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Dec 2017
25m 34s

The illimatables: talk and overview

DAVE SMITH
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This day 2 talk from the Against the Stream Vashon Island retreat offers an overview on Compassion (karuna) and Appreciation (mudita), by outlining their role from the abhidhamma, or the illimatables. When these practices are skillfully interwoven it becomes the first stage of fruition for metta vipassana.

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