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The Nine ConsciousnessesBased on The Buddha in Daily LifeBy Richard Causton
SGI-USALotus Heights DistrictL. Myring
The Five Senses The Five Senses
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TasteSightSmellTouchHearing
TasteSightSmellTouchHearing
Sixth ConsciousnessSixth Consciousness Integration of sensory
input, Judgement concerning
external matters Karma is formed in the
6 consciousnesses
Integration of sensory input,
Judgement concerning external matters
Karma is formed in the 6 consciousnesses
Seventh ConsciousnessSeventh Consciousness
The realm of abstract or spiritual thought and judgement, and ego awareness
The realm of abstract or spiritual thought and judgement, and ego awareness
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I love me, what’s your hobby?I love me, what’s your hobby?
Seventh Mano-ConsciousnessSeventh Mano-Consciousness The mano-consciousness [thinking mind] forms a self-
concept, often a distorted one, and is characterized by self-attachment.
The self-concept created by the mano-consciousness is not experienced consciously in the course of daily living; it is an idea of “self-ness” on an unconscious or subconscious level.
In addition to an awareness of and an attachment to the self, the mano-consciousness also includes the ability to distinguish between good and evil.
In this sense, the mano-consciousness may be described as a conduit between the manifest mental activities and the dormant ones, between the conscious and the unconscious.
The mano-consciousness [thinking mind] forms a self-concept, often a distorted one, and is characterized by self-attachment.
The self-concept created by the mano-consciousness is not experienced consciously in the course of daily living; it is an idea of “self-ness” on an unconscious or subconscious level.
In addition to an awareness of and an attachment to the self, the mano-consciousness also includes the ability to distinguish between good and evil.
In this sense, the mano-consciousness may be described as a conduit between the manifest mental activities and the dormant ones, between the conscious and the unconscious.
Source: Living Buddhism 01/05 v.9 n.1 p.33
Seventh Mano-ConsciousnessSeventh Mano-Consciousness
Key Discussion Point 1: How can we avoid being trapped in the cage
of our seventh consciousness, or controled by our attachment to ego?
Key Discussion Point 1: How can we avoid being trapped in the cage
of our seventh consciousness, or controled by our attachment to ego?
Source: abuddhistpodcast.com/
Alaya - Eight Consciousness
Alaya - Eight Consciousness
The repository of the effects of causes
made in our eternal past.
The source of darkness and delusion
arising from our desires.
The repository of the effects of causes
made in our eternal past.
The source of darkness and delusion
arising from our desires.
Daisaku Ikeda on the Eight Consciousness:
Daisaku Ikeda on the Eight Consciousness:
“Both good karma and bad karma are stored
there like seeds in a granary. The term
‘storehouse’ conjures up the image of an
actual structure into which things of
substance can be placed. But in fact it may
be more accurate to say that the life-current
of karmic energy itself constitutes the
eighth consciousness.” Daisaku Ikeda in: Wisdom Of The
Lotus Sutra p. 35
“Both good karma and bad karma are stored
there like seeds in a granary. The term
‘storehouse’ conjures up the image of an
actual structure into which things of
substance can be placed. But in fact it may
be more accurate to say that the life-current
of karmic energy itself constitutes the
eighth consciousness.” Daisaku Ikeda in: Wisdom Of The
Lotus Sutra p. 35
Buddha NatureBuddha NatureNinth ConsciousnessNinth Consciousness
Buddha NatureBuddha NatureNinth ConsciousnessNinth Consciousness
The fundamental, original and absolutely The fundamental, original and absolutely
pure consciousness which is universal pure consciousness which is universal
and constitutes the essence of our lives.and constitutes the essence of our lives.
Without tapping the ninth, our destiny lies Without tapping the ninth, our destiny lies
in the eighth – and is fixed.in the eighth – and is fixed.
The fundamental, original and absolutely The fundamental, original and absolutely
pure consciousness which is universal pure consciousness which is universal
and constitutes the essence of our lives.and constitutes the essence of our lives.
Without tapping the ninth, our destiny lies Without tapping the ninth, our destiny lies
in the eighth – and is fixed.in the eighth – and is fixed.