瑜伽師地論略纂 16.46

16.46

Regarding the treatise's statement: "Furthermore, there is a person (pudgala) who, having already attained dispassion, upon emerging from concentration, or at one time, their concentration aspect becomes mingled, and attention operates," etc.: this means that, generally speaking, when ordinary persons or noble ones have attained the nine uninterrupted and liberation paths and dwell in the path of special progress, at one time the mind of their path of special progress and distracted minds arise mingled together. This distracted mind is either bound to the form realm, because it is subsumed under wisdom arisen from hearing, etc.; otherwise, it is wisdom arisen from hearing and reflection of the desire realm, etc. Or at one time, a purely concentrated mind constitutes the path of special progress, not the uninterrupted or liberation path. While dwelling in the path of special progress, if one encounters a strong external sound condition and emerges from concentration, the ear-consciousness takes it as focal object and operates simultaneously with the sixth consciousness of the concentrated mind. This is where solely the ear-consciousness takes it as focal object, and there is no sixth consciousness taking the same single object as the ear-consciousness.