[351] "The present eye exists, forms (rūpā) exist, eye-consciousness (cakkhuviññāṇa) exists, light (āloka) exists, attention (manasikāra) exists — does one see a present form with the present eye?"
"Yes."
"The future eye exists, forms exist, eye-consciousness exists, light exists, attention exists — does one see a future form with the future eye?"
"It should not be said thus." …
"The present ear exists … the nose exists, the tongue exists, the body exists, the mind (mano) exists, phenomena (dhammā) exist, mind-consciousness (manoviññāṇa) exists, the base (vatthu) exists, attention exists — does one cognize a present phenomenon with the present mind?"
"Yes."
"The future mind exists, phenomena exist, mind-consciousness exists, the base exists, attention exists — does one cognize a future phenomenon with the future mind?"
"It should not be said thus." …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.