Monday, March 12, 2007
Malaysian monks face ant dilemma - BBC News
... So the monks are looking for a creative and non-violent solution to deal with the insects, which are biting worshippers.
Some years ago they shared their temple compound with a cobra.
The chief monk, the Venerable Boon Keng, told the BBC that they had become used to meditating alongside the snake but eventually decided to catch it and take it away to a nearby forest.
But the ants are dropping from the temple's sacred bodhi tree onto people meditating below - and when they bite it causes painful swelling.
The Venerable Boon Keng practises what he calls "letting go" meditation - so he "lets go" of the pain.
But out of consideration for worshippers less far along the path to enlightenment the monks are looking for ways to persuade the ants to go. ...
... So the monks are looking for a creative and non-violent solution to deal with the insects, which are biting worshippers.
Some years ago they shared their temple compound with a cobra.
The chief monk, the Venerable Boon Keng, told the BBC that they had become used to meditating alongside the snake but eventually decided to catch it and take it away to a nearby forest.
But the ants are dropping from the temple's sacred bodhi tree onto people meditating below - and when they bite it causes painful swelling.
The Venerable Boon Keng practises what he calls "letting go" meditation - so he "lets go" of the pain.
But out of consideration for worshippers less far along the path to enlightenment the monks are looking for ways to persuade the ants to go. ...
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