharma body. +
Skandhas, āyatanas, and dhātus<br>Arise and disappear<br>From water-like karma and afflictions,<br>Just as the evolution and dissolution of the [world]. +
The luminous nature of the mind<br>Is completely unchanging, just like space.<br>It is not afflicted by adventitious stains,<br>Such as desire, born from false imagination. +