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05 Aug 2019    Monday     3rd Teach Total 1772

Which Consciousness is Responsible for Amnesia?

There are people who suffer from amnesia, and there are elderly patients with Parkinson's disease who forget who they are and their relationships with everything and everyone around them. This issue concerns consciousness and is related to the supreme sense base. Does the manas forget?

When people with amnesia recover from their illness, their memories return, indicating that the manas continuously cognizes all past dharmas. When amnesiacs encounter certain people and events, they feel vaguely familiar, which demonstrates that the manas cognizes. When amnesiacs strive to recall and recover their memories, it is the thinking function of the manas that prompts the consciousness to diligently devise methods.

——Master Sheng-Ru's Teachings
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