Linked Discourses 34.53–54Saṁyutta Nikāya 34.53–54
1. Absorption1. Jhānavagga

Two on Carefulness and PersistenceSakkaccamūlakasātaccakārīsuttadukādi

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ …

“One meditator is skilled in practicing carefully for immersion but not in practicing persistently for it. …”“samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī …

“One meditator is skilled in practicing carefully for immersion but not in doing what’s conducive to it. …”“Samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ sappāyakārī …pe….

Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

SN 34.9 Persistence in Immersion 0.73near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.9 1. Absorption Persistence in Immersion At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in practicing persistently for it. …”…

SN 34.50–52 Three on Projection and Carefulness 0.72near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.50–52 1. Absorption Three on Projection and Carefulness At Sāvatthī. “One meditator is skilled in projecting the mind purified by immersion but not in practicing carefully for it. …” “One meditator i…

SN 34.8 Carefulness in Immersion 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.8 1. Absorption Carefulness in Immersion At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in practicing carefully for it. …”…

SN 34.18 Entering and Persistence 0.67near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.18 1. Absorption Entering and Persistence At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in practicing persistently for i…

SN 34.10 Conducive to Immersion 0.66near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.10 1. Absorption Conducive to Immersion At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in doing what’s conducive to it. …”…