Hi, I try to sweep away a small cockcroach who was crawling on my table to the floor. I was abit irritated then. I accidentally use too much strength and kill the cockcroach.
I don't feel particularly bad about IT. I wonder if this is a good thing ? Am i taking things too lightly. And at the back of my head, i have this thought "it is just another cockcroach"
hmm
you know when the monks say "罪过, 罪过", when they see something unwholesome. but i think 过 is something small and if one don't stop it as soon as possible, it can roll bigger and bigger like snowball.
even tearing a piece of paper cannot have angry/destructive intention/thoughts, let alone killing an insect/ant/cockcroach etc.
One instance of intention is one instance of kamma. When there is kamma there is immediate result. Even just one little thought, although not particularly important, is nevertheless not void of consequence. It will be at the least a "tiny speck" of kamma, added to the stream of conditions which shape mental activity. With repeated practice, through repeated proliferation by the mind, or through expression as external activity, the result becomes stronger in the form of character traits, physical features or repercussions from external sources.
A destructive intention does not have to be on a gross level. It may, for example, lead to the destruction of only a very small thing, such as when we angrily tear up a piece of paper. Even though that piece of paper has no importance in itself, the action still has some effect on the quality of the mind. The effect is very different from tearing up a piece of paper with a neutral state of mind, such as when throwing away scrap paper. If there is repeated implementation of such angry intention, the effects of accumulation will become clearer and clearer, and may develop to more significant levels.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/9280/kamma1.htm#meaning
however, Yuan Yin Lao Ren mentioned that an instance of unconditional compassion/bodhi will also on the other hand be very wholesome.
there are story where a being who was reborn in hell, but when he recall the thoughts of Amitabha Buddha, the hell simply disappear and was reborn in the higher realm or something.
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What stuffs can keep ants away eh ?
Originally posted by knightlll:What stuffs can keep ants away eh ?
Chopstick, toothpaste can keep ants away.
For cockroach, can use pandan leave to keep them away.
Then all these ants and cockroach will run to your neighbour house...
Originally posted by Display Name:Chopstick, toothpaste can keep ants away.
For cockroach, can use pandan leave to keep them away.
Then all these ants and cockroach will run to your neighbour house...
How do chopsticks keep ants away ?
Originally posted by knightlll:What stuffs can keep ants away eh ?
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