We may think we are ordinary but within each of us underneath the mask of ordinariness is our true identity of enlightened beings. We may not be capable always of seeing our own enlightened nature; we may be so deeply in disguise as to fool ourselves. Yet as we practice we can become more aware of our true nature and our true relationship with the Eternal Buddha as identified in the Lotus Sutra.

Our ordinariness is what enables us to perfect our lives and makes it possible for us to relate to and teach others in society.