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 Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:42 pm
I leave the bugs alone because Im scared of them. But if I'm being persued by a spider (which does happen.. I think they sense my fear) then I usually chant just once and then squash it.
Once I was unsure if I killed a dragonfly or a humming bird. It was an accident >.< .. I was swinging my arms playfully, walking home and then something hit my hand and it flew into a parked truck and fell into the bushes. From then on I never swung my arms like that. >.>
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:51 pm
My reaction to ants is to flick them off of me and clean up my food mess but otherwise leave them alone. My reaction to roaches is to find another room to be in. My reaction to rats is to befriend them. XD
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:59 pm
What should I do about things like ticks that I find on my dog? I can't really just leave them on the floor... they'll attach themselves to my dog or even a person. 0.o Would it be alright if I killed them? And do you think that perhaps ticks and others parasites are hungry ghosts in a way?
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:20 pm
i am shivering and shuddering and gagging just thinking about it. xp
i'm not Buddhist, so i don't know what the "Buddhist" thing to do is about it... but i HATE most bugs.... roaches and palmetto bugs and other beetles especially. they freak the crap outa me! gonk i have a serious phobia of them, that has led to a severe honest hatred. i kill them on sight, provided i can build up the courage to do so. other times i scream, run away, or even just freeze in shock and terror.
also, i have a compulsory habbit that has angered my girlfriend alot.... sweatdrop redface i enjoy sadisticaly tormenting ants. i squish them, sometimes just their thoraxes so that they squirm around...
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:21 am
Conan The Barbie Doll I use the natural remedy. I catch the bug and put it outside among plants or somwhere else where it'll be safe. If it's a bug I don't like, I leave it alone. If it's a bee, hornet, or wasp, I run away screaming. gonk
I *try* to have compassion for the bugs though. Even the ones I don't like/am scared of. I do the exact same~!
sometimes my cat brings in mice, and little snakes, I usually catch them and put them outside. but sometimes I can't get to them in time. So I bury them out in the flower garden ^^~
The only time I get the bug spray out is when it's a deadly spider, like the mouse spider or a red-back. D: can't touch them and they are scary.
On the topic of spiders; I have like 12 daddy-long legs and who know's how many little itty bitty spiders. I get upset when My mum comes in a trys to vacuume them all up. XD
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:23 pm
I squish them. It may not be the Buddhist way of handling them, but when considering the cycle of reincarnation I don't feel so bad about it. Hopefully their next life will be a good one, and if this way of handling them leads to myself taking a turn at getting squished I am fine with that. What goes around comes around.
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Lord Alucard Ere Casanova
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:58 pm
Master Shadow Kilo I squish them. It may not be the Buddhist way of handling them, but when considering the cycle of reincarnation I don't feel so bad about it. Hopefully their next life will be a good one, and if this way of handling them leads to myself taking a turn at getting squished I am fine with that. What goes around comes around. In Tibetan Buddhism, if one neglects to do purification of karma practices, the karma of killing an insect grows, until at the end of 10 days, it is as unwholesome as killing a human.
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 10:39 am
davidm843 Master Shadow Kilo I squish them. It may not be the Buddhist way of handling them, but when considering the cycle of reincarnation I don't feel so bad about it. Hopefully their next life will be a good one, and if this way of handling them leads to myself taking a turn at getting squished I am fine with that. What goes around comes around. In Tibetan Buddhism, if one neglects to do purification of karma practices, the karma of killing an insect grows, until at the end of 10 days, it is as unwholesome as killing a human. to be honest, i hate the idea of a heirarchy of importance like that... that bugs are considered "lesser" than humans... it's part of why i think the wheel of samsara is some bullshit. confused i'm a strict non-centralist. the fact that i hate certain bugs doesn't change the fact that i am not any better than them.
