SN34:28 Pliancy in relation to Emergence
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. (More copyright information)
At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of meditators. What four?
"Here, bhikkhus, a meditator is skilled in emergence but not in pliancy … sn.iii.274 … skilled in pliancy but not in emergence … skilled neither in emergence nor in pliancy … skilled both in emergence and in pliancy regarding concentration.
"Therein, bhikkhus, the meditator who is skilled both in emergence and in pliancy regarding concentration is the chief … the most excellent of these four kinds of meditators."