The History of Buddhist Thought c25.41

c25.41

The next point is the relation between things considered as consciousness (citta), or any special form which it takes (caitta), and that which is dependent on it, the object. If the consciousness exists in its own right, it is useless to consider an object. If the object already exists before the consciousness arises, then there is no question of relation to what is non-existent. There is no cessation (disappearance) of things which have not originated, and the preceding moment disappears in the effect, so that there is no cause.