All Dharmas Are Only Consciousness, All Dharmas Are Recursive Elements — Consciousness as Self-Reflexive Recursive Element, No External Reality Independent of Recursive Elements Means All Existents Have Consciousness

The Yogācāra doctrine “all dharmas are only consciousness” is often misinterpreted as subjective idealism, whereas the original meaning of “consciousness” is a dialectical function of universal sensory-communicative interpenetration, a self-reflexive and active structure inherent in all existents. Based on the Zhu-Liang Theorem of Recursive Nested Functions, this paper demonstrates that “consciousness” is precisely the self-reflexive recursive element: any existent, as a recursive element \(x\), has its truth function \(h_A\) driven by the Zhu-Liang equation to continuously self-negate and self-transcend, which is precisely the mathematical form of “sensory-communicative interpenetration.” “No external reality independent of consciousness” does not deny the reality of the external world, but means that all existents have their intrinsic recursive structure, and nothing can exist independently of recursive elements. Thus, “all dharmas are only consciousness” is equivalent to “all dharmas are recursive elements,” achieving a unification of Yogācāra and recursive ontology. This interpretation returns to the dialectical essence of Yogācāra and provides a recursive foundation for East-West philosophical dialogue.