起信論疏筆削記 20.5

20.5

無常中，論　一切有為者，除六無為外，餘之四位並是有為。無得久停者，諸法既生，生已即滅，如露如電不可久留，故《戒經》云：壯色不停，猶如奔馬，人命無常，過於山水。今日雖存，明亦難保。《無常經》云：假使妙高山，劫盡皆散壞，大海深無底，亦復有枯竭，大地及日月，時至皆歸盡，未曾有一事，不被無常吞。

Under "Impermanence," the Śāstra says: "All conditioned dharmas": except for the six unconditioned dharmas, the remaining four categories are all conditioned. "None can stay long": once dharmas arise, having arisen they immediately perish, like dew or lightning, unable to remain long. Thus the Precept Sūtra says: "Vigorous complexion does not stop, like a galloping horse; human life is impermanent, exceeding mountain torrents. Though surviving today, tomorrow is hard to ensure." The Impermanence Sūtra says: "Even if Mount Meru crumbles and is destroyed at the end of the kalpa, and the great ocean, deep and bottomless, also dries up, and the great earth along with the sun and moon all come to an end when the time arrives—there has never been a single thing that is not swallowed by impermanence."