[356] Bhikkhus, gripped by two views, some devas and human beings hold back, some overreach; but those with eyes see.
And how, bhikkhus, do some hold back? Bhikkhus, devas and human beings delight in existence, take delight in existence, rejoice in existence. When the Dhamma is being taught for the cessation of existence, their mind (citta) does not leap forward, does not gain confidence, does not settle, does not resolve upon it. Thus, bhikkhus, do some hold back.
And how, bhikkhus, do some overreach? Some, being troubled by existence, ashamed of it, and disgusted with it, delight in non-existence, saying: "Since, sirs, this self, with the breakup of the body, is annihilated and perishes and does not exist after death — this is peaceful, this is sublime, this is as it truly is." Thus, bhikkhus, do some overreach.
And how, bhikkhus, do those with eyes see? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu sees what has come to be as come to be. Having seen what has come to be as come to be, he is practicing for disenchantment with what has come to be, for its fading away, for its cessation. Thus, bhikkhus, do those with eyes see.
One who, having seen what has come to be as come to be,
and the transcending of what has come to be,
is resolved upon it as it really is (yathābhūta),
through the utter exhaustion of craving for existence (bhavataṇhā) —
if he has fully understood what has come to be,
rid of craving (taṇhā) for existence in any state,
then through the non-becoming of what has come to be,
that bhikkhu comes not back to renewed existence.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.