Category: Featured Myosho-Ji Post

Contemplating Disease – Medicine King Bodhisattva – Part 6a – September 12, 2018

Deciding how I shall write about the bulk of Chih-I’s section in the Mo-Ho Chih-Kuan has been complicated.  There is much in his work that is important especially given his role in collecting, systematizing, and disseminating the full body of Chinese medicine available during his time.  He is often referred to as the father of Buddhist medicine and in fact Nichiren referred to him as the emanation of Medicine King Bodhisattva. Medicine King Bodhisattva appears…

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Ten Suchnesses Book Available Print and Digital – September 4, 2018

Now available in both print and digital format my latest book.  The Ten Suchnesses or Ten Aspects, Junnyoze is a portion of Chapter II from the Lotus Sutra which we read everyday during our services.  This book attempts to offer a detailed examination of their meanings, the importance and relevance to our daily lives as well as valuable insights into how to strategically apply them to life to eliminate suffering. The Ten Suchnesses are an…

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Contemplating Disease – Part 5c – Comforting the Ill – September 3, 2018

Walking the fine line between remembering the emptiness of the body and dwelling upon final extinction is often the fine line many who deliver medical care and care-givers travel.  How do you be honest without being forlorn or slipping into causing hopelessness.  Vimalakirti saw this difficulty and cautioned the person seeking to provide comfort.  Not being dishonest about the disease or illness causes harm, being too brutally honest also causes harm.  There is no one…

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Contemplating Disease – Part 5b – Comforting the Ill – September 2, 2018

It’s not just family and friends who don’t know how to interact with the patient.  I’ve witnessed many doctors who, while good at the practice and delivery of medicine are woefully inadequate in finding the balance between honesty and compassion.  I’ll say this from my witnessing many doctor patient interactions, most doctors don’t know how to deliver bad news.  Part of this comes from the sense of failure on the part of a doctor if…

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