How to Let the Manas Arrive at Its Own Results and Answers

Question: "How can the manas arrive at results and answers by itself? The mind consciousness should analyze and deliberate less, and let the manas deliberate and weigh things by itself more—this is the most effective method. Once the mind consciousness knows the answer, it no longer wants to investigate, and the manas then has no opportunity to investigate."

Previously I read the master's teaching on the Dharma: the mind consciousness should analyze and deliberate more in order to permeate the manas. This seems to contradict the sentence above. What is going on?

Answer: At the very beginning, the mind consciousness must permeate extensively. Once the mind consciousness has clarified the meaning of the Dharma, it should set aside the marks of language and words, condense these meanings of the Dharma into a single point, and keep it suspended in the mind at all times. At this point, the manas's deliberation exceeds the mind consciousness's deliberation.

The mind consciousness permeating itself with the meaning of the Dharma is like an investigator collecting market information—the intelligence must be detailed. After the materials have been collected, they are handed over to the boss, the manas, for review. At this point, the subordinate has little left to do; if the boss cannot understand something, the subordinate appropriately explains it a bit and supplements it. When the meaning of the Dharma is condensed into a single point and suspended in the mind, it means the boss, the manas, is about to review the materials. At this time, the employee should not disturb the boss too much; after the boss has finished reviewing and reached his own conclusion, he will make the final decision and confirm it. This is what it means to realize it.

In worldly law, to convict someone of a crime requires one hundred percent of the evidence. Therefore, when the manas (the judge) raises a questioning doubt, it needs the mind consciousness (the prosecutor) to search for evidence, and the search is complete only when the manas is firmly convinced; only then can the sentence be determined and the verdict pronounced.