宗鏡錄 50.21

50.21

Answer: The nature of phenomena has no differences; according to characteristics there are distinctions. Although there are distinctions, they do not contradict one another. The Yogācārabhūmiśāstra says: "Just as with various mental dharmas, although the nature of mental dharmas has no difference, yet because their characteristics differ, they operate simultaneously within a single body; in the same way, the ālayavijñāna and the evolving consciousnesses operate simultaneously within a single body, and you should know that they also do not contradict one another. Just as a rushing torrent has many waves, or just as on the surface of a single clear mirror many reflections appear at one time without contradicting one another, in the same way, within a single ālayavijñāna many evolving consciousnesses operate simultaneously, and you should know that they also do not contradict one another. Furthermore, just as a single eye-consciousness at one time, toward an objective realm of a single matter, grasps only one type of undifferentiated form-characteristic, or at one time suddenly grasps many various form-characteristics; and the ear-, nose-, tongue-, and body-consciousnesses, up to the conceptual manovijñāna, at one time grasp either the characteristic of a single realm or the characteristics of many diverse realms, you should know that the principle likewise does not contradict itself. Moreover, manas also always operates together with the ālayavijñāna, constantly associated at one time with the four kleśas such as innate, spontaneous self-pride."