大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 61.41

61.41

The third dhyāna. Regarding the commentary's "First, dwelling in equanimity": that is upekṣā. The 'number' (caitta) refers to one mental factor among the eleven wholesome factors. As for the eleven wholesome factors, the Vijñaptimātratā verse says: "Wholesome means faith, shame, modesty, / the three roots of non-greed and so forth, / diligence, pliancy, vigilance, / equanimity of activity, and non-harming." Here, clarifying 'equanimity of activity' is precisely one of them. That treatise explains: "'Equanimity of activity' means diligence and the three roots, having as its nature causing the mind to abide in equality, uprightness, and effortless application, having as its function countering restlessness and non-quiescent abiding." Explanation: This takes four dharmas as its essence, hence it says diligence and the three roots. The three roots are the wholesome activities of non-greed and so forth. Next, the commentary says "distinguishing it as not being the feeling of indifference (upekṣā-vedanā)": the feeling of indifference is solely indeterminate, not of a wholesome nature. Equanimity of activity is of a wholesome nature, hence it is now distinguished. "The active mind being harmonized and poised": equanimity of activity universally abandons the three unwholesome roots of greed and so forth; here, facing the joy (prīti) of the second dhyāna, it refers to abandoning the fault of joy.