The Manifestation of the Manas When Touched

Shocked speechless — what is going on? Scared dumbstruck — what is going on? So angry that one has no words — what is going on?

When the manas receives a relatively strong shock and is overly agitated with an intense reaction, it becomes immersed in the state, with no time or mood to direct the mind consciousness to speak and express itself. Language feels powerless, or one does not know what to say; the mind consciousness takes a temporary rest, and the manas has no attention to spare for Him. When the manas is frightened, it can no longer attend to the five sense faculties and the six consciousnesses: the eyes cannot attend to seeing, the ears cannot attend to hearing, the nose cannot attend to smelling, the tongue cannot attend to tasting, the body cannot attend to touching, the manas cannot attend to. When the mind consciousness is frightened but the manas is not, one's behavior is about the same as usual; the manas can still continue to regulate the five sense faculties and the six consciousnesses, doing whatever needs to be done, without appearing blank and stunned. When the manas is angry, the mind is immersed in the event, attending only to its anger, with no energy or mood to regulate the mind consciousness to express anything. When the mind consciousness is angry but the manas is not, the manas still regulates the five sense faculties and the six consciousnesses to do whatever they should do, without being affected in any way.