大乘起信論義疏 1.40

1.40

自下第二明妄法體，此中有二：一者順釋；二者「若離心念」以下，返釋。「一切諸法」者，生死妄法非一，故名一切；諸如虛非無，故名之為法。「唯依妄念而有差別」者，無明是其為妄念也。以有無明迷真如故，即有生滅，如空中花，眼患故有，眼治則無。眾生如是，無明眼瞙故生滅，非有妄計為有，起種種業，受種種苦。若以修起，緣知金神，決其眼瞙；方知妄無，豁然會真。故肇師言「所以眾生輪轉生死者，皆著欲故也。若欲止於心，即無復生死。」自下返釋。「若離心念」者，是七識為心念也。「則無一切境界之相」者，是生死境界也。有妄念故則有妄境，若無妄念，生死妄境何由得起？故下文言「心生法生，心滅法滅，三界虛妄，但一心作。」

From here below, the second [topic] clarifies the essence of delusive dharmas. In this there are two: first, the direct explanation; second, from "If one is free from the mind's thoughts" below, the reverse explanation. "All dharmas": the delusive dharmas of saṃsāra are not one, hence they are called "all"; although they are illusory, they are not non-existent, hence they are called "dharmas." "Are differentiated solely depending on deluded thoughts": avidyā constitutes the deluded thoughts. Because of the presence of avidyā obscuring tathatā, there is arising and ceasing, like flowers in the sky: existing because of eye disease, yet absent once the eyes are cured. Sentient beings are like this: because of the cataract of avidyā, there is arising and ceasing; falsely conceiving what is non-existent as existent, they give rise to manifold karmas and undergo manifold sufferings. If, through practice arising, [one uses] the gold needle of conditioned wisdom to remove that cataract of the eye, one then realizes delusion is non-existent and opens up in realization to unite with the true. Therefore Master Zhao said: "The reason why sentient beings revolve in saṃsāra is entirely because they cling to desires. If desires cease in the mind, there will be no more saṃsāra." From here below is the reverse explanation. "If one is free from the mind's thoughts": the seven consciousnesses constitute the mind's thoughts. "Then there are no characteristics of any perceptual objects": these are the perceptual objects of saṃsāra. Because there are deluded thoughts, there are deluded objects; if there are no deluded thoughts, whence could the deluded objects of saṃsāra arise? Therefore the text below states: "When the mind arises, dharmas arise; when the mind ceases, dharmas cease. The three realms are illusory, made solely by the one mind."