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This book primarily elucidates the various attributes and functions of the mind root (manas), emphasizing its crucial role and significance in the cultivation and realization of the Buddha Dharma. It highlights the meritorious effects of attaining fruition through the mind root and clarifies its principal function in investigative meditation. In essence, the cultivation and realization of the Buddha Dharma are fundamentally centered on the mind root. Without addressing the mind root, there can be no genuine cultivation, much less actual realization; such practice would bear no fruit. The cultivation of all Dharma practices must ultimately converge upon and reach the mind root to acquire true meaning and results, thereby achieving accomplishment. Sentient beings in the Dharma-ending age are generally restless in mind, possessing shallow roots of virtue, heavy greed, and meager merit. The chaos of worldly affairs makes it difficult to uphold precepts and cultivate concentration, leaving the mind unable to settle into clarity. Most Buddhist practitioners focus primarily on acquiring knowledge, often mistaking learned theories and the emotional thoughts and intellectual interpretations of the conscious mind for genuine realization. They erroneously regard the outcomes of speculation, reasoning, and research as actual realization, deceiving themselves and subsequently misleading others. Understanding the intrinsic nature of the mind root enables one to recognize the true characteristics of genuine realization and distinguish it from emotional thoughts and intellectual interpretations. By comprehending the pivotal mechanism and essential point of genuine realization, one can avoid falling into such errors and prevent committing the grave offense of major false claims (about spiritual attainment).
