27(7)Non-Decline(5)
"Bhikkhus,I will teach you seven principles of non-decline.
Listen and attend closely.I will speak."
"Yes,Bhante,"those bhikkhus replied.The Blessed One said this:
"And what,bhikkhus,are the seven principles of non-decline?
(1)As long as the bhikkhus develop the perception of impermanence,
only growth is to be expected for them,not decline.
(2)As long as they develop the perception of non-self...(3)...the perception of unattractiveness...(4)...the perception of danger...(5)...the perception of abandoning..(6)..the perception of dispassion...(7)...the perception of cessation,
only growth is to be expected for them,not decline.
All these perceptions are explained at 10:60,with three additions.
"Bhikkhus,as long as these seven principles of non-declinecontinue among the bhikkhus,and the bhikkhus are seen[established]in them,
only growth is to be expected for them,not decline."