[241] "Bhikkhus, here a bhikkhu lives in dependence upon a certain individual. As he lives in dependence upon that individual, unestablished mindfulness becomes established, the unconcentrated mind (citta) becomes concentrated, the undestroyed taints (āsava) go to destruction, and he attains the as-yet-unattained unsurpassed security from bondage (yogakkhema); but the requisites of life that one gone forth must procure—robes, almsfood, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick—come together with difficulty. Bhikkhus, that bhikkhu should reflect thus: 'I am living in dependence upon this individual. As I live in dependence upon this individual, unestablished mindfulness becomes established, the unconcentrated mind becomes concentrated, the undestroyed taints go to destruction, and I attain the as-yet-unattained unsurpassed security from bondage; but the requisites of life that one gone forth must procure—robes, almsfood, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick—come together with difficulty. Yet I did not go forth from the home life into homelessness for the sake of robes; I did not go forth from the home life into homelessness for the sake of almsfood, nor for the sake of lodging, nor for the sake of medicinal requisites for the sick. Moreover, as I live in dependence upon this individual, unestablished mindfulness becomes established, the unconcentrated mind becomes concentrated, the undestroyed taints go to destruction, and I attain the as-yet-unattained unsurpassed security from bondage.' Bhikkhus, even after due consideration, that bhikkhu should follow that individual; he should not depart."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.