Samyutta Nikaya:
IV. Salayatana Vagga
35: Salayatana Samyutta
Mulapannasa
3. Sabba Vagga
Sutta 23
Sabba Suttam
The All
Translated from the Pali by Michael Olds
[1][pts][than][bodh] I HEAR TELL:
Once upon a time, Lucky Man, Savatthi-town revisiting, Anathapindika's Jeta grove.
There to the Beggars gathered round, he said:
"Bhikkhus!"
And upon the bhikkhus responding "Bhante!" Bhagava said:
"I will teach you, beggars, the All.
Pay heed!
This, Beggars, is The All:
The Eye and Visible Objects
The Ear and Sounds
The Nose and Scents
The Tongue and Tastes
The Body and Touch
The Mind and Things
I have spoken, beggars, of The All.
Any Beggar, Beggars, who came along saying:
'I will Show You Another All
Beyond This All!'
Would be Unable to Do So,
And Furthermore
Would Find Himself
Over the Abyss!
THE
AGHA!
How Come?
Because to Point to Another All
Beyond This All
Would be Beyond His Scope,
That's How Come.