瑜伽論記 14.185

14.185

Below, it explains the six phrases of the sūtra text beginning with "forever detached from desire, etc." Regarding "moreover, whatever feeling there is, is the shadow of the tree of consciousness, etc.": because consciousness exists, feeling exists; feeling is spoken of as the shadow. Why does it speak only of feeling? Because craving is the root, giving rise to craving for spheres of objects, and so on. Regarding "because the remaining supports are forever extinguished, it is therefore spoken of as pure": this is said in reference to attaining nirvāṇa without remainder; at the adamantine mind (vajropamasamādhi) that consciousness is pure, for once nirvāṇa has been entered, it cannot be described as pure; furthermore, because there is no consciousness, it is called pure; it is not because it exists that it is called pure.