The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines

“If, when bodhisattva great beings are practicing the perfection of wisdom, they know that those physical forms, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those feelings, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those perceptions, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those formative predispositions, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that consciousness, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those eyes, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those ears, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that nose, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that tongue, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that body, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that mental faculty, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those sights, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those sounds, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those odors, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those tastes, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those tangibles, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those mental phenomena, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that visual consciousness, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that auditory consciousness, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that olfactory consciousness, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that gustatory consciousness, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that tactile consciousness, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that mental consciousness, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that visually compounded sensory contact, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that aurally compounded sensory contact, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that nasally compounded sensory contact, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that lingually compounded sensory contact, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that corporeally compounded sensory contact, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that mentally compounded sensory contact, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those feelings conditioned by visually compounded sensory contact, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those feelings conditioned by aurally compounded sensory contact, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those feelings conditioned by nasally compounded sensory contact, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those feelings conditioned by lingually compounded sensory contact, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those feelings conditioned by corporeally compounded sensory contact, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those feelings conditioned by mentally compounded sensory contact, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that earth element, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that water element, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that fire element, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that wind element, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that space element, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that consciousness element, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that ignorance, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those formative predispositions, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that consciousness, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that name and form, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those six sense fields, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that sensory contact, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that sensation, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that craving, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that grasping, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that rebirth process, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that birth, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that aging and death, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that perfection of generosity, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that perfection of ethical discipline, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that perfection of tolerance, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that perfection of perseverance, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that perfection of meditative concentration, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that perfection of wisdom, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of internal phenomena, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of external phenomena, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of external and internal phenomena, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of emptiness, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of great extent, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of ultimate reality, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of conditioned phenomena, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of the unlimited, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of that which has neither beginning nor end, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of nonexclusion, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of inherent nature, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of all phenomena, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of intrinsic defining characteristics, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of that which cannot be apprehended, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of nonentities, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of essential nature, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that emptiness of an essential nature of nonentities, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those applications of mindfulness, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those correct exertions, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those supports for miraculous ability, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those faculties, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those powers, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those branches of enlightenment, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that noble eightfold path, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those truths of the noble ones, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those meditative concentrations, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those immeasurable attitudes, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those formless absorptions, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those eight liberations, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those nine serial steps of meditative absorption, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness gateways to liberation, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those extrasensory powers, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those meditative stabilities, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those dhāraṇī gateways, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those ten powers of the tathāgatas, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those four fearlessnesses, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those four kinds of exact knowledge, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that great compassion, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that those eighteen distinct qualities of the buddhas, which are not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, are neither past, nor future, nor present, and they cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because they have no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that fruit of having entered the stream, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that fruit of once-returner, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that fruit of non-returner, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that arhatship, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that individual enlightenment, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that knowledge of the aspects of the path, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that all-aspect omniscience, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—that that state where the attributes do not decline, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—and that that abiding in perpetual equanimity, which is not included within the realm of desire, the realm of form, or the realm of formlessness, is neither past, nor future, nor present, and it cannot be dedicated by way of a mental image or by way of apprehending‍—if you ask why, it is because it has no essential nature; that which is without an essential nature is a nonentity, and a nonentity cannot dedicate a nonentity‍—in this way the dedication of the bodhisattva great beings will not be poisonous and will be a perfect nectar of immortality.