Persistence in ImmersionSamādhimūlakasātaccakārīsutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, there are these four meditators.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. What four?Katame cattāro?

One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in practicing persistently for it. …”Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī.

Similar passages elsewhere

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

SN 34.18 Entering and Persistence 0.91near 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 34.3 Emerging From Immersion 0.87near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.3 1. Absorption Emerging From Immersion At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in emerging from it. …”…
SN 34.8 Carefulness in Immersion 0.85near 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 34.6 Territory of Immersion 0.84near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.6 1. Absorption Territory of Immersion At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in the territory of immersion. …”…
SN 34.5 Supports For Immersion 0.84near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.5 1. Absorption Supports For Immersion At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in the supports for immersion. …”…