Mind consciousness cognition views the external world as merely the object aspect of consciousness, with the brain and senses being merely rudimentary tools for the mind's function.
Of course, not all of our senses are entirely rudimentary. Compared to dogs, for instance, our mental consciousness is much more developed, but our sense of smell is far inferior. If we had a dog's nose, it would be impressive - we could detect smuggling and drug trafficking. A dog's superior sense of smell, combined with accurate mental judgment, would make it easy to catch criminals.
However, in consciousness-based cognition, the brain is not the cognitive entity itself; it's just an assisting tool, and a rather rudimentary one at that.
We often think humans are extraordinary - Elon Musk's rockets are about to launch, aiming to colonize Venus. But imagine the reaction of those in the Shambhala Pure Land; they probably wouldn't even laugh, just thinking this guy is being silly.
Comparing what we humans consider impressive to celestial beings is fundamentally impossible because our brain-based cognition is essentially quite rudimentary. Like frogs in a well, we stubbornly believe the well we live now is everything. Bound by this fixed view of space and time, we don't even know where the edge of our well is.
Our concept of space-time has been constantly changing with scientific ideas proposed by giants like Newton and Einstein. Today's quantum mechanics has greatly altered our understanding of space-time, but it hasn't led to a massive qualitative change in our cognition. Why? The root cause is that science doesn't recognize the mind as fundamental. Under such guidance, it's almost impossible for humanity to make significant progress!
Cognition through the mind, being based on individual self-realization, is also problematic in our Saha world. Those who have achieved realization can freely traverse countless worlds in all directions, while we can at best travel freely between Thailand and China, and even that is severely limited. It's unfair - we should settle accounts with those achievers (just kidding)!
Excerpted from: Cognition and Expression Part Three
