The Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra: Volume 34 (68)

Henceforth, uninterruptedly, with regard to the truths of the noble ones previously contemplated, an internal mental attention arises. Without interruption of this attention, following the sequence of the truths previously contemplated—whether directly perceived or not directly perceived—among the truths of the noble ones, in their respective order, after discerning existence and non-existence, the wisdom of decisive understanding and the wisdom of direct perception arise. Due to the arising of these wisdoms, all coarse afflictions belonging to the categories of defilements—bound by the three realms, to be severed by the path of seeing, and dependent on the mental basis—are permanently eradicated.

Explanation: Henceforth, uninterruptedly contemplating the truths of the four noble ones previously practiced, internal mental attention arises. Without interruption of this attention, following the sequence of the four noble truths previously contemplated—whether directly perceived or not directly perceived—among the truths of the noble ones, in their respective order, after discerning existence and non-existence, the wisdom of decisive understanding and the wisdom of direct perception arise. After the arising of the wisdom of decisive understanding and the wisdom of direct perception, all coarse afflictions within the categories of defilements—bound by the three realms, to be severed by the path of seeing, and dependent on the mental basis—are permanently eradicated.

This passage discusses the stage of the path of seeing. After the four preliminary practices, with uninterrupted mental attention and contemplation, wisdom arises, enabling decisive confirmation of the principles of the four noble truths (suffering, origin, cessation, and path). Simultaneously, the wisdom directly perceiving the Dharma arises, leading to the attainment of the first fruit (stream-entry) through the realization of non-self. At the moment of attaining the first fruit on the path of seeing, all coarse afflictions are permanently eradicated and cease to arise again. Therefore, if an individual still manifests coarse afflictions, appearing burdened by significant defilements, it indicates they have not yet attained the first fruit on the path of seeing. Thus, a person's bodily, verbal, and mental conduct sufficiently reveals whether they have attained the path of seeing. Outwardly pure bodily, verbal, and mental conduct does not necessarily indicate attainment of the path of seeing, but one who has attained the path of seeing must exhibit pure conduct, free from coarse afflictions.