Paul, would you be able to provide a link and perhaps the Pali original? I have been unable to locate this passage. I did find the following:Paul Davy wrote:Greetings Aloka,
It's AN 1.328.
320. Bhikkhus, just as a little bit of excreta smells and should be got rid of, I do not specify thinking even for the fraction of a second.
321. Bhikkhus, just as a little bit of urine, ... re ... saliva, ... re ... pus, ... re ... blood smells and should be got rid of, I do not specify thinking{1) even for the fraction of a second.
Notes.
( 1) I do not specify thinking even for a short second. `appamattakaṃpi bhavaṃ na vaṇṇemi' Always thoughts seek connections in the past, for the future or in the present. The bhikkhu who aims extinction should not advocte thinking, as thoughts prolong the journey in existence.
I don't know Pali, but can see that "bhavam" is used in the phrase above....