When a child is born it is not normal that we say “Oh, the poor thing is going to die”, we don’t say to the parents, “I so sorry for the eventual death of your child.” Instead we naturally celebrate the life and birth of the child, even though those two previous statements are completely accurate and honest. What I am talking about is balance in all situations in life. A balance between life…
It is reasonable that a person may question how a practice of a religion that fundamentally does not believe in an external solution to the sufferings of life, how that religion could provide a source for support for living with illness. In other words if we don’t pray to someone or something to assist us in our suffering then what is it we can accomplish through our Buddhist practice. Since our experience of traditional medicine…
Protecting is the second to last of Chih-I’s Ten Characteristics. By this he means it is incumbent upon you or your caregiver or both to have a clear understanding and knowledge of any and all restrictions or prohibitions concerning every aspect of your medical care. While this may be challenging to accomplish it isn’t impossible. Here is where you need to stand up and advocate for your own interests. It isn’t that doctors and…
When a person is ill time is measured differently than generally when healthy. In some instances especially when pain is present time can seem as if it stands still or even goes backward. Has it ever happened to you when you’re in pain and you have said something to the effect that things seem to be going backwards getting worse rather than better? Perhaps not. Time, Chih-I advises is to be not even considered a…
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