All Mental Emotions Without Apparent Cause Originate from the Manas

All unwarranted worries, fears, and vexations arising in consciousness stem from manas. Since these emotions occur without apparent cause, consciousness cannot discern why manas generates them, though it can recognize its own reasons. The emotions expressed by consciousness always have discernible causes, for consciousness can introspect, analyze, and reflect, thereby understanding why it experiences anger or emotional upheaval. However, it is difficult to observe and analyze the emotions of manas.

When consciousness is unable to analyze or reason yet still erupts in anger or sinks into vexation, this originates from manas—it is manas directing consciousness to vent these emotions. For instance, upon waking in the morning with no external triggers, one may inexplicably feel discomfort, inner distress, or an urge to lash out—all these arise from the thoughts and emotions of manas. Consciousness remains unaware of manas’ specific thoughts, yet manas inevitably compels consciousness to express these mental and emotional states.

Many elusive and hard-to-articulate emotions entirely originate from manas. Even emotions that consciousness persistently tries but fails to control entirely come from manas. By observing this distinction, one can gradually differentiate between consciousness and manas. If consciousness recognizes that a matter is trivial and initially feels some unease, but later rationally analyzes and concludes there is no cause for concern, yet the heart continues to worry—or the anxiety even intensifies—what is happening here? This occurs because manas has become anxious. Though consciousness asserts there is no issue, manas remains unpersuaded and uncomprehending, thus persisting in its anxiety.