Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Volume 34 (68)

Original text: 从此无间。于前所观诸圣谛理。起内作意。作意无间。随前次第所观诸谛。若是现见。若非现见。诸圣谛中。如其次第。有无分别。决定智现见智生。由此生故。三界所系。见道所断。附属所依。诸烦恼品一切粗重。皆悉永断。

Explanation: From this point onward, without interruption, inner mental engagement arises with regard to the principles of the Four Noble Truths previously contemplated in practice. Without interruption, this mental engagement follows the sequence of the Four Noble Truths contemplated before—whether directly perceived or not directly perceived—among the Noble Truths, in their respective order; after discriminating what exists and what does not exist, the wisdom of decisive cognition and the wisdom of direct seeing arise. Once this wisdom of decisive cognition and wisdom of direct seeing have arisen, all the dausthulya (coarse afflictions) in every category of afflictions that are bound to the three realms, that are eliminated on the path of seeing, and that are attached to and dependent upon the basis of the mind, are all forever severed.

This passage discusses the path of seeing. After the four applications of expedient means, through uninterrupted mental engagement and contemplation, wisdom will arise, making a decisive determination and confirming the principles of the Four Noble Truths—suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path. At the same time, the wisdom of directly perceiving the Dharma arises, and one eliminates self-view and attains the first fruit. At the very moment of realizing the path of seeing and attaining the first fruit, all coarse and heavy afflictions are completely and forever severed, never arising again. Therefore, if someone still has coarse and heavy afflictions present, with afflictions that appear rather severe, this shows that they have not yet realized the path of seeing and attained the first fruit. From this it can be seen that a person's bodily, verbal, and mental actions are sufficient to demonstrate whether or not they have realized the path of seeing. Someone whose bodily, verbal, and mental actions appear tranquil on the outside has not necessarily realized the path of seeing; but one who has realized the path of seeing will certainly have tranquil bodily, verbal, and mental actions, without coarse and heavy afflictions.