[margoaroyo]

hi Deshy

i think we can have a tendency to read too much into this quote. i spun my mind around this quote for many hours once

for me, it is not about non-perception. for me, it is simply stating there is a 'thing' that is not earth, etc,...

if we remove the "where" (yattha) from the quote, it can sound more simple

“Monks! There is that cognizable object (āyatana) that is not earth, water, fire and air. It is not the realm of Infinity of Space, nor the realm of Infinity of Consciousness, nor the realm of Nothingness, nor the realm of Neither Perception nor Non-perception. It is not this world nor other worlds. No moon nor sun shines there. Here, monks, I say there is no going or coming. It has no foothold or residence. It is deathless, unborn and unformed. It has no abode. Nothing ever occurs there. It is not an object of support/concern (ārammana) [for craving]. It is the end of suffering.” kind regards