[236] Bhikkhus, it would be better for the uninstructed worldling (assutavā puthujjano) to take as self this body composed of the four great elements (cātumahābhūtika kāya) rather than the mind (citta). For what reason? Because, bhikkhus, this body composed of the four great elements is seen standing for one year, standing for two years, standing for three years, standing for four years, standing for five years, standing for ten years, standing for twenty years, standing for thirty years, standing for forty years, standing for fifty years, standing for a hundred years, standing even longer. But that, bhikkhus, which is called 'mind (citta)', and also 'mentality (mano)', and also 'consciousness (viññāṇa)' — by day and by night, that arises as one thing and ceases as another.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.