[25] Therein, which volitional formations (saṅkhārā) are far?
Unwholesome volitional formations are far from wholesome and indeterminate volitional formations; wholesome and indeterminate volitional formations are far from unwholesome volitional formations; wholesome volitional formations are far from unwholesome and indeterminate volitional formations; unwholesome and indeterminate volitional formations are far from wholesome volitional formations; indeterminate volitional formations are far from wholesome and unwholesome volitional formations; wholesome and unwholesome volitional formations are far from indeterminate volitional formations. Volitional formations associated with painful feeling (vedanā) are far from volitional formations associated with pleasant and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feelings; volitional formations associated with pleasant and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feelings are far from volitional formations associated with painful feeling; volitional formations associated with pleasant feeling are far from volitional formations associated with painful and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feelings; volitional formations associated with painful and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feelings are far from volitional formations associated with pleasant feeling; volitional formations associated with neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling are far from volitional formations associated with pleasant and painful feelings; volitional formations associated with pleasant and painful feelings are far from volitional formations associated with neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling. The volitional formations of one who has not entered attainment are far from the volitional formations of one who has entered attainment; the volitional formations of one who has entered attainment are far from the volitional formations of one who has not entered attainment. Volitional formations subject to taints (sāsavā; āsava) are far from volitional formations free from taints (anāsavā); volitional formations free from taints are far from volitional formations subject to taints. These are called volitional formations that are far.
Therein, which volitional formations are near?
Unwholesome volitional formations are near to unwholesome volitional formations; wholesome volitional formations are near to wholesome volitional formations; indeterminate volitional formations are near to indeterminate volitional formations; volitional formations associated with painful feeling are near to volitional formations associated with painful feeling; volitional formations associated with pleasant feeling are near to volitional formations associated with pleasant feeling; volitional formations associated with neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling are near to volitional formations associated with neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling; the volitional formations of one who has not entered attainment are near to the volitional formations of one who has not entered attainment; the volitional formations of one who has entered attainment are near to the volitional formations of one who has entered attainment; volitional formations subject to taints are near to volitional formations subject to taints; volitional formations free from taints are near to volitional formations free from taints. These are called volitional formations that are near.
Or alternatively, taking these and those volitional formations severally as the point of reference, volitional formations should be seen as far or near.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.