[230] Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park. There the Blessed One ... "Bhikkhus, the uninstructed worldling might become disenchanted with this body composed of the four great elements, might become dispassionate toward it, and might be liberated from it. For what reason? Because, bhikkhus, there is seen of this body composed of the four great elements both growth and decline, both a taking up and a laying down. Therefore the uninstructed worldling might become disenchanted with it, might become dispassionate toward it, and might be liberated from it.
"But, bhikkhus, as to that which is called 'mind (citta)' and also 'mentality (mano)' and also 'consciousness (viññāṇa)' — therein the uninstructed worldling is unable to become disenchanted, unable to become dispassionate, unable to be liberated. For what reason? Because, bhikkhus, for a long time this has been held to, cherished, and grasped by the uninstructed worldling thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self.' Therefore the uninstructed worldling is unable to become disenchanted with it, unable to become dispassionate toward it, unable to be liberated from it."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.