肇論疏 2.19

2.19

第二、辨相也。所言相者，非有相之相，乃是無相之相耳。《老子》云：虛其心，實其腹，弱其志，強其骨。今借此語也。虛其心，謂不取相也。實其照，遍知萬法也。故能默曜韜光者，以不取相，故能潛照萬法也。鞱光者，謂藏匿智光而不取相也。虛心者，謂心無執著也。玄覽者，謂幽鑒也。閉智者，謂不分別也。塞聽者，不聽納也。又不曜而曜名為默曜，無光而光名為韜光，無心而心謂之虛心，不覽而覽名為玄覽，不知而知謂之閉智，無聽而聽謂之塞聽。雖復閉智塞聽，而獨悟空空之理，故云獨覺冥冥也。然冥冥語，出《莊子》。《莊子》云：照照生於冥冥，有倫生於無形。今借此語以喻空空也。

The second part discerns the characteristics. The "characteristics" spoken of here are not the characteristics of having characteristics, but the characteristics of being without characteristics. The *Laozi* says: "Empty their minds, fill their bellies, weaken their wills, strengthen their bones." Here this phrase is borrowed. "Empties his mind" means not grasping at characteristics. "Fills his illumination" means knowing all phenomena completely. Therefore, "he can silently shine and conceal his light": Because he does not grasp at characteristics, he can secretly illuminate the myriad phenomena. "Concealing his light" means hiding the light of wisdom without grasping at characteristics. "Emptying the mind" means the mind has no attachments. "Profound contemplation" means deep observation. "Closing wisdom" means not discriminating. "Blocking hearing" means not taking in sounds. Furthermore, shining without shining is called silent shining; giving light without light is called concealing light; being mindful without a mind is called an empty mind; observing without observing is called profound contemplation; knowing without knowing is called closing wisdom; and hearing without hearing is called blocking hearing. Although he closes wisdom and blocks hearing, he uniquely awakens to the principle of ultimate emptiness; hence it says, "he uniquely awakens to the obscure and dark." The expression "the obscure and dark" (*mingming*) comes from the *Zhuangzi*. The *Zhuangzi* says: "Luminosity is born from the obscure and dark; order is born from the formless." Here this phrase is borrowed to serve as a metaphor for ultimate emptiness.