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you have an intrinsic Buddha nature (Buddha carita), your answer might be: “Really? I did not know”. If you are told that you have delusional intrinsic nature (moha carita), then you could be very sad. You probably think that there is no way that you could attain dhamma. If you are told that you have an irascible intrinsic nature (dosa carita)—prone to anger—how do you practice vipassana to suit your intrinsic nature?
We may, or may not, know what kind of intrinsic nature we have. The important thing is to observe which type of vipassana practice that we could do easily, that enables us to experience dhamma with ease. That will be the right path for us. How do we know which type of vipassana practice enables us to experience dhamma easily? We need to know what the purpose of our vipassana practice is. If we want to practice so that we could reduce our anger, then the type of vipassana practice that enables us to reduce our anger quickly and substantially is the right path for us.
Some people have lustful intrinsic nature (raga carita)—they love beauty and orderliness. This is not a problem. There is nothing wrong with loving orderliness, cleanliness. The key is that our mind must be wholesome. We also do not have just one intrinsic nature. If we see clean places and we could practice Vipassana well and easily, our mind is at peace, and we could make swift progress—then this path is suitable for us. Observe