Buddhist practice: the laws of karma 1.

A mosquito woke me during the night. I would like to talk about my reaction now, in contrast to my previous reactions, based on Buddhism.

At one point, I would have been angry at the mozzie for annoying me and waking me up, have gotten grumpy and flapped about trying to destroy this 'pest'. This is an action I perceive that many others would also find growing within them, when being woken by a noisy, flying bug that might bite and irritate my body.

At such point in my pre-Buddhism life, I would have been led to attempt to destroy the 'offending bug' believing it to be at fault, regain my sleep, and get on with life. Now, however, my attitude has improved a little.

Currently, I recognize the mozzie as a living being. As such, I understand that it has as much right to happiness as I. As mozzies are 'happy' when they buzz about and bite into human flesh, I should offer it the opportunity to do so. It is, after all, only my BODY that is harmed.

This still does not clear up the fact that the mozzie is annoying me. The only solution to THIS aspect is to focus upon karma.