宗鏡錄 73.9

73.9

答。由妄念熏故。生起諸法。故云從妄念起。亦可疑云。法既唯心。我何不見。而我所見。唯是異心。釋云。異心者。是妄念分別而作故。云妄念生也。既境唯識。無外異法。是故種種分別皆是自心。即塵無相。識不自緣。是故無塵識不生。則心不見心矣。攝論云。無有別法能取別法。能所既窮故。無相可得也。心生種種法生。心滅種種法滅者。

Answer: Because of the perfuming of false thoughts, they give rise to the various dharmas; hence it is said that they 'arise from false thoughts'. One might also doubt: 'Since dharmas are citta only, why do I not see it, and what I see is only a different citta?' The explanation says: a 'different citta' is made by the discrimination of false thoughts; hence it is said that 'false thoughts arise'. Since realms are consciousness only and there are no external, different dharmas, therefore all the various discriminations are one's own citta. Thus dust has no characteristics and consciousness does not take itself as an object; therefore without dust, consciousness does not arise, which means citta does not see citta. The Mahāyānasaṃgraha says: 'There is no distinct dharma that can grasp a distinct dharma.' Since grasper and grasped are exhausted, no characteristic can be attained. As for 'When citta arises, various dharmas arise; when citta ceases, various dharmas cease'—