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Dream-objects and waking objects are merely the existence and non-existence through the discrimination of the false mind. The causation of all dharmas is also like this. Having already known that all dharmas arise from the mind, one can think of the inevitable principle by analogy to dreams. Those one hundred dharmas and all dharma-gates fundamentally take mind as their basis and all arise from mind. That principle is evident, all as described above.
Therefore, one who discusses the hundred dharmas naturally establishes one mind. If one contemplates one mind, the hundred dharmas are immediately manifest.
Even the twelve causes of birth and death called ignorance and called formations are all numbers of one's own mind. What is called craving and called grasping are all delusions of one's own mind. The seeds of the five branches including consciousness are all perfumed by one's own mind. How are the fruits of the two branches of birth and death not born from one's own mind? The various things I now depend on—body, container-world, food and drink, clothing, etc.—are all formed by accumulating through perfuming the various discriminations that arose within my chest in previous lives. Not knowing this principle, one revolves in birth and death. If one awakens to this principle, birth and death are permanently abandoned. Controlling the mind in one place and constantly contemplating this principle—how could the darkness of beginningless sin not be extinguished? Question: The Avatamsaka Sutra says: "The three realms are only one mind. Outside mind there are no separate dharmas. Mind, Buddha, and sentient beings—these three have no difference." Is the consciousness-only doctrine now being established precisely this? Next, among the five levels of consciousness-only and the five types of consciousness-only including consciousness's self-characteristics, which gate encompasses this? Next, are the contemplations of the four kinds of investigation that bodhisattvas practice in the stage of preparation precisely the consciousness-only contemplation being established? If so, what is that meaning? Next, does consciousness-only exclusively return to defiled consciousness? Or does it exclusively return to the conditioned as primary? Is there no meaning of returning to pure consciousness and returning to the unconditioned as primary? Answer: What is now established is precisely the meaning of the three having no difference. Why? Now through the principles of perfuming, transformation, etc., if one has gained understanding that everything is mind-only like dreams,
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Since there is no fixed self or dharmas, in relation to what would there be real others? Therefore outside mind there are absolutely no sentient beings. Also, since there is thus no real ordinary realm, in relation to what would there be a real Buddha realm? Therefore outside mind there is further no Buddha realm. This is because everything is like illusions and dreams without fixed reality. Fixed real self and others, fixed real ordinary and sacred beings—all are false thoughts before deluded emotions. Since all are abandoned, that empty and quiet nature is precisely the equal dharma-nature. The provisional and illusory phenomenal aspects above it have cognizer and cognized that are neither identical nor separate, fundamental objects and reflected images that are neither identical nor separate, Buddha-realm and ordinary realm that are neither identical nor separate, essence and function, cause and effect that are neither identical nor separate. Therefore, having known that the three realms are only one mind, the principle of three having no difference is naturally established.
Due to this meaning, that gate of non-separation means that Buddha's form and mind, sentient beings' form and mind, and practitioners' form and mind are equally equal. This is because myriad dharmas arise from one mind and, being like illusory dream-objects without fixed reality, characteristics have no fixed characteristics and nature is characterless-ness. The dharma-realm of one particle is originally unobstructed and has this meaning. Next, what was accomplished above is essential. Opening it, there are five levels of stages. That is, through the principle of perfuming and transformation, one gains knowledge of the teaching that myriad dharmas are mind-only. Phenomena and principle, nature and characteristics exist inconceivably, and there is no attachment of augmentation and diminishment that is not abandoned. This is precisely the first of the five levels. This is called "consciousness-only that abandons the false and preserves the real." Also, since myriad dharmas are gathered as consciousness-only, although there are internal objects, it is not called "objects-only." This is the second level. This is called "consciousness-only that abandons the mixed and retains the pure." Also, since the myriad different dharmas of form and mind all perfume seeds and generate functions according to the discriminative power of one's own mind, when knowing thus, those gathered form and mind dharmas are precisely the two functions of cognizer and cognized. That which gathers them, one's own inner mind, is precisely mind's self-essence. This precisely
