Let us carefully look at the sutras – the demons described in the sutras never appear with three heads and six arms, ready to kill you. Instead, they will definitely tell you, “Alas, you went through so much hardship, you have suffered so much in this task, why bother? Go and enjoy yourself!” This is the attitude. Hence, if it were not for Buddha or a virtuous teacher instructing us on this concept, we would never recognise it. As for this aspect, what should you do? Be non-partisan, and then you must have wisdom. If you do not possess these attributes, then it will be difficult for you to distinguish between paradoxical and correct teachings. Actually, [bad friend’s advice] seems apparently right but is actually wrong, it is harming you in fact. Then when [the virtuous teacher] is in fact trying to help you, you cannot identify it correctly. By then, you will lean toward the wrong side and stop, or even regress [from the path].