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What is the state of Alaya consciousness and what is the relationship with ego

What is the state of Alaya consciousness and what is the relationship with ego

Alaya consciousness: Alaya is a Sanskrit sound, also known as the sacred consciousness, which contains the three meanings of sacred, what is stored, and what is held by the seeds of good and evil.The Alaya consciousness is the combination of nature and the false mind.The concept of delusion arises from ignorance (the meaning of the word ignorance is briefly explained in my "Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra") is called the view part of the Alaya consciousness. Then, because of this concept of delusion, a state of object appears, which is called the aspect part of the Alaya consciousness.All sentient beings, every thought or language behavior, will cause a karma seed. This kind of seed is hidden in the Alaya consciousness before it is retribution, so this consciousness has the meaning of being able to hide.The function of the first seven consciousnesses is to be able to infect and relate to it. The eighth consciousness is the object of the first seven consciousnesses, so it has the meaning of hiding something.The seventh consciousness always holds that the view in this consciousness is divided into me and is loved by it, so it has the meaning of self-love and attachment.

The Alaya consciousness is the hidden consciousness, and the vastness is the profound and broad meaning.First, this consciousness contains the seeds of all dharmas, and can hold them without losing them, and has the meaning of being able to store them.Second, this consciousness is influenced by the first seven consciousnesses, and it becomes a seed and has a meaning of sequestration.Third, the view part of this consciousness is held by the seventh consciousness, and it is considered that I am the meaning of my love.Therefore, this consciousness contains the three treasures.I hold on to the seeds of affection and attachment to me, so that the boundless sentient beings will continue to flow into life and death since time immemorial, and will be profound and vast and inexhaustible.The hidden consciousness is like the sea. The first seven consciousnesses are waves. Together, the waves form the wind of consciousness. The wind and waves are cause and effect of each other, and they continue to be born and destroyed. This is the sea of ​​consciousness.At this time, we lose the Buddha nature that is clear and clear, and becomes the consciousness of defilement and pure, and the wind and waves on the sea of ​​consciousness are getting stronger and stronger.

This consciousness is influenced by the karma created by the first seven consciousnesses in the environment, and forms the seeds of the two Dharmas of mind (spirit), color (matter).Once this consciousness seed matures, it becomes the root body of the main retribution (the six senses of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind) and the material world of the dependent retribution (material world).In fact, the root body and the instrument realm are also the aspects that this consciousness holds.Since this consciousness has the function of holding the root body and the body of the organ, when sentient beings (including animals) dies, this consciousness finally leaves, and when sentient beings are born, this consciousness comes first.In the sentient beings in the three realms (desire realm, form realm, and formless realm), this consciousness is the protagonist.Take a look at the first "seven consciousnesses".

1、Eye consciousness: Our eyes can see all kinds of things, which is the function of eye consciousness.Note that the eyes can only see, but not distinguish;If you are distinguishing between this one and that one is a pen, this is already the function of consciousness., Ear consciousness: The ears have the function of listening, and the ears only have the function of hearing, and will not distinguish between the sound of flute and the sound of trumpet.

One distinction is that consciousness is at work.3. Nose consciousness: The nose has a sense of smell, but it only has an olfactory function. Once the fragrance and smell are distinguished, consciousness is already at work.4. Tongue consciousness: The tongue has taste, and it only has the function of taste. Once it distinguishes between sweet and salty, it is already the function of consciousness.

5、Body consciousness: The body has the function of touch.The first five consciousnesses are perception and understanding specific objects.6. Consciousness: Consciousness is the sixth consciousness, which has the function of cognizing abstract concepts.If one of the first five consciousnesses works, consciousness will arise at the same time.In addition, consciousness has the effect of comparing knowledge and speculation on the internal and external environments, regardless of the tangible and intangible, as well as the past, present and future three lives.Therefore, the karma of confusion, enlightenment, ascension and upsurge are all done by consciousness.Now in psychology, we have studied the first six consciousnesses.However, in the analysis of Buddhism, there are also the seventh and eighth-the existence of manas consciousness and Alaya consciousness.7. Manas consciousness: Manas consciousness is the foundation of consciousness, and its essence is constant thinking.Because it is to grasp the view part of the eighth consciousness (Alaya consciousness) or its seeds as me, so that the consciousness can generate self-consciousness, so the manas consciousness is also called "self consciousness".

This is basically a kind of ego, which forms the root of troubles.The concrete manifestation of this ego is that the things my specific life thinks and experiences in the past, present and future have other momentum, and are hidden in the Alaya consciousness of the eighth consciousness in the form of seeds.The manas consciousness grasps these seeds at the subconscious level and regards them as me.In fact, these seeds are all the effects of extinction from beginning to beginning, and are extremely undestructive.The three most important sentences in the Diamond Sutra are: "The past mind cannot be obtained, the present mind cannot be obtained, and the future mind cannot be obtained.”

This is originally impermanent, and the manas consciousness takes such false things as me, and thus arises all kinds of troubles such as greed, hatred, ignorance, doubt, and arrogance.Manas consciousness belongs to the scope of the subconscious mind and does not commit good or evil karma itself, but because it clings to itself, it becomes the root of selfishness for all sentient beings.What is the me that manas consciousness is attached to?It is the last Alaya consciousness.

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