成唯識論演祕 3.925

3.925

詳曰：非無其義。然對有心明勝之位，無心名闇劣，劣謂無力不生現故。如呼日沒名為闇者，復爽何理？若言後念方無心者，喻闕能立。文中既云極悶絕時，極言通上，文巧便也，不煩更置。

Examined closely: this opinion is not without merit. However, in contrast to a state where mind is present, clear, and superior, mindlessness is termed 'dim and inferior'; 'inferior' means lacking power and not generating active states. Just as calling sunset 'darkness', what principle does this violate? If one says that it is only in the subsequent moment that one becomes mindless, the example would lack the probandum. Since the text says 'at the time of extreme fainting', the word 'extreme' applies to the preceding, which makes the text concise and skillful, with no need for further additions.