<b>What seven things should be given up?</b> Seven underlying tendencies: sensual desire, aversion, views, doubt, conceit, desire for continued existence, and ignorance. <b>What seven things make things worse?</b> Seven bad qualities: a mendicant is faithless, shameless, imprudent, unlearned, lazy, unmindful, and witless. <b>What seven things lead to distinction?</b> Seven good qualities: a mendicant is faithful, conscientious, prudent, learned, energetic, mindful, and wise. <b>What seven things are hard to comprehend?</b> Seven aspects of the teachings of the true persons: a mendicant knows the teachings, knows the meaning, knows themselves, knows moderation, knows the right time, knows assemblies, and knows individuals. <b>What seven things should be produced?</b> Seven perceptions: the perception of impermanence, the perception of not-self, the perception of ugliness, the perception of drawbacks, the perception of giving up, the perception of fading away, and the perception of cessation.