May I ask, Master, in deep meditative concentration (samādhi)—for instance, being absorbed for several days—will the manas leave the body?
The manas follows the tathāgatagarbha through past lives and present life, throughout the ten directions and all worlds—it can go anywhere; it is just that the mind consciousness does not know it. The attainment of the mind-made body (manomaya-kāya) also lies in the manas.
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