Steven Cartledge

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And with this delight and joy born of detachment, he so suffuses, drenches, fills, and irradiates his body that there is no spot in his entire body that is untouched by this delight and joy born of detachment. Just as a skilled bath man or his assistant, kneading the soap powder which he has sprinkled with water, forms from it, in a metal dish, a soft lump, so that the ball of soap powder becomes one oleaginous mass, bound with oil so that nothing escapes — so this monk suffuses, drenches, fills, and irradiates his body so that no spot remains untouched.
Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana
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