Learning theory is for empirical verification.

Studying theory is for the sake of practical realization; only through practical realization can one put it into operation, and only when it can be put into operation does it have practical value. Only when it is practical can body and mind benefit; only when body and mind benefit can afflictions be removed; only when afflictions are removed can one transform oneself; and only by transforming oneself can one attain liberation and great ease and freedom.

If the theory one studies cannot lead to practical realization, one cannot obtain true benefit, and one will not attain liberation and ease. Theory is studied and mastered by the mind consciousness; practical realization is realized by the manas; removing afflictions and transforming oneself are directed by the manas; and attaining liberation and ease is experienced by the entire body and mind, the five aggregates. Each link in this process is accomplished through the tathāgatagarbha cooperating and outputting seeds.

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