瑜伽論記 8.28

8.28

The explanation states: Prior to comprehending characteristics, although the hearing and thinking of the desire realm produce disgust toward desires, they are unable to conform to severing the afflictions of the lower realm. The resolute resolve of comprehending characteristics can conform to detachment and the severing of desires of the lower realm. Therefore, although the resolute resolve of comprehending characteristics does not sever afflictions, afflictions do not arise. Just as a person of the first fruit who has not yet abandoned desires cultivates and attains the threshold concentration, the comprehending of characteristics at this time is also like this: without yet having abandoned the lower grade of afflictions and so forth, one immediately attains the comprehension of characteristics. When the comprehension of characteristics arises, although afflictions do not arise, just as when a wholesome mind arises an unwholesome mind does not arise, it does not arise not because of having been severed; in the mental orientation of detachment it does not arise because of having been severed. In the first two mental orientations they are not yet severed, so within the stages of the first two, desires and unwholesomeness arise if there is an interval.