The Painful Feelings of the Various Consciousnesses

Question: When an animal's body is being dissected and still twitching, is the suffering of the manas particularly severe at that moment? Does the dissected body still experience intense pain?

Answer: The manas does not have feelings of suffering or pleasure regarding tactile objects of the physical body; such physical suffering is perceived by the body consciousness, while the suffering of the mind consciousness is mental. When something goes against its mind and does not accord with its wishes, the manas's displeasure is suffering. The manas is extremely greedy and hateful; because of its attachments, the more it clings, the more it craves and refuses to let go, and the more hateful it becomes. The manas does not want to die and does not want to be killed and eaten, so it has a hateful mind and suffering. If it is rescued, it will also feel gratitude. Therefore, the manas will repay kindness, hold grudges, and take revenge. The poison of hatred in the manas's mind is enough to make a person uncomfortable, and its vow of hatred is enough to cause a person to suffer evil retribution and bad karmic consequences.