大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 3.38

3.38

[Treatise:] What are the six? [… down to …] and not pleasing.
[Commentary:] It individually explains the six coarse characteristics, divided into six. This first characteristic of cognition arises because through avidyā one fails to understand that the characteristics of objects manifested by the manifesting consciousness are all false appearances without substantial nature; one initiates comprehension, clinging to them as real defilement or purity, which is named 'discriminating the pleasing, the non-pleasing, etc.' That is to say, clinging to defilement as inferior gives rise to a non-pleasing mind; if one clings to purity as superior, one gives rise to pleasing discrimination. Therefore the new translation says: 'gives rise to minds of pleasing and non-pleasing.'