The method of profound contemplation, which fully utilizes the function of the mental faculty (manas), is as follows: the conscious mind (manovijñāna) first clarifies and comprehends the Dharma principles requiring contemplation and investigation, condensing the issue into a single point suspended within the heart-mind. This is then entrusted to the mental faculty (manas). Subsequent work is handled by the mental faculty, with the conscious mind providing support.
In reality, everything is necessitated and resolved by the mental faculty (manas). The conscious mind is a tool employed by the mental faculty to solve problems; the five sensory consciousnesses (pañcavijñāna) are likewise tools used by the mental faculty to solve problems; even the storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) serves as a tool for the mental faculty to solve problems. Utilizing all these instruments, the mental faculty resolves its own needs and achieves its own aims. Consequently, all matters must ultimately be personally resolved and affirmed by the mental faculty itself. The realization of all dharmas must be personally attained by the mental faculty before it is willing to be at ease, and only then is the matter considered resolved.
This explanation has thoroughly addressed the cultivation and realization of all dharmas to its fundamental conclusion, leaving no room for further discussion. As for whether one accepts it or not, that is a matter of individual wisdom and is unrelated to the Buddha Dharma.
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