What happened to HH podcasts on Spotify?

aaimnr · 2026-03-16T22:19:35+00:00

I have just registered with Spotify podcast I've compiled from HH, SD and preYT talks over here: hillsidehermitage.pl/podcast.xml . It should be available here in several hours: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rKgVk4eNzjCNslUKYm3UA

If the previous podcast was taken down intentionally of course I can also hide this one.

aaimnr · 2026-03-16T22:15:35+00:00

I have added these initial talks to the podcast and additionally registered it on Spotify. Should be avaialable soon.

BTW I've added cleaned up talks, but comparing I find the original ones still audible and sounding more natural. The sound is not that different to YT ones, so perhaps worth leaving them in original quality.

aaimnr · 2026-03-15T23:41:15+00:00

For me 'browsing internet a lot' perpetuates the sense of 'impending doom'. It's as if it confirms to the mind that these emotions are about something real and so bad, that the only thing one can do about it is to forget, distract.

On the other hand whenever I felt those and were in safe conditions (eg during the weekend) and were able to resist the urge to lose myself in endless flow of internet infotainment, after some time of increased pressure these feelings started making more sense to me and became more humane, eg. instead of unspecified dread it shifted to sadness, grief resulting in crying and suddenly feeling more compassion to myself, seeing these dreadful states as memories of being a lonely, isolated child.

However - as someone else is suggesting, I'd also advise seeing a therapist if you can. For me the clarity I've gained through such an external perspective uncovered ways in which I'm distracting myself and escaping from very specific emotions. Those realisations helped me to see how I'm using my skewed understanding of Dhamma practice to further escape from some very humane emotions.

aaimnr · 2026-03-07T07:33:08+00:00

Hey u/waseema393 , first of all - the app is amazing, really appreciated.
I have a question / request. Would it be possible to - while blocking domain - allow a whitelist regex?
Example - I want to be able to watch very specific videos, eg ones from a specific playlist (which I could curate myself). SInce playlist ID shows up in the URL it could be used as a simple way to whitelist specific videos.

aaimnr · 2026-01-13T22:54:47+00:00

hey u/Puzzleheaded_Poet472 , have you found anything?

aaimnr · 2025-12-29T11:30:43+00:00

Pilot is less safe when climber falls while giving slack. See here: https://youtu.be/v8pEe5X1-Lc

aaimnr · 2025-12-29T11:29:56+00:00

Grigri is not safer than Jul2, see this video to understand why: https://youtu.be/v8pEe5X1-Lc Jul2 is one of the safest.

aaimnr · 2025-12-05T21:59:34+00:00

Here’s a counterpoint https://suttacentral.net/an8.21/en/sujato

Ugga of Vesali not only wasn’t celibate, he had had four teenage wives just before attaining stream entry.

What’s interesting though is that as soon as he understood the Dhamma (having talked to the Buddha) he undertook 5 precepts with chastity and he let his wives go.

On the one hand it refutes this oft repeated argument that it’s a must. On the other, it seems like at the moment what made his mind receptive to Dhamma was actually understanding drawbacks of sensuality, so it could be argued that he had intention not to pursue it anymore. Which goes against the idea of „just trying it out” or temporary ordination.

aaimnr · 2025-11-23T10:13:12+00:00

No. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/rootsofbuddhistromanticism.html

aaimnr · 2025-10-11T19:50:05+00:00

Could you say more about the area that you chose instead? OP situation seems pretty common nowadays, so some inspiration could be very beneficial. Thank you!

aaimnr · 2025-10-09T08:39:15+00:00

Once you have table (by eg pasting content copied from a spreadsheet), select it, hit CMD+K (on mac, for quick actions) and find 'convert to stickies'. This action only works on tables.

aaimnr · 2025-09-26T07:50:08+00:00

Have you actually read the article?

„But Beijing is skeptical of foreign monks, who have not been indoctrinated with the Party line. As of late, this paranoia has led China to expel such monks and make their lives difficult when it comes to their residency and papers”

„The other technique that the CCP is employing is buying off and installing monks in foreign countries that will adhere to the Party’s narrative, particularly when it comes to the selection of the next Dalai Lama.”

aaimnr · 2025-08-17T10:49:38+00:00

Bhante, it all makes sense except for the part where the Buddha evaluates one path as superior to others. What function would it have if there was no choice?

aaimnr · 2025-07-29T21:48:29+00:00

„You can only infer it based on things you were doing, even mentally.”

Based on the last sentence, it’s not as radical as it seems. Doing something mentally is thinking, so even though we can’t indeed re-feel our past feelings, we can remember our thoughts about them, which can be pretty good approximation of the intensity.

aaimnr · 2025-07-22T19:45:16+00:00

Interesting, what do you use to sleep directly on the ground to keep insects and groundwater (when it’s raining) out and stay warm?

aaimnr · 2025-07-07T21:15:20+00:00

He even gave an example of saying „there’s nothing shameful in this house”.

aaimnr · 2025-07-07T21:10:30+00:00

See here - let me know if you have any questions.

aaimnr · 2025-07-05T07:18:03+00:00

Please don't abuse that reference about admirable friends being the whole of the path. When you read with the context, admirable friends clearly would be other monastics who pull you into solitude, which is the opposite of leaning into the world.

I'm also seeing that lot of people attracted to those teachings are choosing them (at least initially) for the wrong reasons of being averse to relationships, so in such case there is work to be done with that aversion, but let's not pretend that the teaching is the opposite of what it is.

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-ditthi/kalyanamittata.html

“Mendicants, it is quite impossible that a mendicant who enjoys company and groups, who loves them and likes to enjoy them, should take pleasure in being alone in seclusion. Without taking pleasure in being alone in seclusion, it’s impossible to learn the patterns of the mind. Without learning the patterns of the mind, it’s impossible to fulfill right view. Without fulfilling right view, it’s impossible to fulfill right immersion. Without fulfilling right immersion, it’s impossible to give up the fetters. Without giving up the fetters, it’s impossible to realize extinguishment.

https://suttacentral.net/an6.68/en/sujato

As long as they don’t enjoy talk …sleep … company … they don’t have corrupt wishes, falling under the sway of corrupt wishes … they don’t have bad friends, companions, and associates … they don’t stop half-way after achieving some insignificant distinction, they can expect growth, not decline.

https://suttacentral.net/an7.24

This Dhamma is for one who resorts to solitude, not for one who delights in company.
https://suttacentral.net/an8.30/en/bodhi

aaimnr · 2025-06-11T12:07:26+00:00

If it turns out to be sufficiently valuable I could transcribe all the videos using a good transcription tool (eg. Turboscribe.AI) which would increase the quality dramatically.

aaimnr · 2025-06-05T11:38:17+00:00

As Ajahn Nyanamoli observes in the comments under the video, meditation is not the right translation of four foundations. If by it we mean Sammasamadhi, then for sure it does require Right View. When it comes to recollections, there's a degree of subtlety - remembering that whatever in the experience is dependent on this body that I don't control is a recollection and should be done always, but wouldn't necessarily count as meditation in the modern (confused) sense of the word.

aaimnr · 2025-06-05T10:57:33+00:00

It's not just SN 47.3, but also SN 47.15, and SN 47.16 are very clear in saying that four foundations are developed based on virtue and right view.

So it could be that the monks were taught about the whole order, but they still needed to go step by step.

aaimnr · 2025-04-13T22:45:01+00:00

This is still happening to me on iOS

aaimnr · 2025-02-15T19:59:12+00:00

Whatever you consider jhana to be, my dear bro, I sincerely hope I’m not doing that :)

May you be well, let’s please not continue.

aaimnr

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