and they feared, therefore, that just as a pure body might come from a defiled one, so contrariwise a defiled body might also come from a pure one. We may certainly be free from this fear. For even supposing that in ourselves there is a defiled heart or a pure one, yet we put our trust in neither of these: our whole trust has been placed in that which is higher than our hearts, whether defiled or pure,—that is in the Sacred Name. The waves of sin and evil may rage as they will in our defiled hearts: we fear them not, for we trust only in the Name of the Tathāgata. The clear sunshine of purity may be spread abroad in the cloudless firmament of our hearts. It will not lull us to a false security; for our sole ground of confidence is the Mighty Name of the Tathāgata. Be the weather fair or foul, those who have once embarked on the ship are free from anxiety: so likewise, be our hearts fair or foul, let us sail straight on to our destination, trusting to the Divine Name, and being guided and protected by it.
10. The gales of mistrust and unbelief are
