Consciousness

1. At one time venerable Mahamoggallana was living in the monastery offered by Anathapindika in Jeta's grove in Savatthi.

2. “Venerable Mahamoggallana addressed the monks from there: “Friends, monks!”

Those monks responded pleasantly.

3. “Friends, this thought and thought process arose to me in my seclusion; it is said the sphere of consciousness. What is the sphere of con scioussness?

4. “Friends, then it occurred to me, the monk overcoming all the sphere of space with consciousness is unlimited attains to the sphere of consciousness.

5. “Friends, then I overcame all the sphere of space with consciousness is unlimited attained to the sphere of consciousness. When abiding in the sphere of consciousness, perceptions related to space assailed me.

6. “Then the Blessed One approached me by psychic power and said: `Moggallana, Noble Man! Do not be negligent! Establish, concentrate and bring the mind to one point in the sphere of space.'

7. “Friends, in the meantime I overcame all the sphere of space with consciousness is unlimited attained to the sphere of consciousness

8. “Friends, saying it correctly, I am the disciple, who attained great wisdom, with the compassionate help of the Teacher.”