大般涅槃經集解 33.40

33.40

案僧亮曰：心攀境而起，前後相應共了一緣。此總說，下別說也。眼識性異者，眼識緣現在，意識緣去來，下境界相應亦爾。眼識應獨緣一切者，眼識不滅，行在諸根中，在耳之時亦應見色，識性不異故。若爾，應緣一切法。今不爾者，凡夫倒計為常。

Sengliang comments: Mind arises by grasping at objects; antecedent and subsequent correspond to each other and together discern a single condition. This is the general explanation; below is the specific explanation. 'The eye-consciousness's nature is different' means that the eye-consciousness cognizes the present, while the mental consciousness cognizes the past and future; below, the correspondence with the sensory objects is also like this. 'The eye-consciousness should alone cognize all' means that if the eye-consciousness did not perish, it would operate within all sense faculties, and when present in the ear it should also see form, because the nature of consciousness would not be different. If that were so, it should cognize all dharmas. That it is not so now means that ordinary beings invertedly reckon it to be permanent.