The Spontaneous Centipede

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wisdom
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The Spontaneous Centipede

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I once saw a centipede leave suddenly from under my bed
Hiding itself beneath my shoe
I thought to myself
"it is a symbol of aversion"
And viewed it as auspicious, a sign of having purged aversion
Capturing it, I let it into the wild to be free

Later I saw a centipede leave suddenly from a pile of clothes
Hiding itself under my bed
I thought to myself
"this, too, was once my mother, is now a deluded being, and will someday be a living buddha"
Thinking this I welcomed its presence beneath my bed
May it have refuge therein
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Nosta
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Re: The Spontaneous Centipede

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I dont like centipedes, but if possible I will save them.

I have a box to catch bugs and put them out side. Sometimes I will catch a centipede, sometimes a spider...
Simon E.
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Re: The Spontaneous Centipede

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' A centipede was happy quite
Until a toad in fun
Said ' pray, which leg goes after which ? '
Which worked his mind to such a pitch
He laid distracted in a ditch
Considering how to run.'
“You don’t know it. You just know about it. That is not the same thing.”

Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to me.
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tidathep
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Re: The Spontaneous Centipede

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Nosta wrote:I dont like centipedes, but if possible I will save them.

I have a box to catch bugs and put them out side. Sometimes I will catch a centipede, sometimes a spider...
Dear Nosta,

Me too, I don't like insects/baby green lizard in my house...I have an empty coffee bottle to catch/set them free outside..

tidathep
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Nosta
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Re: The Spontaneous Centipede

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tidathep wrote:
Nosta wrote:I dont like centipedes, but if possible I will save them.

I have a box to catch bugs and put them out side. Sometimes I will catch a centipede, sometimes a spider...
Dear Nosta,

Me too, I don't like insects/baby green lizard in my house...I have an empty coffee bottle to catch/set them free outside..

tidathep

I like small lizards :smile:

But centipedes are creepy lol
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