PAGE  ONE

Q-A:    |  01  |  02  |  03  |  04  |  05  |  06  |  07  |  08  |  09  |  10  |

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Q-05:   Bhante, how can we handle mosquitoes and ants while meditating?

Regards,

Chua

Q-05:  First of all, please do not kill them. They try to suck a drop of your blood and you respond by taking their whole life. It is not fair to go ‘tit for tat’ to such a tiny being, let alone to go against the religious teachings and your current religious practice that is meditation.

You should take them away gently by generating your loving-kindness and compassion towards them even though they are biting you or sucking your blood.  Treat it as blood donation!

Make sure the place where you meditate is kept clean before you embark on meditation. Dear Chua, in effect, most of meditation centers are kept clean and therefore you have less of an ant problem than mosquitoes. Please refer to my answer to Willian’s question too (Q-A: 0006, Meditation Section).

With Metta,

U Cittara

     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Dhamma Questions are answered by Bhante U Cittara, resident monk of Mangala Vihara, and his assistant monks. Questions and comments on given answers are welcome. Send your questions and comments to resident_monk@mangalavihara.org.sg.