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 12:29 pm
Chieftain Twilight to be honest, i hate the idea of a heirarchy of importance like that... that bugs are considered "lesser" than humans... it's part of why i think the wheel of samsara is some bullshit. confused i'm a strict non-centralist. the fact that i hate certain bugs doesn't change the fact that i am not any better than them. The taking of ANY life is regarded as unwholesome karma in Buddhism and will result in painful consequences. Did you not see where I said that if the purification of karma isn't done, taking the life of an insect is the same as taking the life of human? If you really think the wheel of samsara if "some bulls***", why are you bothering yourself with a Buddhist forum? The fact that you hate certain bugs is proof that you think you are better than them. DUH!!! rolleyes
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 1:44 pm
Chieftain Twilight to be honest, i hate the idea of a heirarchy of importance like that... that bugs are considered "lesser" than humans... it's part of why i think the wheel of samsara is some bullshit. confused Because you are not Buddhist, and therefore don't understand how karma works, and in order to clarify, let me explain. All sentient life has equal value in Buddhism. The reason it takes 10 days for the karma of killing an insect to equal the karma of killing a human is not because of the value of the individual lives. It is because the taking of a human life involves a far greater amount of mental and emotional activity (also karma) than taking the life of an insect. We pretty mindlessly swat and squish bugs, but it's not possible for us (most of us anyway) to mindlessly kill a human being (truly accidentally killing some one is NOT the karma of killing). All of this mental and emotional activity surrounding the killing of a human is in itself unwholesome karma. It is the addition of all this mental karma thats makes taking human life more serious, not any idea of a life form's inherent value. In another thread you asked about the value of plant life. Traditionally, Theravadin bhikkhus and bhikkhunis are prohibited from activities that harm plants, including spitting, defecating, or urinating on them. However, lay persons are not expected to adhere to this rule. So you see, ALL life is valued.
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 5:45 pm
davidm843 In Tibetan Buddhism, if one neglects to do purification of karma practices, the karma of killing an insect grows, until at the end of 10 days, it is as unwholesome as killing a human. While I do appreciate this information, I suppose it could be said that I'm fortunate Tibetan Buddhism is not my sect. Although I am no where near being experienced enough to being called anything related to "master," I am more into Zen. That said, could I get more information about "purification of karma practices?" I've learned a number of methods for purification of mind, body, soul, and shelter(home) both from my studies and heritage(Native American), but I have yet to be taught any from any sect of Buddhism.
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 6:22 pm
Master Shadow Kilo While I do appreciate this information, I suppose it could be said that I'm fortunate Tibetan Buddhism is not my sect. Although I am no where near being experienced enough to being called anything related to "master," I am more into Zen. That said, could I get more information about "purification of karma practices?" I've learned a number of methods for purification of mind, body, soul, and shelter(home) both from my studies and heritage(Native American), but I have yet to be taught any from any sect of Buddhism. There many practices for purification of karma, ranging from reciting various mantra, prostrations, reciting sutras, and visualizations. Perhaps the most common practices are the Confession to the 35 Buddhas and the Vajrasattva practice (combining a mantra and visualization). One should receive these practices directly from a properly qualified teacher, so I won't go into greater detail here.
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 7:10 pm
I try to avoid killing bugs, excepting one species -- ticks. Ticks do not contribute anything to the earth (nothing eats them, and they have no positive effects on their environments). They are a pure pest, and I find it difficult to have compassion for a being that has only negative contributions to make.
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 8:01 pm
Well, when I had house guests I started getting a few
roaches... and I think I did kill a few of them.
However I left most of them or took them out of the house.
When I ever have ants I think I kill them... or most of them...
Right now I spray fruit flies in my house that appeared due to
my past guests with peppermint soap... and I think it actually kills them.
And sometimes in a terrified panic I sentence a spider to death.
(not by my hand, but still the same to me.)
Believe me, I feel terrible about it all and I am putting up measures to refrain.
They all have beating hearts and brains, etc.
I also feel bad about eating animals, but at the same time I do
it because I feel it is wasteful to not eat what is in my fridge.
I don't know... I'm still working on that.
I am doing my best to refrain from killing.
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 8:23 pm
I haven't been able to find a Buddhist teacher in any area I've lived in and, being a traveler, I don't think it would work to well anyways. At least not for long. I'll stick to the traditional cleansing rituals I was taught. They may not be Buddhist, but they make me feel good, relaxed, and cleansed.
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