Human beings can experience the heart of compassion like a Buddha or a Bodhisattva. We also experience anger (asura), greed (hungry spirit), or mercilessness (animal), or sink into the bottom of sufferings (hell).

“Anger represents hells; greed—hungry spirits; ignorance—beasts; flattery—asura demons; delight—gods; and calm—men.” (Kanjin Honzon- Shö, WNS2, p. 134)

“The ‘mutual possession of ten realms’ doctrine is as difficult to maintain as it is to see fire in a rock and flowers in wood. However, it is not totally impossible because rocks spark when struck together and a tree blooms in spring.” (Kanjin Honzon-Shö, WNS2, p. 136)