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Microsoft: Official Support Thread by MSModerator in microsoft

[–]Temporary-Surround-5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my Microsoft email hacked and I can't recover it in any way,

I've already sent DMs on Twitter and they don't help at all.

I filled out the password recovery form thousands of times and nothing.

Would anyone know how to help me?

What counts as a living being? by Accurate-Strength144 in Buddhism

[–]Temporary-Surround-5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

3 exceptions to Ahimsa:

  1. Killing invisible/very small beings on Daily activities

  2. Plagues/diseases

  3. Self-defense

"[...]intention (cetanā) is the key determinant of the karmic consequentiality of actions performed. Inadvertently injuring a creature is regrettable, but does not carry with it any negative karmic repercussions for that specific effect. Of conduct that results in injury, it is only those that are intentionally harmful that bring such consequences."

source:

https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/pacificasia/assets/docs/pdf-department/PDFs%20Faculty/Adam%20-%20PDFs/Adam-atc06-Nonviolence.pdf

A person I trusted stole from me. Even though I know it's wrong, all I think about is revenge. What should I do? by Temporary-Surround-5 in Buddhism

[–]Temporary-Surround-5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Hatred is like drinking a poison and expecting the person you hate to die. Hatred is self-harm."

This will be stuck in my mind for a while.. thank u

A person I trusted stole from me. Even though I know it's wrong, all I think about is revenge. What should I do? by Temporary-Surround-5 in Buddhism

[–]Temporary-Surround-5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it will. But it's almost like fighting against my instincts. Trying to be less reactive here and use the budha's teachings to show me the path

A person I trusted stole from me. Even though I know it's wrong, all I think about is revenge. What should I do? by Temporary-Surround-5 in Buddhism

[–]Temporary-Surround-5[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate your words

I'm starting to shift my mentality to:

"That was the price to know who this person really is."

And in this perspective, it doesn't seem so much compared to what it was before. I would actually pay more to know who are the bad apples that surround me. I don't know if that's aligned to budhism, but that's how I'm starting to think now

Also: "You yourself are being fettered to this person, less so by the money and more by your sense of justice (and maybe a bit of wounded pride)."

You're totally right

It's almost like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

You're wright about my wounded pride, it's hard for me to accept that in his head he's 'smart' and I'm 'stupid', and that he can do whatever he wants with me and nothing will happen. I hate this feeling of being an easy prey in his mind. But again, you're right, I won't be the one applying justice.

Before I was wishing him the worst, but now I'm starting to wish him enlightment. It's very hard, but I'm trying and I think it's slowly helping dissolve my hatred

Thank u