Because the Original Buddha is eternal and immortal, the Pure Land in this World of Endurance, where the Buddha lives, is also eternal and immortal. It can never be destroyed. However, we ordinary people, deluded by worldly desires and unable to see through the pure eyes of the Buddha, think that the World of Endurance is a defiled land, one which will finally burn away. We see this world as either incinerated by the sun, burned by hellfire, or consumed by worldly desires. We find ourselves in a hostile environment, where the forces of nature seek only to destroy us. We see grief, pain, and fear everywhere we look. To us, this is the “real world.” Because of our corrupted hearts, this world, which should be a paradise, is utter defilement. It is this world, however, which our Buddha-nature can transfigure and realize in all its original glory.