Last night, I was being constantly bitten by a mosquito in my living room. After 1 hour, I finally catched a glimpse of it resting still on the sofa. And it was quite big.
But a compassionate thought arised in me. I could spare its life by simply moving myself into the room, turning on the air-con and sleeping. This way, it can't follow me in too.
So spared its life I did. And i never saw this mosquito again from the next day onwards. Strange huh? Afterwards, I felt a huge relief that I did not commit unnecessary killing.
So much killing in our lives is unnecessary. We only have to adapt to the situation and move away. If everyone consumes lesser meat and more vegetable/plant based foods, lesser animals would suffer for us.
Namo Dabei Guanshiyin Pusa.