十不二門指要鈔 2.22

2.22

Second, from "Two and..." downward, explaining that the essence of cultivation and nature is identical by means of an analogy. Although the distinctions between cultivation and nature, as well as wisdom and practice, have been explained, they are all 'two yet nondual.' Therefore, they are illustrated horizontally and vertically through the analogy of waves and water, which is still spoken in terms of the three dharmas within the combined state; how could it not be so when opened? First, it explains that the two of cultivation are like waves and the one of nature is like water; being two yet nondual, waves and water can be understood. Cultivation and nature being so, the two dharmas within cultivation are likewise two yet nondual, identical to waves and water.