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 attention (manaskāra) arises toward the truths of the noble truths that were previously contemplated in practice. Without interruption of this attention, following the sequence of the four noble truths previously contemplated in practice—whether directly perceived or not directly perceived—among those noble truths, in their respective order, after discerning what exists and what does not exist, the wisdom of determination and the wisdom of direct perception are born. Once the wisdom of determination and the wisdom of direct perception are born, all the dausthulya in all the categories of afflictions that are bound to the three realms, that are to be eradicated at the path of seeing, and that are attached to the basis upon which the mind depends, are all forever eradicated.

This passage discusses the path of seeing. After the four applications of vigor, when one attends and contemplates without interruption, wisdom will be born, and a determination will be made, confirming the principles of the four noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path; at the same time, the dharma-wisdom of direct perception of the dharma is born, and one eradicates the view of self and realizes the srotāpanna fruit. At the very moment of realizing the path of seeing and attaining the srotāpanna fruit, all heavy afflictions are completely and forever eradicated and will no longer arise. Therefore, if someone still has heavy afflictions present, and their afflictions appear relatively strong, this shows that they have not yet realized the path of seeing and attained the srotāpanna 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 (praśama) 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 heavy afflictions.