When practicing meditative concentration (dhyāna and samādhi), which one is it that refers to the mind wishing to fly, ascend, and transform? It is that the tathāgatagarbha, in coordination with the manas's mental factor of volition (cetanā), fulfills the manas's needs and desires, enabling the physical body to fly and transform.
The basis of supernatural power through aspiration (chanda-riddhipāda) is mainly the aspiration of the manas. When the manas's aspiration is fulfilled, the manas has power; when it wants to achieve a certain goal, the tathāgatagarbha has no choice but to satisfy the manas. If the manas lacks power, the tathāgatagarbha has no way to cooperate either. Within this, it still relies on the mind consciousness's visualization and guidance, working together with the manas to achieve the goal. It can be seen that the manas makes use of the six consciousnesses and the eighth consciousness to realize all of its mental designs. The power of the manas is precisely the power of meditative concentration. The basis of supernatural power through aspiration is mainly the samādhi of the manas: through the cultivation by the mind consciousness, the manas is given the power to reach its goal and its desires are fulfilled.
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