Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The six perfections of Medicine

In general, Shakyamuni Buddha taught doctrines in accordance with the predispositions and interests of trainees; among these doctrines, the science of medicine is particularly supreme. The Reason for this is that, for instance, ordinarily the six perfections giving, ethics, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom__ cannot  be practiced at once   and instead are practiced one by one, but, with medicine, once its essentials have been realized and put into practice, the six perfections are accomplished simultaneously_


—Dn. Yeshi Dhonden
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Thai Massage: Sacred Bodywork

By Ananda Apfelbaum

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