[61] "And to what extent, Ānanda, does one who describes a self (attā) describe it?
Describing a self as having form and limited, Ānanda, one describes it thus: 'My self has form and is limited.' Or describing a self as having form and infinite, Ānanda, one describes it thus: 'My self has form and is infinite.' Or describing a self as formless and limited, Ānanda, one describes it thus: 'My self is formless and limited.' Or describing a self as formless and infinite, Ānanda, one describes it thus: 'My self is formless and infinite.'
Herein, Ānanda, he who describes a self as having form and limited either describes a self as having form and limited in the present, or he describes a self as having form and limited as one that is sure to become such [hereafter]; or else the thought occurs to him: 'Though it is not so, I shall bring it about so that it becomes so.' This being the case, Ānanda, it is fitting to say that a view of the self as having form and limited lies latent in him.
Herein, Ānanda, he who describes a self as having form and infinite either describes a self as having form and infinite in the present, or he describes a self as having form and infinite as one that is sure to become such [hereafter]; or else the thought occurs to him: 'Though it is not so, I shall bring it about so that it becomes so.' This being the case, Ānanda, it is fitting to say that a view of the self as having form and infinite lies latent in him.
Herein, Ānanda, he who describes a self as formless and limited either describes a self as formless and limited in the present, or he describes a self as formless and limited as one that is sure to become such [hereafter]; or else the thought occurs to him: 'Though it is not so, I shall bring it about so that it becomes so.' This being the case, Ānanda, it is fitting to say that a view of the self as formless and limited lies latent in him.
Herein, Ānanda, he who describes a self as formless and infinite either describes a self as formless and infinite in the present, or he describes a self as formless and infinite as one that is sure to become such [hereafter]; or else the thought occurs to him: 'Though it is not so, I shall bring it about so that it becomes so.' This being the case, Ānanda, it is fitting to say that a view of the self as formless and infinite lies latent in him.
To this extent indeed, Ānanda, does one who describes a self describe it."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.