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Buddhist take on Housman: So I was ready / When trouble came.
"The thoughts of others   Were light and fleeting,   Of lovers' meeting   Or luck or fame.   Mine were of trouble,   And mine were steady;  ...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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SN 47.20 explained in 24 seconds of video: Sati on 24/7, or die a horrific death
Dilemma summarized in 8 seconds kāya-gatā-sati active 24/7 (remembrance + application of Dharma while immersed in body) A lap...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Real Jhāna vs. Ajahn Brahm / Vism. heretical redefinition explained in 8 seconds
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December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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KN Snp 5.7 upasiva's formless attainment - why my translation is better
Frankk translation of the formless part of sutta “Ākiñcaññaṁ pekkhamāno satimā, “[In the dimension of] nothingness, equanimously-observing, ...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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SN 47.7 a monkey (8 sec. video showing that sati needs to be 24/7)
Notice that the monkey's 2 arms + 2 legs + mouth = 5,  matching the 5kg cords of sensuality. SN 47.7 A monkey  “monks, in the Himalayas...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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So why did Marjorie Taylor support and vote for Trump in the first place? A rational person might have a clue before election that Trump, a convicted felon, rapist, misogynist, fake Christian might be the kind of person you can trust.
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No one should have to face such threats.

It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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SN 47.6 quail simile in 10 sec. video: Sati "Mindfulness" is 24/7. No timeouts!
In SN 47.6, as in many suttas, the Buddha constantly reminds you that sati ("Mindfulness") is to be done all the time, 24/7, or death ...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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How dependent co-origination works in KN Snp 1.11: see Ud 1.1 and SN 12.2
J.R. commented on my recent Snp 1.11 post:  A-subha theatre, KN 1.11 Vijaya/victory Hello! Can you provide me with your explanation of depen...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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A-subha theatre, KN 1.11 Vijaya/victory
KN Snp 1.11 Vijaya: Victory Sutta Nipāta 1.11 Vijayasutta 1.11 Victory Caraṁ vā y...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Ajahn Brahm releases second edition of "Word of the Buddha"
downloadable epub here: wordofthebuddha.com (I include link not because I recommend anyone read it, but there as a reference to what I des...
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November 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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AN 1.1 first few suttas in a collection usually noteworthy (2 videos shows why)
1.1 - AN 1.1 (nothing occupies man’s mind like sight of a woman) 1 1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​ So I have heard. ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ vih...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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KN Snp 5.14 The Questions of Udaya (with video clip of Buddha giving money quote)
KN Snp 5.14 Udaya-māṇava-pucchā: The Questions of Udaya (2022  SP-FLUENT  translation by  frankk‍ ) “Jhāyiṁ virajam-āsīnaṁ, To the one sit...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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KN Iti 107: Is Jhāna necessary for stream entry and arahantship?
‪ReadingFaithfully.org ☸️🌱‬  ‪@readingfaithfully.bsky.social‬ ·  9h Iti 107 Bahukārasutta: Very Helpful | Daily Sutta Reading Householder...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Buddhist cartoon: How some monks translate and interpret the Suttas
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October 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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What is the difference between maraṇa-s-sati and maraṇa-sañña?
I summarize the answer to that question with 24 seconds of video. Big Difference between maraṇa-s-sati and maraṇa-sañña maraṇa-s-sati: dea...
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October 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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The difference between right jhāna and wrong jhāna in 8 second video
Right mountain has gradual path. Wrong mountain is steep, dangerous, doesn't lead to same peak as right mountain. 8.8 – Sammā Samādhi:...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Saddha vs. "Faith". Justifiable-trust is not blind and gullible.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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pursuit of stream entry, path vs fruit attainments, sa-k-kāya-diṭṭhi
A friend asked these questions: have you came across a definitive reference for what marks path vs fruit attainments? How is everyday life d...
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September 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Buddhism failure, success (explained in 16 second video)
❌Failure ✅Success
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September 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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The Goal of Buddhism (8 sec. video)
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September 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Ajahn Chah 3.89 cobra simile
frankk comment: I love how Ajahn Chah can make what seems like profound unattainable states accessible and doable right now.     https://luc...
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September 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Ajahn Chah, great asubha simile: Eating the Hook
Ajahn   Chah  3  - It’s Like This 3.39 - Eating the Hook When people are deluded, they deludedly see that hair of the head, hair of the b...
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September 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM