起信論疏筆削記 13.54

13.54

意識者，意之識也。論凡夫者，即十信已前，不了唯識，而修行者。以此識下，且明所依之識，以此麁識本是境界為緣之所起者，不知諸法本依現識而生，以不知故，復執為實。凡夫下，明能依之人。且二乘不知七八二識，及事識細分，但修我空觀智。凡夫悠悠修行，不知唯識道理，但依麁識，起欣厭心，而求佛果，不能亡相，由此與二乘同處而言。由此下，明得道分齊。作意者，作發趣佛道之意，即欣厭心也。久後等者，以趣心無輟，漸能解了唯識道理，如實修行，還得成道。以用心迂會，故不速疾，乃云久後。菩提，即無上道也。

"Mental consciousness" is the consciousness of the mind. The "ordinary persons" in the treatise are those prior to the ten faiths who do not understand consciousness-only, yet cultivate practice. "Because of this consciousness," etc., first clarifies the consciousness relied upon: because this coarse consciousness fundamentally arises with the objective realm as condition, they do not know that dharmas are fundamentally born relying upon the manifesting consciousness; because they do not know, they additionally grasp them as real. "Ordinary persons," etc., clarifies the persons who rely upon it. Furthermore, the two vehicles do not know the seventh and eighth consciousnesses or the subtle divisions of the consciousness of phenomena, but only cultivate the cognitive wisdom of the emptiness of self. Ordinary persons cultivate practice indifferently, not knowing the principle of consciousness-only, but merely relying on coarse consciousness, giving rise to minds of longing and aversion to seek the fruit of buddhahood, unable to eliminate marks; therefore they are spoken of together with the two vehicles. "Due to this," etc., clarifies the degree of attaining the path. "Producing the intention" means generating the intention to proceed toward the buddha path, which is the mind of longing and aversion. "Over a long period of time," etc.: because the mind of proceeding does not cease, they gradually become able to understand the principle of consciousness-only, cultivating practice in accordance with reality, and still manage to attain the path. Because the application of mind is roundabout, it is not rapid; hence it says "over a long period of time." Bodhi is the unexcelled path.