In the same way, Mañjuśrī, I had not heard of the discipline of religion before and was burnt by the vices brought about by superficial mental activity and misunderstandings (evam eva mañjuśrīr aham aśrutapūrvadharmavinayāyoniśomanasikāraviparītopasthitaiḥ kleśaiḥ paridagdhā), attached to my own body by desire (rāgeṇa svakāyasaktā), attached to my beauty (svarūpābhiniviṣṭā), and I did not reflect on (pratyavekṣ-) the fact that beauty (rūpa) is just like foam (phenopama); I did not understand that the body (kāya) has the nature of an illusion (māyopama), I did not understand that playing with pleasures (ratikrīḍā) is like a dream (svapnopamā), I did not understand that the taste of the pleasure of desire (kāmaratyāsvāda) is like a drop of honey (madhu), I did not understand that the life-principle (jīvitendriya) is like dew-drops (avaśyāyabindhūpama), I did not understand that all composite things (saṃskāra) are impermanent (anitya), I did not understand that the body is impure (aśubha), I did not understand that all composite things (saṃskāra) are intense suffering (atyantaduḥkhita), and I did not reflect on (pratyavekṣ-) the fact that all moments of existence are without self-substance (anātma). I was thus myself obscured by darkness and also obscured others (ahaṃ ca tamo’ndhakārāvṛtā parāñ cāndhīcakāra), I was bound myself and bound others (ahaṃ ca baddhā parāñ ca babandha).