一切有情皆依此四食而住。此四食是：段食、触食、思食、识食。

All sentients depend on the four types of foods to live. The four foods are: period food, touch food, mean food, and sense food.

一、段食，旧作搏食，变坏为相，谓于欲界，香味触三尘于变坏时能为食事。

Period food, which used to be “combat food”, turning bad is its phenomena, that is, in desire boundary, when turning bad, fragrance taste and touch the three dusts can be food matter.

二、触食，旧作乐食，以触心所有法为体，触境为相，谓触喜乐之事，摄受喜乐等能为食事，如观戏剧，终日不食，不感其饥。此食属于全部的前七识，但于第六识（意识）偏重。

Touch food, which used to be called “laugh food”, by heartland law Touch as body, touching environment is its phenomenon. That is, touching happiness and laughter can be food matter, such as watching a drama, not eating all day long, and not feeling hungry. This food belongs to all the first seven senses, but it is prone to the sixth sense (Intent-sense).

三、思食，旧作念食，以思心所有法为体，希望为相，谓思与欲俱转，希可爱境能为食事。如人饥渴，至饮食之处，当得饮食之思，否则健康堪忧。此食属于前七识共有，但于第六识（意识）偏重，希望胜故。

Mean food, the old word is “spell food”, by heartland law Mean as body, Hope is its phenomenon. That is, Mean and Hope are turning mutually, hoping for lovable environment can be food matter, such as a person is hungry, and passing by an eating place, he should have the “mean” of eating and drinking, otherwise his health should be worried. This food belongs to all the first seven senses, but it is prone to the sixth sense (Intent-sense), because arousing hope is its phenomenon.

在伊斯兰教和基督教中，这种食物被称作 “Mana”（意思食）。插图11.5-4中，是圣经中迁徙的人们在拾取上帝赐予的 “Mana” 。

In Islam and Christianity, this food is called "Mana" (Intent Mean Food). In Illustration 11.5-4, the migrating people in the Bible are picking up the "Mana" bestowed by God.

四、识食，执持为相，谓异熟果恒相续，执持有情生命，能为食事。此食属于八位识共有，但于第八识（无意识，古作神识）偏重，无意识持身故。

Sense food, to hold and sustain is its phenomena, what unconsciousness’ mutant fruits succeedingly ripen constantly, to hold sustain sentient life, can be food matter. This food belongs to all eight senses, but prone to unconsciousness (Ancient as God-sense) because unconsciousness holds the body.