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Namaste everyone, I don't know if this is the appropriate forum in which to post this, but here goes. A friend of mine thinks that his house is haunted, since he hears noises in the house when nobody's around. A while ago, he woke up and found crosses on the walls that were made out of...

Namaste Juantoo, You've summed up pretty much what I was thinking about cutting down healthy trees. Just to add to your post, there's a book called "The Secret Life of Plants", which gives detailed scientific information about what you were talking about. It's worth a read.

Namaste Karehndiujo Mohmid, Thank you for your suggestions! I'm amazed as to how many remedies we have to get rid of pests naturally. I live in Canada, so the snakes would freeze, but I've installed two bird feeders near the garden, so hopefully they'll get the idea and start munching on...

Zenda, did you just say "pests"? LOL! (we've been discussing about pests on the buddhism thread today...) :D Spiders are wonderful creatures, and do help in controlling pests. There is such an intelligence in the spider. How they know intuitively to build these intricate webs is beyond me.

Namaste Vajradhara, Thank you for your post. I think it's really great to see all the different experiences we have with nature. :) I've also had peonies in the past, and yes, they're full of ants, but I didn't know they helped the flowers bloom! We learn something new every day... ;)...

Namaste Vajradhara, Thank you for your post. If I understand correctly, if my intention for killing the grasshoppers will generate positive karma for me, since I'm acting out of compassion of the plant? Also, you mentioned that me being a non-Buddhist has an effect on the ripening of...

Namaste Samabudhi, Thank you for your post, and for making me laugh! LOL! Who says I'm not going to drop a deep zen concept? :D Remember, the greatest lessons are often found in the simplest of things. "Intention is everything"--that's a key concept. This thread is not necessarily...

Namaste Juantoo! Thank you for your very informative post. When I was reading it, I couldn't help but think of the rice patties in Japan, where you see fields of "layers". I thought it was really nice to see these in the countryside, which is very different than from our flat Canadian...

Namaste Vajradhara, What a wealth of information you are! Anything from Aphids to Zen. :D Thank you though for all these suggestions. When I came back from work one night, when I saw the highway of ants on the kitchen counter, I decided to follow their trail, and they happen to have...

Namaste Juantoo3! No, we haven't met, since I'm new to these forums. Thank you for the warm welcome, and I look forward to hearing from you again. I haven't heard of Chinese gardening techniques before. They seem very interesting and in harmony with the natural cycles of nature. Is...

Namaste Vajradhara, Thank you for the information; I'll read it a bit later, since there's uhhh.. quite a bit to read there and absorb. I'll post my questions a bit later relating to the issue. Mind you, it's a bit difficult for me to rationalize having pests destroy plants. Such as in...

Namaste Vajradhara, Thank you for your suggestions, and for the information. If you wouldn't mind, yes, I would like more information about sentient beings and their rebirth.

Namaste Zenda, Those are all worthwhile suggestions. I guess what you're saying that applying an organic pesticide to control the grasshoppers isn't a viable solution... I understand that grasshoppers have a right to live and eat too, but so do the plants--and with the ton of grasshoppers...

Namaste Mus Zibii, Don't worry--no offense taken. You're right, it's a bit of a quandary. I'm anxious to see what others have to say.

Right, but in the meantime, the wonderful plants that I carefully planted are being eaten away. I don't want to be looking at a barren garden! Bugs are important in the ecosystem of the garden, and I do realize that I won't get a pristine, bug-free garden. I'm not expecting that. I just...

Namaste everyone, Here's a simple question, but perhaps a simple answer does not accompany it. I have a bunch of grasshoppers in my garden that have decided to destroy the plants and have a buffet. Since I know that buddhism honors all life, what do I do with those nasty grasshoppers that...

Namaste everyone, It's really interesting to read about everyone's choices, so here are my results: 1. Hinduism (100%) 2. Mahayana Buddhism (94%) 3. Jainism (84%) 4. Neo-Pagan (82%) 5. Sikhism (82%) 6. Unitarian Universalism (81%) 7. New Age (80%) 8. Theravada Buddhism (80%)...