宗鏡錄 16.15

16.15

答。但眾生迷於自理。起諸妄念。是時真如。但顯染相。以本覺內熏妄心。故有厭求。有厭求故。真用即顯。厭求劣故。相用即麁。厭求漸增。用亦微細。如是漸漸。乃至心原。無明既盡。厭求都息。始覺同本。用還歸體。平等平等。無二無別。未至心原已還。用於識中。隨根顯現。故云識中現也。

Answer: It is simply that sentient beings are deluded about their own principle and give rise to various false thoughts. At this time, tathatā merely manifests defiled marks. Because original enlightenment internally perfumes the false mind, there is revulsion and seeking. Because there is revulsion and seeking, the true function immediately manifests. Because revulsion and seeking are weak, the marks and functions are coarse. As revulsion and seeking gradually increase, the function also becomes subtle. Gradually like this, up to the source of the mind, when avidyā is exhausted, revulsion and seeking entirely cease; initial enlightenment becomes identical to original [enlightenment], and function returns to substance—equal, non-dual, and without distinction. Before reaching the source of the mind, function is manifested within consciousness according to one's faculties; hence it is said to manifest within consciousness.