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§ 63.This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: "There are these three times. Which three? Past time, future time, & present time. These are the three times." Perceiving in terms of signs, beings
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* At first glance, the verses here do not bear much relationship to the prose introduction. However, if they are viewed in the context of M.2 (see the note to §16), their relationship becomes clear: the person who applies appropriate attention to the notion of past, present, and future time does not define him or herself in those terms, and so does not cling to any sense of self in those terms. Without clinging, one is liberated from birth and death. |
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