sn47.23:2.1 “Good, good, Reverend Bhadda!
sn47.23:2.2 Your approach and eloquence are excellent, and it’s a good question.
sn47.23:2.3 For you asked:
sn47.23:2.4 ‘What’s the cause, what’s the reason why the true teaching declines?
sn47.23:2.5 And what’s the cause, what’s the reason why the true teaching doesn’t decline?’”
sn47.23:2.6 “Yes, reverend.”
sn47.23:2.7 “It’s because of not developing and cultivating the four kinds of mindfulness meditation that the true teaching declines.
sn47.23:2.8 It’s because of developing and cultivating the four kinds of mindfulness meditation that the true teaching doesn’t decline.