Bhikkhusutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 689

[689] "Bhikkhu, when you, relying on virtue (sīla), established in virtue, develop these four establishments of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna) in this threefold way, then, bhikkhu, whatever night or day may come, only growth in wholesome states (kusalā dhammā) is to be expected for you, not decline."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.