How to Make the Manas Quickly Accept the Dharma and Change Oneself

The manas has existed in the desire realm for countless kalpas and is already extremely familiar with material form (rūpa-dharma) of the desire realm such as sunlight, whereas the Buddha-dharma is relatively unfamiliar to the manas. The manas is already very familiar with sunlight through countless kalpas of contact, but the Buddha-dharma is relatively new and unfamiliar to the manas; its wisdom and experience are insufficient, so it cannot make correct, reasonable, and rapid judgments. Therefore, it is not easy for it to accept the Buddha-dharma, nor to understand the Buddha-dharma, still less to cultivate itself in accordance with the Buddha-dharma, and it is extremely difficult for it to correct itself according to the Buddha-dharma. For this reason, it is necessary for the mind consciousness to frequently come into contact with the Buddha-dharma and understand it correctly and reasonably, so as to permeate and influence the manas, making the manas familiar with the Buddha-dharma, interested in the Buddha-dharma, willing to cultivate and study the Buddha-dharma, and willing to correct itself in accordance with the Buddha-dharma. When the manas turns the unfamiliar into the familiar with respect to the Buddha-dharma, and turns the familiar into the unfamiliar with respect to worldly dharmas, progress in cultivation and advancement on the path will be very swift.