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The 37 Factors are sometimes paired as balancing factors. When they are out of balance there are some implications, and there is a controlling (or pivotal) factor which is instrumental in keeping the balance.
In many publications these are scattered throughout, so I am looking for:
... with references from the Canon where these appear.
This PDF could be a useful resource, specifically the following passages:
faith and wisdom are to be balanced so as to avoid blind belief and mere intellectual cleverness; effort and concentration are to be balanced to avoid mental restlessness and sluggishness.
Mindfulness is the key factor that keeps all the other factors in balance and harmony
and
The three factors of investigation (dhamma,vicaya), effort (viriya) and zest (piti) counteract torpor.
The three factors of tranquillity (passaddhi), concentration (samādhi) and equanimity (upekkhā) counteract mental agitation.
Mindfulness (sati) keeps the two sets of factors in a harmonious balance.
Other than these areas I could find no references to balancing the 37 factors. Hopefully this is what you are looking for...
