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In reality, this second mind is your true self. However, people tend to think that the delusions of the first mind, that is, the five-foot body, are themselves. What is the second mind? When you see flowers, you think that the flowers are smiling, when you hear birds, you think that the birds are talking to you. Your heart is filled with joy in everything you see and hear, and no doubts arise. When someone is sad, you feel sad, when someone is happy, you feel happy, when someone is very sad, you think, "Yes!", when someone is very happy, tears flow and you just can't stop. Even when you are very sad, deep down you are still happy. It is a mind like this. It is present throughout all time, so it cannot die. A person who realizes that the second mind is themselves is called an awakened person, and a person who does not is called a sleeping person.