How to Remove Doubt

Question: I have a very heavy habit of doubt, and the power of these doubting thoughts is very strong. When my mind lacks the strength to contemplate, I tell myself to just observe this thought and do nothing else, letting the manas slowly deliberate on its own—there will eventually be a result. What is going on here?

Answer: The mind consciousness can introspect its own thoughts and mental activity. After observing them, it gains a certain degree of understanding of these thoughts, and can analyze and reflect on whether its own doubt is right or wrong. As for what the final result will be, and how to deal with and handle it, that is the affair of the manas. The mind consciousness will then transmit what it has discerned to the manas and no longer interfere with the manas's deliberation; the manas will then slowly and quietly deliberate, and finally it can think through its own doubt clearly, knowing whether the doubting thought is right or wrong and knowing how to handle it, thereby removing the doubt.