11.
The Discourse on Ruin
31.
"Monks, there are these seven things leading to a lay follower's decline... etc.
Monks, there are these seven things leading to a lay follower's prosperity.
Which seven?
He does not neglect seeing monks, he is not negligent about hearing the Good Teaching, he trains in higher morality, he becomes one with much confidence, he hears the Teaching without a censuring mind towards monks - whether elders, juniors, or those of middle standing - not seeking faults, he does not seek one worthy of offerings outside of here, and here he gives priority.
These, monks, are the seven things leading to a lay follower's prosperity.
And hearing the noble teachings, does not train in higher morality.
With a censuring mind, he wishes to hear the Good Teaching.
A lay follower who gives priority there.
A lay follower practising them falls away from the Good Teaching.
And hearing the noble teachings, and trains in higher morality.
Without a censuring mind, he wishes to hear the Good Teaching.
A lay follower who gives priority right here.
A lay follower practising them does not fall away from the Good Teaching." The eleventh.