The Cause of the Arising of All Dharmas Is the Stirring of the Manas

Since it is the manas whose mind moves and thereby all dharmas manifest, then what is meant by "the mind moving"? The mind moving means that a thought has arisen, wanting to engage in some activity; the mental factor of volition (cetanā) appears, the tathāgatagarbha knows it, and immediately cooperates to transform and manifest all dharmas—thus the result of the mind moving appears. All dharmas are the result of the manas's mind moving, without exception. So does the manas have thoughts? Does it have desire? Does it have determination (adhimokṣa)? If the manas had no mental thoughts, thinking of nothing at all, would that be called the mind moving? That would be the mind not moving. If the manas had no desire and no thoughts, could all dharmas manifest through the mind moving of the conscious mind alone? That is impossible. Even the mind consciousness itself is the result of the manas's mind moving, and is itself one of all dharmas. Moreover, before the mind consciousness's mind moves, the sense objects have already appeared—first there are the objects, then the mind consciousness. Furthermore, even if the mind consciousness's mind moves, if the manas does not move, the tathāgatagarbha cannot follow the mind consciousness to transform and manifest all dharmas; it necessarily follows the manas to transform and manifest all dharmas. All dharmas appear precisely because of the manas's desire and thoughts.