When the manas is purified, one will be free of desire and free of seeking.

The inner anxiety, restlessness, and other emotional states all belong to the manas, and are outwardly manifested in the states of the mind consciousness and the five sense consciousnesses. Inner conflict mostly manifests as conflict between the manas and the mind consciousness; because the two differ in cognition, in comprehension, and in ideas and views, conflict arises.

Whatever the manas has, we have; whatever the manas lacks, we lack. The mind consciousness is not the consciousness that makes decisions; whatever it has or lacks is of no use at all, so long as it does not influence the manas. If the manas lacks the mental factor of desire (chanda), it will not intend to do anything; it will be without desire and without seeking, and the mind will be pure. No matter what desires the mind consciousness has, it cannot influence the manas; if the manas does not make the decision, nothing will be done. However, the manas does have greed and desire—this is called greed and desire (tṛṣṇā). To eliminate greed and desire is to be a non-returner (Anāgāmin) possessed of the meditative concentration of the first dhyāna, one who can be reborn in the form realm in future lives.