Hello Jody, A captive bred tropical snake, would not seem to do well in the wild, especially here in New York. I don't think my neighbors would like it too much either :o) Also by obsolving myself of this karma, it would seem that I am just passing the buck to someone else, as letting a Boa go here in New York could become quite dangerous. So the only alternative would be to allow someone else to care for the snake, but the same issue that I have resides for that person.
This reminds me of the story I heard a while ago, where a man had a mouse that was being attacked by a cat. He stopped the cat and took the mouse into his home and carefully tended to its wounds. He fed the little mouse until it was back in tip top shape. Since the mouse was healthy and no longer need the man's care, the man brought the mouse back outside, and set it free. As he watched the small mouse happily drifting off into the brush, a bird swooped down and snatched it...killing it instantly. Fudo seems to be correct. Life does, what life does, and by choosing to care for the snake, I must do what I must for it. If I did not choose to care for it, but it came to me, then to care for it would be my karma. Thank you, -Demian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jody W Ianuzzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [Zen] Snake and mouse : I read about a Buddhist ceremony where captive animals are released back to : nature. Perhaps the answer here is to release the snake AND the mouse so : they will both be free. : : JODY : : : : : : Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood : Yahoo! Groups Links : : : : : : ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
