The Blessed Buddha on speculation on
existence:
This world, Kaccana, is
generally chained up by involvement,
clinging & attachment to various
views! But one of right view
neither becomes engaged nor cling to such
rigid commitment,
clinging, mental standpoint, adherence, nor underlying
tendency!
He does not take a stand about 'My Self' nor has he any
perplexity
or doubt about what arises is only Suffering arising, & what
ceases
is only Suffering ceasing! His assurance about this, is
independent
of others... In this way, Kaccana, is there advanced right view
!!!
'All exists': Kaccana, this is the one extreme.... 'All does not
exist';
this is the second extreme !!! Without veering towards either
of
these extremes, the Thus-Come-Thus-Gone One teaches Dhamma
from this
Middle:
Conditioned by ignorance, mental construction comes into
being.
Conditioned by construction, consciousness comes into
being.
Conditioned by consciousness, name-&-form comes into
being.
Conditioned by name-&-form, the-6-senses come into
being.
Conditioned by the-6-senses, contact comes into
being.
Conditioned by contact, feeling comes into being.
Conditioned by
feeling, craving comes into being.
Conditioned by craving, clinging comes
into being.
Conditioned by clinging, becoming comes into
being.
Conditioned by becoming, birth comes into being.
Conditioned by
birth, ageing, decay, & death comes into being.
Such is the arising of
this whole mass of suffering ... !!!
Note: Neither 'Substantialism' nor
'Illusionism' but 'Realism'...
Source: The Grouped Sayings by the Buddha.
Samyutta Nikaya XII (15); [II 17]
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