The Difference Between Cells and Bacteria

Answer: This kind of cancer cell is actually a bacterium—a viral bacterium—that is harmful to the human body. There is a difference between cells and bacteria: a cell is material form composed of the four great seeds, without the seven consciousnesses, and is not a sentient being. A bacterium not only has material form composed of the four great seeds, but also has mind consciousnesses such as the manas, tathāgatagarbha, and the mind consciousness and body consciousness; it is a sentient being. Cells within the body are held and sustained solely by one's own tathāgatagarbha through arising, abiding, changing, and perishing; once outside the body, the four great elements disintegrate, and the cells gradually scatter, decay, and perish. 

Bacteria, as sentient beings, are held and sustained solely by their own tathāgatagarbha through arising, abiding, changing, and perishing while inside the body, and even after leaving the body they are still held and sustained solely by their own tathāgatagarbha through arising, abiding, changing, and perishing. All kinds of viruses actually belong to the category of bacterial sentient beings; they can survive outside the body, and perhaps can survive quite well. Therefore, as long as viruses and bacteria have a suitable living environment, they can survive and develop whether outside or inside the body. Some cancer cells are also viral bacteria and can continue to live after leaving the body. The coronaviruses that have appeared in recent years are all bacterial sentient beings; they can still survive on materials at low temperatures. Bacterial sentient beings can arise on all kinds of materials under suitable environmental conditions; if the environment changes and becomes unsuitable for bacteria to survive, the bacteria will perish.