Why Is the Tremor of the Mind Sufficient to Counteract the Vasana of Manas?

Because the shock to the mind directly impacts the manas, compelling it to alter its habitual tendencies. Only when the manas directly encounters reality and direct perception does it experience this profound shock; consciousness alone cannot be shocked, as it easily grasps matters at a surface-level understanding. The tremors and shocks described are all directed at the manas; only when the manas recognizes the truth can it transform itself.

Even when consciousness perceives a shock, it primarily affects the manas, prompting it to make decisions—whether to change itself or to affirm certain dharmas. Ordinary attempts to frighten or persuade are ineffective because they fail to reach the manas. However, the moment the manas comprehends the severity of a situation, it experiences a shock, resolving that it must change and must take action.

Countless individuals recite "no-self, no-self" daily, yet in action, it is always "I, I, I." Why is that? Because the manas does not genuinely grasp the truth of no-self. The day it becomes utterly convinced of the reality of no-self—that is true shock! From then on, one transforms, and undergoes transformation in both body and mind.