Seeds of delusion give rise
to the internal formations of craving and afflictions.
These forces animate our consciousness
as mind and body manifest themselves.
When the conditions are right, in the womb, the store consciousness of the baby-to-be gives rise to the manas, mind consciousness and body. Manas in the presence of ignorance is full of cravings and afflictions. The grasping and resulting craving of the manas is fueled by contact and feelings. With its perception clouded by ignorance, the manas considers the resulting mind-body and sense consciousnesses to be its own, separate from the mother and the baby 'comes to be'.
Ideal result of a healthy pregnancy is a healthy child and mother. If something goes wrong then we should understand that it was not the right time for the baby to manifest. The conditions were not right. We should wait, perhaps in future there will be an opportunity.
The primary activities of the manas are thinking, cognizing, measuring, reasoning, grasping and clinging. It connects the mind consciousness to the store consciousness. A deluded manas results in distorted communication between store consciousness and mind consciousness.
The manas functions all the time, even at night. It defends the self and discriminates all the time. This is mine, that is yours. It makes us selfish.
Contact leads to feelings. If the feeling was pleasant, we may want it again. Feelings may lead to mental formations like anger or hatred. When we repeat activities they become habits. This is a form of energy which remains in the store consciousness - volitional energy. We are driven by this energy. Negative mental formations and resulting bad habits arise due to the manas' nature of clinging and discriminating.
Our intention is to transform manas. When transformed, manas becomes the wisdom of equality.
(Based on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.)
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