The path from the 7th to the 9th is the entire Buddhist journey.
This framework moves from surface-level awareness to the very ground of being. Here’s the breakdown: nine consciousnesses
These are raw, pre-thought data streams: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching. They simply register experience without judgment. The path from the 7th to the 9th
This is your everyday thinking mind. It integrates the five senses, conceptualizes, judges, plans, and remembers. It’s the "chatter" you identify as "you." pre-thought data streams: seeing
The Lankavatara Sutra , The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana , or the works of Thich Nhat Hanh (who re-framed the 9th as "Store Consciousness" and "Dharmadhatu").