金光明經文句記 1.83

1.83

初、敘彼立義。此解同肇以合釋一，而但就機論不高下合應之心也。若謂眾生心不高下中平之時，即是與佛合一時也，故云平時即是一時。二、「私」下章安釋成。言私謂者，大師滅後，頂師記錄此文句時自加此釋。事非公灼，故言私也。蓋慮後人不解真諦高下之義，故為釋出。高謂慢心自恃陵他，不能奉行佛之道法，故云慢心不行。下謂耽戀五欲荒迷不捨，何能受道？此之二心最為道障，欲令今人不耽不慢修於平時，即感聖也。

First, narrating his established meaning. This explanation, like Zhao's, explains "one" as "union," but discusses the mind of capacity responding without high or low. If one says that when the minds of sentient beings are neither high nor low but even and balanced, that is precisely the time of uniting as one with the Buddha; therefore, he says that an even time is precisely "at one time." Second, from "privately" down, Zhang'an's supplementary explanation. Saying "privately I consider" refers to Master Ding personally adding this explanation when recording this *Textual Commentary* after the Great Master passed away. Because the matter was not openly declared, he said "privately." He probably worried that later people would not understand Paramārtha's meaning of "high and low," so he explained it for them. "High" refers to an arrogant mind relying on itself and slighting others, unable to practice the Buddha's Path and Dharma, hence called "arrogant mind not practicing." "Low" refers to indulging in and clinging to the five desires, confused and unable to renounce them; how could one receive the Path? These two minds are the greatest obstacles to the Path; wishing to cause people today neither to indulge nor be arrogant, cultivating an even time, they will evoke the sage.