A discourse taught to King Pasenadi teaching that diligence is the one quality that secures welfare in this life and the next, just as the elephant’s footprint is foremost among all footprints.

A discourse teaching that heedfulness must be cultivated by those who do not yet understand the nature of birth and becoming.

A discourse teaching that heedfulness is the forerunner of the arising of the Noble Eightfold Path.

A discourse teaching that heedfulness is most useful for the arising and full development of the Noble Eightfold Path, with no other single condition comparable to it.

A discourse on four occasions on which earnestness should be applied.

A discourse taught in answer to a brahmin’s question, teaching that earnestness, if developed, brings success both in this world and the next.

A discourse similar to a teaching on the conditions of non-decline, with the addition of respect for concentration.

A discourse teaching that heedfulness is the best and highest of all qualities.

A discourse from the Itivuttaka on the value of heedfulness.