The Stages of the Path: Taking Refuge

Taking Refuge: Becoming a Buddhist
'We need to connect with a source of protection, of strength. Ultimately, that protection strength comes from none other than the Buddha nature itself, our fundamental nature, the fundamental nature of reality. But from where we're at at the moment, that's not so possible to see or to connect with. So we make a connection with it through the Three Jewels because the Buddha is the one who himself awaken to this true nature of reality, and awaken which is possible for all of us.'