The Difference Between What Mind Consciousness Likes and What Manas Likes

Liking something in the mind can roughly be divided into two levels, or two degrees: the shallow one is the mind consciousness's liking, and the deep one is the manas's liking. The liking over which one cannot exercise control is the mind consciousness's liking; when one likes something and schemes by every means to obtain it, and takes action to get it, that is the manas's liking. Addiction and fascination, being unable to forget it moment after moment—these are all the manas's liking. For example, in a family, the parents have the final say; in liking something, there is the child's liking and also the parents' liking. But no matter what the child likes, the child cannot make the decision; only with the parents' consent can there be a way to obtain what is liked, whereas whatever the parents like, they will find a way to obtain. The child is analogous to the mind consciousness, and the parents are analogous to the manas. 

If the mind consciousness's liking permeates and influences the manas, and the manas also likes it, or agrees with the mind consciousness's liking, the manas will decide to obtain what is liked and will grasp it. The mind consciousness's liking is influenced on the one hand by the manas, and on the other hand by the environmental objects of the six sense objects; the manas's liking comes on the one hand from afflictive habitual tendencies beginningless kalpas ago, and on the other hand from the mind consciousness's permeation and cultivation. If the mind consciousness's liking has not permeated the manas, the manas will ignore it, and the mind consciousness likes it in vain and cannot obtain it. For example, liking to study the Dharma: the mind consciousness likes it first, and the manas likes it afterward. If the mind consciousness likes studying the Dharma but the manas does not, there will be no diligence. If the manas also likes studying the Dharma, one will pursue it tirelessly and cultivate and study with diligence. What can be persisted in for a long time without giving up is all the manas's liking; what is intermittent means the manas is not very interested, being led and controlled by the mind consciousness—if the manas cannot be controlled, it runs off.