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In another of my threads ,I spoke of the 8forms of Consciousness.
I also spoke of seeds ,that ,I would explain what they meant.
Starting tonite,we will look at the Fifty Verses on the Nature of Consciousness written by a Master named VASUBANDU.
This data comes from the book written by Master THICH NHAT HANH.

PART ONE .STORE CONSIOUSNESS.

ONE
AMind is a field
In which every kind of seed is sown.
This mind-field can also be called
:all the seeds:

Two
In us are infinite varieties of seeds-
Seeds of Samsara,Nirvana,delusion,and Enlightenment,
Seeds of suffering and happiness,seeds of perceptions,names,and words.

This is all for now.
Imagine Buddha Gautama,knew of the subconscious as it is called today.This is a comment that I added to help in comprehending
Store Consciousness
Loong
Part of the Oneness.

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Today ,we will look at verses 3-4-5.

Three
Seeds that manifest as body and Mind,
as realms of being,stages, and worlds,
Are ALL stored in our consciousness.
That is why it is called "store"

Four
Some seeds are innate,
handed down by our ancestors.
Some were sown while we were still in the womb,
others were sown when we were children.

Five
Wether transmitted by family,friends,
society,or education,
all our seeds are,by nature,
both individual and collective.



Loong's comment: Like TNH ,I had to reread,reread to understand
the meaning of certain verses.Food for your Meditation


loong
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Tonite ,Verses 6-7-8-

Six
The quality of our life
dépends on the quality
of the seeds
that lie deep in our consciousness(store)

Seven
The function of store consciousness
is to receive and maintain
their habit énergies,
so they can manifest in the world ,or remain dormant.

Eight
Manifestations from store consciousness
can be perceived directly in the mode of things-in-themselves,as représentations,or as mere images,
All are included in the Eighteen elements of being.

Enjoy ,the next post shall list the 18 elements .

loong one with all.

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As promised here is the definition of the Eighteen elements of being.
Source:

Ayatana

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Buddhism



Āyatana (Pāli; Sanskrit) is a Buddhist term that has been translated as "sense base", "sense-media" or "sense sphere."[1] In Buddhism, there are six internal sense bases (Pali: ajjhattikāni āyatanāni; also known as, "organs", "gates", "doors", "powers" or "roots"[2]) and six external sense bases (bāhirāni āyatanāni or "sense objects"; also known as vishaya or "domains"[3]). Thus, there are six internal-external (organ-object) pairs of sense bases:[4]
eye and visible objects[5]
ear and sound
nose and odor
tongue and taste
body and touch
mind[6] and mental objects[7]

Buddhism and other Indian epistemologies[8][9] identify six "senses" as opposed to the Western identification of five. In Buddhism, "mind" denotes an internal sense organ which interacts with sense objects that include sense impressions, feelings, perceptions and volition.[6][10]

Saḷāyatana (Pāli; Skt. ṣaḍāyatana) refers to all six sense objects and six sense organs and is generally used in the context of the Twelve Causes (nidāna) of the chain of Dependent Origination.[11]

Good Reading

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Tonite,
we shall look at verses,9-10-11

Nine
All manifestations bear the marks
of both the individual and the collective.
The maturation of store consciousness functions in the same way,
in its participation in the different stages and realms of being.

Realm is in my definition a parallel world.

Ten
Unobstructed and indeterminate ,
store cosciousness is continuasly flowing and changing.
At the same time ,it is endowed
with all five universal mental formations.


Below ,I will give the definition of the Five Universal mental
formations.
Eleven
Although impermanent and without a seperate self,
store consciousnous contains all phenomena in the cosmos,both conditioned and unconditioned,
in the form of SEEDS.

Loong sharing and Learning.

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As promised ,the definition of the 5 mental formations
Source:Wikipedia

Five universal mental factors

The five universal mental factors (sarvatraga) are:
1.sparśa - contact, contacting awareness, sense impression, touch
2.vedanā - feeling, sensation
3.saṃjñā - perception
4.cetanā - volition
5.manasikara - attention

loong

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Eleven
Although impermanent and without a separate self,
store consciousness contains all phenomena in the cosmos,
both conditionned and unconditionned,in the form of seeds.

Twelve
Seeds can produce seeds.
Seeds can produce formations.
Formations can produce seeds.
Formations can produce formations.


Thirteen
Seeds and formations
both have the nature of interbeing and interpenetration.
The one is produced by the all.
The all is dependant on the one.

loong's comment;These writings have to be read and reread to be be understood.If you have studyed the sub-conscious as I have ,it will be easyer to comprehend.

Good reflexions!

Loong
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Fourteen
Store consciousness is neither the same nor different,
Individual or collective.
Same and different inter-are.
Collective and individual give rise to each other.

Fifteen
When delusion(ignorance)is overcome ,understanding is there,
And store consciousness is no longer subject to afflictions,
Store consciousness becomes àGREAT MIRROR WISDOM,reflecting the cosmos in all directions.Its name is now PURE CONSCIOUSNESS.

This is the end of the first part of the Fifty verses.

Loong
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Part II Manas.
little note here.Wiki,defines Manas as follows:Manas often indicates the general thinking faculty.[3] Thinking is closely associated with volitions, because mental activity is one of the ways that volitions manifest themselves: "Having willed, one acts through body, speech, and thoughts."[4] Furthermore, willing is described in terms of deliberate thinking.[5]

Sixteen
Seeds of delusion(ignorance) give rise
to the internal formations of craving and afflictions.
These forces animate our consciousness
as Mind and body manifest themselves.

Seventeen

With store Consciousness as its support,
manas arises,
its function is mentation ,
grasping the seeds it considers to be a "self".

Mentation as per wiki is:Mental or psyche energy or activity is the concept of a principle of activity powering the operation of the mind or psyche.Lisa Erickson ,Shall comment on this definition.

Enough for Today,

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Eighteen

The object of manas is the mark of a self
found in the field of representations
at the point where manas
And store consciousness touch
Nineteen

When I started this section ,,I revealed that the author TNH,
had a hard time comprehending some of the verses!at the age of 16 as a young monk.Being modest as possible ,I neither comprehend ,19
and20.So I shall,write them in case someone more advanced that I
am could shed light upon this incomprehension
As the ground of wholesome and unwholesome
Of the other six manifestating consciousness es,manas continues discriminating.
Its nature is both indeterminate and obscured.

Twenty
Manas goes with the five universals,
with mati of the five particulars,
And with the four major and eight secondary afflictions.
All are indeterminate and obscured.

Loong
I shall do research on the meaning of 19-20






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