All Behavioral Manifestations in Hypnosis Reflect the Nature of Manas

Recollections of past lives and behavioral manifestations during hypnosis are entirely the functions of manas (the mental faculty) and are unrelated to consciousness, nor are they controlled by consciousness. The psychological states and behaviors of consciousness pertain only to the present life and have no connection to past lives, whereas manas is connected to all successive lives. However, manas itself exists only for one lifetime; thus, if unaffected by consciousness, all events for manas are not considered too distant, appearing as if they were happening right now.

All behavioral manifestations during hypnosis are the inherent habits of manas itself, reflecting its intrinsic nature. Whether the hypnosis reveals wholesome or unwholesome tendencies, wholesome mental factors or unwholesome mental factors, greed or aversion—all these are characteristics of manas.

When manas presents all matters of the five aggregates from past lives, it demonstrates that manas possesses a memory function. However, the expression of manas relies on the consciousness of the present life during hypnosis. At this time, consciousness can only obediently follow the instructions of manas; it cannot act autonomously or control manas. What manas reveals is its true, unadorned essence—its inherent nature, without concealment, falsification, or pretense. To genuinely comprehend the intrinsic nature of manas, we must observe and contemplate manas in the hypnotic state; through this, we can understand manas and attain wisdom.