Sutta Nipāta 69

Anthology of Discourses 5.15

1 “To the one who reveals the past,” said Venerable Posāla,

“who is imperturbable, with doubts cut off,

and who has gone beyond all things,

I have come seeking with a question.

2 Consider one who perceives that form has vanished,

who has entirely given up the body,

and who sees nothing at all

internally and externally.

I ask the Sakyan about knowledge for them;

how should that sort be guided?”

3 “The Realized One directly knows,” said the Buddha,

“all planes of consciousness.

And he knows this one who remains,

committed to that as their final goal.

4 Understanding that desire for rebirth

in the dimension of nothingness is a fetter,

and directly knowing what this really means,

one then discerns that matter clearly.

That is their knowledge of truth,

the brahmin who has lived the life.”