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Next, Dr.Pang elaborated on the concept of consciousness from various perspectives, including philosophy, psychology, medicine, Buddhism, and Taoism. We have distilled the content relevant to our practice for everyone to understand. Today, we will focus on the definition of the subconscious from a psychological perspective, which is highly insightful. The original text from the book reads as follows:

"The term 'consciousness' emerged after Buddhism was introduced to China. Before that, ancient China referred to it as 'mind' or 'spirit,' broadly meaning advanced neural activities."

"Psychology: Consciousness is considered the sum total of all psychological activities. Psychological activities refer to emotions, moods, temperament, thinking, memory, abilities, etc. All these activities take place against the background of consciousness."

Additionally, psychology defines the subconscious as follows:

"Primordial Consciousness Layer: It resides at the most 'fundamental level' of all neural activities. Under normal circumstances, it is obscured by the conscious layer and submerged by conscious activities. Only when conscious activities cease can it manifest. It does not rely on conceptual activities but directly aligns with information. Hence, it is non-analytical and non-conceptual. When concepts come into play, conscious activities begin."

Please take the time to reflect deeply on this definition of the subconscious. By doing so, we can better understand when we might catch glimpses of our subconscious in daily life—that hidden force that silently influences and controls our life activities. Furthermore, we can explore the principle of how the subconscious emerges and flows during our practice of “Do-nothing” meditation.

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