[24] "Bhikkhus, I shall teach you seven principles of non-decline (aparihāniyā dhammā) … And what, bhikkhus, are the seven principles of non-decline? So long, bhikkhus, as the bhikkhus develop the awakening factor (bojjhaṅga) of mindfulness (sati), only growth is to be expected for the bhikkhus, not decline. So long, bhikkhus, as the bhikkhus develop the awakening factor of investigation of dhammas … develop the awakening factor of energy, develop the awakening factor of rapture, develop the awakening factor of tranquility, develop the awakening factor of concentration (samādhi), develop the awakening factor of equanimity, only growth is to be expected for the bhikkhus, not decline. So long, bhikkhus, as these seven principles of non-decline stand firm among the bhikkhus, and the bhikkhus are seen established in these seven principles of non-decline, only growth is to be expected for the bhikkhus, not decline."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.