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911 sati emergency video. Right remembering ("mindfulness") vs. How most teachers teach

 As I hit "publish" on this post, the clock strikes 9:11pm. 911 - the phone number you call in an emergency. And we've had a global disaster on how most teachers seem to teach "mindfulness" for a long time now.  Elephant standing under Bodhi Tree with Bodhi leaves falling Elephants possess one of the most remarkable long-term memories in the animal kingdom. Their large hippocampus — the brain region associated with memory — allows them to remember individual faces, places, and experiences across decades. Elephants have been observed recognizing other elephants and humans they haven't seen in over 20 years. They remember the locations of water sources across vast territories, recall migration routes passed down through generations, and can identify the calls of hundreds of other elephants. Matriarchs in particular serve as living libraries for their herds, carrying memories of past droughts, predator threats, and safe refuges that prove critical to their herd...
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Qigor Power Tools (Qigong Gorilla tools to aid in meditation and Dhamma projects)

  Qigor Timer ☯🦍QiGor Timer: meditation, taiji, qigong repeating timer, configurable, savable February 22, 2026 It's not just a great timer. There's another feature not available in any other android app, worth the download just for that alone. Radiation Status:  In android OS, the wireless, airplane mode, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth on/off switches are scattered all over the place. Qigor timer's radiation status icon, color coded, at one glance tells you how many undesirable EMF sources are emitting from your phone at this moment. Click on the icon, and have all the switches collected in one place.  See a green icon, you know you've shut everything off and you can nap or sleep in peace without being irradiated unnecessarily. Other Great features not on other timer apps I'm aware of 1) Timer Intro Media and Final Alarm (can set to play mp3 or mp4 audio). So you can set up a timer that plays a Dhamma talk before timer starts, a timed meditation session with repeating alarms...

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offline downloadable version of lucid24.org

  Updated version, new zip directory here offsite downloadable version of lucid24.org

Big error in Ajahn Sundara book: Metta is not love. And you don't love every being in the universe as your only child.

  Brahma-Viharas Ajahn Sundara There is a saying which expresses the relationship between wisdom and compassion: ‘Wisdom tells me I am nothing, compassion tells me I am everything, and in between my life flows.’ Wisdom teaches us about impermanence and the absence of self-hood. Compassion makes us aware that despite our impermanence and lack of a self, even though we are separate bodies, we are all interconnected and affect each other deeply. When there is awareness and inner peace, there is spaciousness within. When there is spaciousness, we have room to love other people. Skillful and compassionate actions manifest spontaneously. The love described in the Buddhist teachings is not sensual love ; it is not dependent on the six senses. Loving-kindness and compassion are universal love. That is why the four  Brahmavihāras (mettā, karunā, muditā, uppekkhā)  are called ‘the immeasurables’. Frankk comment:  If you have to point that out, then you shouldn't be using ...

☯🦍QiGor Timer: meditation, taiji, qigong repeating timer, configurable, savable

what does this app do The default android device clock timer doesn't have a repeating timer, and it limits the number of timers you have to 3. So I built my own. For meditation timers, you want to be able to really fine tune the volume level. When you sit quietly with eyes closed, sounds can sound much louder than what you hear on the sample test. unlimited number of timers, customizable volume level, alarm sound, etc., for each timer. Uses similar interface to android. Some useful things I use it for: Repeating 5 min. timer, looping 6 times. Standing meditation on one leg. Every 5 minutes I switch from one leg to the other.  If you want to train yourself and loosen your hips and legs, for full lotus, half lotus, or no lotus, You can alternate between walking and sitting meditation,  setting the timer for 20 min interval that loops 3 or 4 times. Give yourself a time limit for answering your emails, reading world news, etc. for example, if I want to focus morning on meditation,...

SN 54.1 sixteen steps of breath meditation, in pāḷi, human English, AI English recordings.

  https://archive.org/details/audtip-lucid24-SN54 each recording is about 3min. long. I did the human recordings, I can't tell the AI is not human. It's also an exponentially better voice actor than I am, infusing more emotion and nuance than I ever will. Pāḷi and English sutta here: (click title to open/close TOC links) SN 54.1 Eka-dhamma: One Dharma (STED 16🌬️😤‍ instructions) ( 4sp🐘 #1 🏃 kāyā-(a)nu-passī) ( 4sp🐘 #2 vedanā-(a)nu-passī ) ( 4sp🐘 #3 cittā-(a)nu-passī) ( 4sp🐘 #4 ☸Dhammā-(a)nu-passī) SN 54.1 slightly abridged translation by frankk (formatted for easy input into AI voice recording studio) No essential Dhamma meditation points abridged,  just some of the repetitive structure of the sutta. In fact some of the meditation points slightly expanded with clarifying information from other suttas, to make it airtight against heretical interpretations of breath meditation. At Sāvatthī. “Monks, when one Dharma is developed and cultivated it’s very fruitful and benefici...

collection of notes on SN 54

  https://archive.org/details/audtip-lucid24-SN54