瑜伽論記 5.19

5.19

In the sixth sūtra, the Sūtra on Not Experiencing Perception or Non-Perception regarding the Six Objects: regarding 'these dharmas, whether real or existent, are completely unexperienced', this means not experiencing the specific characteristics of objects. Regarding 'still less experiencing perception': one does not even experience the perception of the six objects; 'how much less non-perception': one also does not experience that non-perception. Below, 'having no mark of the eye' explains 'still less experiencing perception'; 'not experiencing specific characteristics' explains 'completely unexperienced'; 'not experiencing non-perception' explains 'how much less non-perception'. Saying 'due to revulsion and disillusionment, its power overpowers and eclipses... up to yet there being perception': this means that through repeated taintless revulsion, there is consequently no perception of things regarding the eyes and so forth, and only perceptions of the various principles of the four truths arise. 'Not experiencing non-perception': both perception and non-perception are entirely unexperienced; because of not conceptualizing any perception, neither the perception of existence nor the perception of emptiness is experienced; therefore, in the principle of cessation—tathatā—one contemplates tranquility. The intention here is to state that being separated from all conceptual marks is called 'non-perception': when non-conceptual gnosis directly realizes tathatā, the previous marks of suffering, pleasure, and so forth are also all separated from; thus perception and non-perception are entirely separated from; hence, being separated from the marks of perception is called 'non-perception'. It also says 'dwelling in the cessation attainment, and so forth': this is based on the arising of perceptions in that cessation attainment, explaining the sūtra text above: 'still less experiencing perception, how much less non-perception'.