[1351] [P.] Is it not to be said that a mind (citta) having the past and the future as object (ārammaṇa) is without an object?
[S.] Yes.
[P.] But is it not so that the past and the future do not exist?
[S.] Yes.
[P.] If the past and the future do not exist, then indeed, good sir, it should be said that a mind having the past and the future as object is without an object. …
The Discussion of Having the Future as Object (Anāgatārammaṇakathā)
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The Discussion of Being Attended by Thought-Conception (Vitakkānupatitakathā)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.