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<DIV>I just finished a 10 day retreat with a high Tibetan Lama. One of the things he talked about was the "no killing" rule. We asked about mosquitos, and he said that it applied to them too...darn it! Then he told a story about a friend he was staying with for a visit and she was picking ticks off her dog and killing them. He was concerned that she was killing the ticks, and she told him they'd just latch on again if she didn't. Then, a few weeks later, he said she called to tell him she wasn't killing the ticks anymore....she was flushing them down the toilet and sending them to a "lower realm"! LOL </DIV>
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<DIV>So according to him, we can do things to prevent mosquitos like drain water, but can't kill the suckers directly. I'm afraid I'm not a very good Buddhist and have just decided to take on the bad karma that results from setting up my Skeeter Vac.</DIV>
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<DIV>Drool to those in need....</DIV>
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<DIV>Synthia</DIV>
<DIV>Bud, Barney, Zuma, Doheny, Kahuna</DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Imagination is more important than knowledge. ~Albert Einstein</FONT></EM><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></TD></TR>
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