# An excellent video of Ajahn Sujin when she was younger

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**Created:** [September 7, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/an-excellent-video-of-ajahn-sujin-when-she-was-younger/2613 "2026-09-07T02:31:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/user_avatar/classicaltheravada.org/renaldo/32/2033_2.png) [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/an-excellent-video-of-ajahn-sujin-when-she-was-younger/2613/1 "2026-09-07T02:31:03Z")

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This is an excellent video containing many pictures of Ajahn Sujin, Khun Sujit, and others when they were younger.

[https://www.facebook.com/reel/1112458579116436](https://www.facebook.com/reel/1112458579116436)

It is truly an inspiration.

I don’t know the user who originally posted it, but I would I would like to send them my thanks here for sharing it.

🙏

R

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**Author:** ![bksubhuti](https://classicaltheravada.org/user_avatar/classicaltheravada.org/bksubhuti/32/19_2.png) [@bksubhuti](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/bksubhuti)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/an-excellent-video-of-ajahn-sujin-when-she-was-younger/2613/2 "2026-09-07T03:08:19Z")

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They are uploading a lot of videos now to youtube.  
I think today is the day of no return for my facebook account. Now 30 days has passed with my deleted account.

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**Author:** ![renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/user_avatar/classicaltheravada.org/renaldo/32/2033_2.png) [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/an-excellent-video-of-ajahn-sujin-when-she-was-younger/2613/3 "2026-09-07T17:25:50Z")

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> [@bksubhuti](#):
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> They are uploading a lot of videos now to youtube.

Yes, indeed. They are, Bhante. 🙏

This one is a collage of very nice photos of Ajahn and her sister—along with many other people—set to soft music. The photos seem to be from the 70s and 80s. In some cases, she is with many monks, paying respect to them, or perhaps she is teaching Dhamma or making offerings, in some cases. I am not sure.

It’s good that you got off of social media!

I have an account just in case I want to look at a page for a group or activity, business, or if someone sends me something, etc. It is very much anonymous.

R

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**Author:** ![RobertK](https://classicaltheravada.org/user_avatar/classicaltheravada.org/robertk/32/1498_2.png) [@RobertK](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/RobertK)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/an-excellent-video-of-ajahn-sujin-when-she-was-younger/2613/4 "2026-09-08T01:54:45Z")

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Might be the 2000 trip to Cambodia arranged by ajarn Buth Suwong. I see Nina van Gorkom in some photos.

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**Author:** ![renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/user_avatar/classicaltheravada.org/renaldo/32/2033_2.png) [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/an-excellent-video-of-ajahn-sujin-when-she-was-younger/2613/5 "2026-09-08T03:53:07Z")

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> [@RobertK](#):
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> Might be the 2000 trip to Cambodia arranged by ajarn Buth Suwong. I see Nina van Gorkom in some photos

Yes, that’s quite possible. And then it means I am only off by 20 - 30 years. 😂

It’s great to see Nina in some of those pictures. She was lucky (and very smart) to spend so much time around Ajahn.

🌏

R

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**Author:** ![renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/user_avatar/classicaltheravada.org/renaldo/32/2033_2.png) [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/an-excellent-video-of-ajahn-sujin-when-she-was-younger/2613/6 "2026-09-09T22:26:17Z")

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> [@RobertK](#):
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> Might be the 2000 trip to Cambodia arranged by ajarn Buth Suwong. I see Nina van Gorkom in some photos

Indeed. I think the photos are a montage of the trip in 2000.

> **[Dhamma-in-Cambodia-Copy-Copy-2.pdf](https://www.vipassana.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dhamma-in-Cambodia-Copy-Copy-2.pdf)**
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"This book is the translation from Thai of the recorded Dhamma discussions  
held in Cambodia December 2000, under the leadership of Acharn Sujin. I  
wish to express my great appreciation to Acharn Sujin who gave us Dhamma  
all day during our journey in Cambodia. We were overwhelmed by the  
confidence in the Dhamma expressed by our Cambodian friends. They came  
to the temples in great numbers, welcoming Acharn and all of us, and before  
and after each session they lined up and said in a loud voice, again and again,  
“Anumodaniya”, which means appreciation.

Our journey was organized in Thailand by Fongchan Nanta (Khun Ell) and in  
Cambodia by But Sawong who was the interpreter during the sessions which  
took place almost twice every day in different temples. But Sawong is a great  
teacher and the driving force to reestablish Buddhism in Cambodia, after the  
Pol Pot regime. He had learnt Thai in order to follow Acharn Sujin’s radio  
program on Buddhism and he comes regularly to Thailand in order to listen  
to Acharn Sujin. He teaches the Cambodians the development of Satipatthána  
in daily life and people have great confidence in him.

During the sessions Acharn Sujin spoke about daily life, about dukkha,  
sorrow, and sukha, happiness, saying that nobody can control the amount of  
happiness or sorrow he experiences, and that it all depends on conditions. At  
that moment we thought of the many tribulations our Cambodian friends had  
experienced during the Pol Pot regime. They had lost husband, wife, family  
members and friends, they had suffered a great deal. But they understood  
that it all happened because of conditions. They were keenly interested in  
Satipatthána and asked many questions about this subject. We were  
impressed by their great confidence and interest while they listened to Acharn  
Sujin’s explanations of the Dhamma…"

R
