[160] Therein, bhikkhus, the instructed noble disciple reflects thus: "I am now being devoured by form (rūpa). In the past too I was devoured by form in just the same way that I am now being devoured by present form. And if I were to delight in future form, then in the future too I would be devoured by form in just the same way that I am now being devoured by present form." Having reflected thus, he becomes without concern for past form, he does not delight in future form, and he is practising for revulsion (nibbidā) towards, for dispassion (virāga) towards, and for the cessation of present form.
"I am now being devoured by feeling (vedanā). In the past too I was devoured by feeling in just the same way that I am now being devoured by present feeling. And if I were to delight in future feeling, then in the future too I would be devoured by feeling in just the same way that I am now being devoured by present feeling." Having reflected thus, he becomes without concern for past feeling, he does not delight in future feeling, and he is practising for revulsion towards, for dispassion towards, and for the cessation of present feeling.
"I am now being devoured by perception (saññā). …"
"I am now being devoured by volitional formations (saṅkhārā). In the past too I was devoured by volitional formations in just the same way that I am now being devoured by present volitional formations. And if I were to delight in future volitional formations, then in the future too I would be devoured by volitional formations in just the same way that I am now being devoured by present volitional formations." Having reflected thus, he becomes without concern for past volitional formations, he does not delight in future volitional formations, and he is practising for revulsion towards, for dispassion towards, and for the cessation of present volitional formations.
"I am now being devoured by consciousness (viññāṇa). In the past too I was devoured by consciousness in just the same way that I am now being devoured by present consciousness. And if I were to delight in future consciousness, then in the future too I would be devoured by consciousness in just the same way that I am now being devoured by present consciousness." Having reflected thus, he becomes without concern even for past consciousness, he does not delight in future consciousness, and he is practising for revulsion towards, for dispassion towards, and for the cessation of present consciousness.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.