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I believe this post ,to be ,for me,one of the most important text ,I ever read and copied for you.

Verses 28,29,30,describe the nature and characteristics of the five sense consciousness of eye,ear,nose,tongue,and body.We have already learned something about these five consciousnesses,in our discussion of the store consciousness, manas,and Mind consciousness
Is the base of manas,and manas,is the base of Mind consciousness
these five sense consciousnesses are based in the sixth consciousness, Mind Consciousness.
All eight consciousnesses are in this way connected and interdependent.

The sense from which these five consciousnesses arise are sometimes referred to : Gates:because all of the objects of our perception -
All dharmas-enter our consciousness through sensory contact with them.For this reason ,it is Important to Learn to Guard these gates into our consciousness, to choose,wisely what we allow to enter and become Seeds.
The way we do this is through MINDFULNESS
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Text by TNH

Loong the messenger.

Yes and when we think of mindfulness this way it has another whole level to it, doesn't it? And also this teaching brings a great appreciation for the body, as it is what allows us to have these sense perceptions - these gates. The body is our vehicle for learning and practicing dharma, it is not a hindrance to it. I think this is such an important realization, because many spiritual teachings seem to pit mind against body.

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Important to remember that ,the 50 verses and Understanding our Mind ,is from the same book .Understanding our mind are more complete explanations of the 50 verses.

I often jump from one chapter to the other.
This one is called No Fear ,the 50 th chapter.

Buddhis texts speak of three kinds of gifts-material resources,sharing the Dharma with others,and NON-FEAR which is

THE GREATEST,gift.

TNH

Loong the messenger.☺

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Forty -Six

We recognize internal knots and latent tendencies
So we can transform them.
When our habit energies dissipate,
transformation at the base is there.

Forty-Seven

The present moment
Contains past and future.
The secret transformation
Is in the way we handle this very moment.

.........WOW..……...........………........

Loong

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From chapter 37.

When a seed gives rise to a formation,
it is the primary cause.
The subject of perception depends on the object of perception.
This is an object as cause.
There are four kinds of conditions that help things to manifest.All
Phenomena have a seed in store consciousness.This is the seed cause,the cause as condition.If you plant a kernel of corn in the soil,it will bring about a corn plant.The seed or kernel ,is the primary cause(hetu-pratyaya).If a sunflower seed falls into the soil,it is a primary cause of the sunflower plant that will grow there.The primary cause however,is not enough on its own to bring about the plant.Soil,air,sunshine,minerals,and water are also needed in order for the corn or sunflower to fully manifest.These
Are called supporting causes and are discussed in the next verse.
That verse being:36.

Loong
the messenger.😇

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Today the text is taken from the chapter #33.Birth or Death.

If I show you my hand ,you cannot see my ability to do Calligraphy,
but that does not mean that this capacity does not exist.It is
Simply avijnapti,unmanifestated.If I were to take a piece of paper and a bruhh and make some movement with my hand,you would then see its capacity to do calligraphy.
It would then be vijnapti,manifested.
A manifestation means that both a subject of perception have manifested.
Birth and Death depend on conditions.
Production and disintegration depend on conditions.
Consciousness does not manifest only as the subject of perception ,the perceiver.Where there is manifestation of consciousness,it is
At the same time ,both aspects of perceptions perceiver and perceived.

Loongs comment: There cannot be sea if it is not ridden,there is grass when one walks on it.There is Life when there is death.

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Been working for a while on the store cosciousness.
About 2 weeks ago, I had an incredible terror Nitemare,regarding my Mother.We never loved each other ,I beleive.
This morning again at 7.30 am woke up from another terrible nitemare,thistime about an associate I had over 10 years ago.
As I write this .I can barely type.My hands are shaking ,my heart is pounding.Another chunk of frustration,hate,came out this morning.Both times I had thought ,I had made in my mind peace with them .

I do not like to say beware, but please do not cover up in your store consciousness,the hate or frustration you might have ,
towards people.
I have been working on my agressivity for more than 2 years now.

I know there is some left ,but I thank Buddha and the Universe,
to have been directed towards this book.

I am becoming a better individual, it is a hard war.The seeds of hanger ,I beleive in some cases ,for a while are stronger than the seeds of love.

LOVE always prevails.

Thank you for reading my ranting and may you be at peace with yourself

loong
Mahayana Buddhist

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This a semi serious post !

At what age and condition are we too old to shovel snow?

When we decide so!

loong
Not too banged up to shovel snow.:)

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Seeds are produced and strengthened by formations.Formations are manifestations of seeds.Not only mental formations come from the seeds in our store consciousness, but physiological formations also are manifestations from seeds in our store consciousness.

Loong
Sharing😇

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Subject of text is Mind Consciousnes,

As we have learned,manas is the base of mind consciousness,and
because the mode of perception of manas is always erronous,
much of what we perceive in our mind consciousness is also false.Because the nature of manas is obscured, our mind consciousness is often also covered over by delusion.(ignorance)
as well-direct or inferred.When our mind consciousness is able to perceive things DIRECTLY,
it is capable of touching the Realm of SUCHNESS.

TNH

loong
simple Messenger.