འཕགས་པ་དད་པའ་སྟབས་བསྐྱད་པ་ལ་འཇག་པའ་ཕྱག་རྒྱ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 2.2

2.2

In this case, discernment of impermanence refers to transcending all desire associated with the desire, form, and formless realms.

“(2) One can find inspiration by thinking, ‘I will live by discernment of the absence of self, thereby inspiring others toward discernment of the absence of self.’ In this case, discernment of the absence of self refers to being without fixation toward anything.

“(3) One can find inspiration by thinking, ‘I will live by the truth, thereby inspiring others toward the truth.’ In this case, the truth refers to not deceiving gods or humans.

“(4) One can find inspiration by thinking, ‘I will live by the genuine, thereby inspiring others toward the genuine.’ In this case, the genuine refers to not deceiving the gods or oneself.

“(5) One can find inspiration by thinking, ‘I will live by Dharma practice, thereby inspiring others to practice the Dharma.’ In this case, Dharma practice refers to relying on the Dharma.

“Mañjuśrī, these five ways of finding inspiration prepare one for the first bodhisattva level.

“Mañjuśrī, there are also five other ways of finding inspiration that prepare one for the first bodhisattva level. What are the five, you may ask?

“(1) One can find inspiration by thinking, ‘I will live by not slacking in discipline, thereby inspiring others to not be overly lax in their discipline.’ In this case, not slacking in discipline means to avoid even the slightest unwholesome thing.

“(2) One can find inspiration by thinking, ‘I will live by keeping my discipline intact, thereby inspiring others to keep their discipline intact.’ In this case, keeping one’s discipline intact means not to idealize other vehicles.

“(3) One can find inspiration by thinking, ‘I will live by flawless discipline,