Geshe Dorje Dadul slide: karma binds mind and body together. While together remain mutually dependent. Support each other as cooperating condition for each other. Substantial continuum (gyu): matter for matter, consciousness for consciousness. Matter affects mental consciousness through sensory consciousness. … Mention of brain as mind-essence among eight bodily essences. That is, a medical text lists the eight bodily essences, and says that the brain is the essence of the mind. I’d like to get a copy of that text. I should ask our friends at Mentseekhang.