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corresponds to the third. This is called "consciousness-only that gathers branches and returns to the root." Also, since thus returning to one mind, mental factors are not discussed. This also corresponds to the fourth. This is called "consciousness-only that conceals the inferior and reveals the superior." Also, when thus returning to one mind-essence, everything is like dreams with no characteristics to grasp, and what provides proof is simply the one-reality realm that abandons verbal expression. This is the fifth level. This is called "consciousness-only that abandons characteristics and realizes nature." Next, the five types of consciousness-only including consciousness's self-characteristics are also within this. That is, through the principle of perfuming and transformation, when gathering all dharmas and returning them to one's own mind, that mind's true essence is consciousness's self-characteristics. The mental factors within what is gathered are consciousness-associated. All object-realms are consciousness-transformed. The various non-associated are consciousness-states. Thus gathering and returning, all become consciousness-only. This finally reveals the wondrous principle of equal true nature. This is the consciousness-only of consciousness's true nature. Next, the four investigations, etc., are precisely this consciousness-only contemplation. All dharmas return to one's own mind and are all provisionally existent but truly non-existent. Therefore one confirms the emptiness of the two graspings and enters consciousness-only true nature. However, regarding dharmas there are names that express and meanings that are expressed. In those names there are self-nature and distinctions. In those meanings there are also self-nature and distinctions. Now these four types of dharmas—names, meanings, self-natures, and distinctions—are all mind-transformed, provisionally existent but truly non-existent. This is how one contemplates. The shallow level of this contemplation is called "four investigations"; the deep level is called "four cognitions of suchness." Contemplating thus is precisely because through the principles of perfuming and transformation, etc., everything is like dream-objects. Therefore what was accomplished above precisely corresponds to this contemplation. Next, regarding the consciousness-only of five types and six gates, different explanations are not uniform.
Generally, the various myriad different dharma-gates taught in one lifetime of teaching are all different appellations of consciousness-only. As the Consciousness-Only Chapter comprehensively describes their characteristics, one can examine and see them. If so, the gates of returning to the pure and returning to the unconditioned are
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also inevitable. However, in the defiled stage wisdom is inferior and consciousness is strong. In the pure stage wisdom is strong and consciousness is inferior. Therefore, although both defiled and pure stages have the two dharmas of consciousness and wisdom together, the name "consciousness" mostly accords with the defiled stage. Also, consciousness is discrimination. Suchness is non-discriminating. If discussing discriminative nature, this is also true discrimination. The consciousness-only suchness among the seven suchnesses is precisely this meaning. Therefore the Doctrinal Forest Chapter says: "Sometimes the word consciousness fully possesses principle and phenomena, or is called 'perfect true-nature consciousness.'" However, what the name "discrimination" properly reveals is exclusively in defiled cognitive mental dharmas. Due to such meaning, the name consciousness-only particularly returns to the meaning of defiled false mind. (That is to say) Therefore, at the beginning of the Consciousness-Only Treatise, regarding the stage of self and dharma perfuming, it clarifies the dharma-gates of the three transforming consciousnesses. This precisely accords with the Avatamsaka Sutra's teaching that the three realms are only mind. It also accords with the Madhyāntavibhāga Treatise's "false discrimination," "three-realm mind," and "false discrimination." All return to the meaning of defiled mind.
This is precisely the essential technique for ordinary beings to contemplate their own minds and quickly reach the stage of awakening. Does the path of sudden realization of bodhi truly exist in this dharma? When a person in a dream knows it is a dream, that dream will surely awaken. We are now in the dream of birth and death, repeatedly contemplating the principle that everything is mind-only like dreams. Reaching the morning of awakening is surely near! Therefore Consciousness-Only says: "If one thus knows the consciousness-only teaching, one can then without error well prepare provisions, quickly enter dharma-emptiness, realize supreme awakening, and rescue and liberate sentient beings from the cycle of birth and death." Question: If so, when cultivating this contemplation, how should one know the aspects of calm-abiding and insight? Answer: The dharma of consciousness-only calm-abiding and insight is fully contained in the Discrimination of Yoga chapter of the Samdhinirmocana Sutra. One can know it by examining and reading it. Question: What has been clarified above is still quite extensive. For the very first beginning practice, as the essential dharma for that level, please show the vital points. Answer: Great