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Manjushrimitra
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Mañjuśrīmitra.
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Manjushrimitra discusses the Mindstream (Sanskrit: citta-santana) in the Bodhicittabhavana, a seminal early text of Ati Yoga: "The mental-continuum (citta-santana) is without boundaries or extension; it is not one thing, nor supported by anything." In this work, Manjushrimistra counters and tempers the Madhyamaka of Nagarjuna into what developed into the Mindstream Doctrine. Manjushrimitra makes it clear that intellectualism, philosophy and logic do not lead to realization and that "Those who seek the Truth must turn to direct yogic experience, should they hope to acquire realization."