7.
The Discourse on the Pinnacle Building
188.
"Just as, monks, whatever rafters there are of a pinnacle building, all of them slant towards the pinnacle, slope towards the pinnacle, incline towards the pinnacle;
so too, monks, a monk developing the seven factors of enlightenment, cultivating the seven factors of enlightenment, slants towards Nibbāna, slopes towards Nibbāna, inclines towards Nibbāna.
And how, monks, does a monk developing the seven factors of enlightenment, cultivating the seven factors of enlightenment, slant towards Nibbāna, slope towards Nibbāna, incline towards Nibbāna? Here, monks, a monk develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release, etc. He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus, monks, a monk developing the seven factors of enlightenment, cultivating the seven factors of enlightenment, slants towards Nibbāna, slopes towards Nibbāna, inclines towards Nibbāna." The seventh.