The Remarkably Vivid and Precise Suggestive Function of the Manas in Dreams

Question: A while ago, in a night dream, I suddenly saw a dagger flying out of the void and stabbing into the kidney position on the right side of my lower back. I felt a sharp pain and woke up with a start. Afterward, I rubbed my lower back and felt a bit sore, but there was no pain, so I didn't take it seriously. A month later, the pain in my right kidney became unbearable, and I couldn't sleep the whole night. I went to the hospital for an X-ray, and it turned out that a stone in my right kidney had grown to 1.1 cm, moved downward, gotten stuck in the ureter, and caused hydronephrosis. Was that dream related to the right kidney stone? Was it a reminder for me to pay attention to my health?

Answer: This is manas's hint and premonition to you. He is telling you that the kidney stone in your right kidney has already become very serious—so serious that it is like a dagger stabbing into the kidney, meaning that you should find a way to treat it so as to avoid danger to your life. Using a dagger stabbing into the kidney as a metaphor for the harm the stone poses to your body is very vivid and apt, and very much in line with the facts. This shows how wise manas is. Although He cannot speak and lacks the functions of language, words, and sound, He can display images and use pictures to express and convey information. This signal was shown very plainly, clear at a glance, requiring no further pondering or deliberation—it is even faster and more accurate than understanding through the language and words of the mind consciousness. This behavior shows that manas is very loyal and responsible to the body. On the surface, He seems to be helping the mind consciousness understand the condition of the right kidney, but in reality, He wants the mind consciousness to cure the stone disease for Him—ultimately, it is still for Himself.

Because sentient beings cannot observe manas through direct perception, they all misunderstand manas, thinking that manas is dull and can't do anything, like an idiot who relies on the mind consciousness to attend to Him. But from this dream, manas is by no means an idiot; He is more astute than the mind consciousness. How apt, vivid, and perfectly fitting it is to use a dagger as a metaphor for the severity of the matter—it is simply wonderful beyond words, not inferior to the wisdom of the mind consciousness. His imagination, thinking ability, and observational power are all quite impressive; it is just that sentient beings are unaware of all this. But not everyone's manas is as wise as this, just as not everyone's mind consciousness is intelligent. The more one cultivates, the wiser manas becomes, the more refined His thoughts, the more powerful His functions, and the more He can lead the mind consciousness to enhance its wisdom.