The Teacher was living at Savatthi. Then the good Kaccanagotta approached him, greeted him, sat down to one side, and said: "You say 'complete vision,' sir. In what respects is vision complete?"
"By and large, Kaccana, this world relies on the duality of 'it is' and 'it is not.' But one who sees the arising of the world as it happens with complete understanding has no sense of 'it is not' about the world. And one who sees the ceasing of the world as it happens with complete understanding has no sense of 'it is' about the world.
"By and large, this world is bound to its prejudices and habits. But such a one does not get caught up in the habits, fixations, prejudices, or biases of the mind. He is not fixated on 'my self.' He does not doubt that when something is occurring, it is occurring, and when it has come to an end, it has come to an end. His knowledge is independent of others'.
"In these respects his vision is complete.
" 'Everything is' is one dead end. 'Everything is not' is the other dead end. The tathagata reveals the dharma from a middle that avoids both dead ends."
~Samyutta Nikaya
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