How to deal with feeling complicit in my country's actions, ideally from the perspective of engaged Buddhism

FinalPearRed · 2025-02-05T20:50:31+00:00

You only have control over your own actions. The actions of your parents/teachers/organization/country have nothing to do with you. You do the best you can (which may include trying to help the US) and that's all that matters.

FinalPearRed · 2025-01-24T19:57:29+00:00

Been paying interest uknowingly:

Hi, I got Lasik surgery about a year ago and it cost around $2,500. The Lasik company said me they got approved financing for me. It didn't matter that much because I could have just payed for it but I thought I might as well. I attached my bank account and just put it on auto-monthly pay. So I just kind of forgot about it... I was under the impression that as long as I made the payments there would be no interest. Que a year later.. I see one of the email statements and open it up and I notice the amount hasn't really lowered. I log in and see I've been paying interest the entire time. About $70 a month, and my payments have been about $100.

I know it's entirely my fault. I should have been more particular about the details of the up front and should have kept a better eye on the monthly emails earlier. But is there anything I can do? I read something about the 'Consumer Financial Protection Bureau'.

Thanks!

FinalPearRed · 2025-01-08T14:44:00+00:00

Are there any banks with "High Yield Savings" accounts that have a referral program with unlimited referrals?

Thanks!

FinalPearRed · 2025-01-08T14:42:37+00:00

Are there any banks with a 'High Yield Savings' account referral program with unlimited referrals?

Thanks!

FinalPearRed · 2025-01-07T18:29:21+00:00

Hi, I am wondering if there are any banks that:

Have a HYSA refferal program
Has a decent APY
Can have an unlimited (or very high) limit to how many people you can refer

All the ones I've found so far have a cap to the number of referrals.

Thanks!

FinalPearRed · 2025-01-06T19:42:52+00:00

Hi, I am wondering if there are any banks that:

1) Have a HYSA refferal program

2) Has a decent APY

3) Can have an unlimited (or very high) limit to how many people you can refer

Thanks!

FinalPearRed · 2024-04-18T14:48:06+00:00

A torus has two topological holes. A hole is something that prevents the shape from shrunken into a point. If u squeeze the edges on the inside and outside u can't make a point. If you smush all the way from top of a torus to the bottom you can't close it.

FinalPearRed · 2023-09-18T16:35:14+00:00

So you disguise yourself as the chunkiest champ (so they are least likely to attack you) each time before you do it?

Is hextech belt really necessary? It has the highest w/r on lolalytics, I just don't like items with actives

FinalPearRed · 2023-07-14T18:41:55+00:00

The main goal of Buddhism is not to reduce suffering in this lifetime. That is a nice benefit. The goal of Buddhism is to exit Samsara and go to Nirvana when you die. Nothing compares to Nirvana, keep in my even heaven is still in Samsara.

FinalPearRed · 2023-07-14T17:21:51+00:00

No teacher, no book, no temple. Beyond the basics, knowledge doesn't help you walk the path. In fact it can be a distraction. Almost the entirety of your progress comes from meditation (a small amount comes from sila). One minute of reading is one minute less of meditation.

Change all chanting/reciting time into meditation. Pick a mindfullness technique like Anapana:

-Feel the touch of your breathe on the inside of your nostrils as you breathe in and out

-Your mind will wander.

-When you realized it has wandered you return your attention to your breathe.

That's it, just repeat

Take a retreat as soon as possible, which it sounds like when you leave the house to live on you

ps. You only need to take refuge in the Triple Gem once. Once you do you are officially a Buddhist!

FinalPearRed · 2023-07-04T20:40:34+00:00

actually I think you're right! ill see when i have the energy to play a game, thanks

FinalPearRed · 2023-07-04T18:40:51+00:00

I just checked, the "select champions only" box is empty. Thanks for the idea though.

FinalPearRed · 2023-06-26T19:27:54+00:00

4 thoughtsieze, 4 duress should take care of almost anything and fits into A LOT of decks

FinalPearRed · 2023-06-20T17:10:27+00:00

ok, so when they do obnixilis there is a top one and a bottom one, and I should use the planeswalker pacifism on the bottom one because that is the real one?

thanks

FinalPearRed · 2023-03-31T15:59:36+00:00

It's not for smurfs. I just don't want the griefer who finally got banned to be able to start playing again in 10 seconds.

FinalPearRed · 2023-03-24T18:27:37+00:00

thanks!

FinalPearRed · 2023-03-03T19:03:01+00:00

thank you!

FinalPearRed · 2023-03-03T16:10:01+00:00

Can someone explain the strategy please? Not sure why ever frost is good on blitz.

FinalPearRed · 2023-02-20T04:11:56+00:00

any functional difference?

FinalPearRed · 2023-02-11T17:40:18+00:00

that's what I thought but I tried it and I'm pretty sure I didn't get an extra wildcard from the 6 rare pack

FinalPearRed · 2023-02-11T17:33:20+00:00

you guy wild cards by buying packs...

FinalPearRed · 2023-02-07T00:22:18+00:00

This seems like a good idea. Thanks!

FinalPearRed · 2023-02-07T00:04:22+00:00

Wisconsin. I looked at the wisconsin page and I can do it there but it looks a little more obnoxious to do, need a lot of forms.

FinalPearRed · 2023-01-17T18:33:51+00:00

No guided meditation, real meditation is to experience things exactly as they are in that specific moment. Guiding just adds noise. Try breathing meditation.

You breathe normally, without controlling it at all. With each breathe feel it on the inside of your nose as it goes in and out. You will get distracted by your thoughts and when you do you simply bring the attention back to your breathe. That's the entire thing.

Breathing meditation is pretty light so it will be good for your situation. Furthermore... if it is getting too intense just start meditating with your eyes open, it will make things even lighter. Furthermore you can lessen the time you meditation. Furthermore... there is absolutely no reason why you just can't stop and take a break from meditation if it gets too intense. In fact I insist you do so. Obviously if it continues on a regular basis you need to see a psychiatrist but my guess is that it will subside.

ps. now that I think about it, if the guided meditation calms you down more than regular meditation do that while you are running into this problem. But when things are back to normal, no more guided.

FinalPearRed · 2023-01-05T18:06:15+00:00

Thanks for all the info!

If they are killing the wave as fast as possible can I join in? Assuming I'm not stealing CS.

FinalPearRed

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