起信論疏筆削記 1.41

1.41

然上四門旨趣微妙，初則標本以彰末，使萬有星羅於義天；後則攝末以歸本，俾群象泯同於性海。乍舒乍卷、或存或亡，法乃同時，義無前後。由是阿鼻依正全處極聖之自心，毘盧身土不逾下凡之一念，圓實之旨其在茲焉。問：初敘一心，後辨二門不二，亦即一心，初後何別？答：初之一心，心當能起；後之一心，心當所歸。雖前後體同，且始終義異。但以本是一心，離名絕相，由其迷悟，萬法隨生；生法本空，一切唯識，識如幻夢，但是一心。由是論依法說、疏約論明，次第四門故無所越，一論之旨其在茲焉。

Now, the purports of the above four gates are subtle and profound. At first, by indicating the root, the branches are manifested, causing the myriad existences to spread out like stars in the sky of meaning; later, by gathering the branches, they are returned to the root, causing the multitude of phenomena to merge identically in the ocean of nature. Now unfurling, now rolling up; now preserved, now extinguished: the dharmas are simultaneous, and their meanings are without before and after. Because of this, the dependent and primary [retributions] of the Avīci Hell dwell entirely within the supreme sage's own mind, and the body and land of Vairocana do not exceed a single thought-moment of an ordinary person below. The purport of the consummate and real lies right here! Question: First, the One Mind was described; later, the non-duality of the two gates was analyzed, which is also the One Mind. What is the difference between the beginning and the end? Answer: As for the first One Mind, the mind corresponds to that which can give rise; as for the latter One Mind, the mind corresponds to that to which [all] returns. Although the essence is the same in the beginning and the end, their meanings differ in the initiation and conclusion. It is simply because it is originally One Mind, transcending names and cutting off marks; yet due to delusion and awakening, the myriad dharmas arise in accordance. Arisen dharmas are originally empty, everything is vijñaptimātra, and consciousness is like an illusion or a dream—it is simply the One Mind. Because of this, the treatise is spoken in reliance on the Dharma, and the commentary explains it with reference to the treatise; the sequence of the four gates thus admits of no violation. The purport of the entire treatise lies right here.