註華嚴經題法界觀門頌 2.15

2.15

Had I known earlier of today's matters, / I would regret not being cautious at the beginning.
This verse [means that] the previous assimilation of form back to emptiness implicitly eliminated the sentiments of annihilation and reality, speaking only of manifesting principle without yet speaking of manifesting understanding. Now this directly eliminates the emotional attachment to parikalpita and implicitly eliminates the emptiness of the paratantra object. Awakening to this understanding mind as not separate from the previous principle is much like not knowing the lamp was originally fire, enduring hunger in vain.