The Long Āgama Sūtra 28.8

28.8

爾時，世尊告梵志曰：「彼諸論者皆有過咎。言無因無緣而有想生，無因無緣而有想滅，想有去來，來則想生，去則想滅。或言因命想生，因命想滅，想有去來，來則想生，去則想滅。或有言：『無有是處，有大鬼神，彼持想來，彼持想去，持來則想生，持去則想滅。』如此言者，皆有過咎。所以者何？梵志！有因緣而想生，有因緣而想滅。

The Bhagavān then told the wanderer, “Those theories have their defects. They say, ‘Conceptions arise without cause or condition and cease without cause or condition. Conceptions come and go. When they arrive, conceptions arise. When they depart, conceptions cease.’

“Sometimes, they say, ‘The soul is the cause of conceptions arising and the cause for them to cease. Conceptions come and go. When they arrive, conceptions arise. When they depart, conceptions cease.’

“Sometimes, they say, ‘That’s impossible. There’s a great demon spirit. It takes conceptions away and brings conceptions with it. When he takes them away, one’s conceptions cease. When he brings them, one’s conceptions arise.’ These statements all have their defects. Why is that? Wanderer, there are causes and conditions for conceptions to arise, and there are causes and conditions for conceptions to cease.