金光明經文句記 1.83

1.83

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.