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viii. smoothness<br />

These arise because of the change in the body from the<br />

gross world of desire to the subtle one of form.<br />

b. The Ten Merits<br />

Every one of these sensations is accompanied by ten<br />

merits:<br />

i. feeling empty<br />

ii. brightness<br />

iii. steadfastness<br />

iv. wisdom<br />

v. virtuous<br />

vi. pliancy<br />

vii. gross pleasure<br />

viii. subtle joy<br />

ix. liberation<br />

x. insight<br />

I have decided for myself how the eight touches are<br />

connected with the various elements: movement <strong>and</strong><br />

buoyancy are the wind-element; coldness <strong>and</strong><br />

smoothness, the water-element; the earth-element is<br />

found in heaviness <strong>and</strong> roughness; while the element<br />

fire is irritation <strong>and</strong> heat. Their determination is<br />

important in meditations' analyzing them (See Ch. VII, I,<br />

3).<br />

3. The Eighteen Conditions<br />

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