大乘起信論別記 1.147

1.147

Question: The Yogācārabhūmiśāstra states, "All minds and mental factors share the same object of condition, but do not share the same mode of activity; they are simultaneous, yet each operates individually." Yet here it is said that the cognitive characteristic is also the same. These being contradictory, how are they reconciled? Answer: Both meanings are present, so there is no contradiction. Why? For instance, self-view operates in the nature of seeing, while self-love operates in the nature of attachment. Distinct in this way, each has a different operation. Yet seeing, love, and the rest all take the self as their condition. In respect of this aspect, it is called "sameness of cognitive characteristic." Therefore we know that these two are simply so and do not obstruct each other.