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Question 26
We have
many cockroaches moving around our house at night, creating not
only a health hazard, but also scaring us out of our wits at
times. Can you please advise us how to treat these creatures? How
do we treat these invaders with love? (Laughter) (15.12.2002)
Perhaps
cockroaches have become an international problem. (Laughter)
Well, I have had that same problem and have become friendly with
them because I cannot get away from them anyway. To some, a
mosquito is a problem, but to me the mosquito is not the problem.
It is the humming music of mosquitoes that I have to get used to
-- that keeps me from sleeping. (Laughter)
My friends,
whether it is mosquitoes, scorpions, snakes or cockroaches, the
point is this: If you kill anything for joy, thrill, excitement or
as a pastime, then it is a sin. However, if you kill it to make
yourself free from suffering, then it is not a sin. If you kill it
for the fun of it – say, like hunting for excitement -- then it is
not acceptable. Hunting used to be a pastime for kings. Now that
kind of thing is a crime. But if a tiger is going to attack you,
you can shoot it. How can I treat it lovingly, and allow myself to
be eaten by it? (Laughter)
There is a subtle difference between the two. If I am not killing
anything for the joy or pleasure, if I am doing it in order to
save myself, then it is not a crime. That is also treating things
with love.
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