re: defining medicine/malpracice

[Guest guest]

Hi Bob

Although I wouldn't mind becoming a Bodhisattva I suppose, my

principle personal motivation for practicing Tonglin has been the

reduction of my own suffering (probably considered quite selfish and

un-Bodhisattva-like). Since I'm not trained to teach it, I just make

a short explanation of it to certain patients, friends etc and

recommend they check out the book on tape " When Things Fall Apart "

by Pema Chodron from my patient library. I have gotten quite a bit

of positive feedback (none negative so far) from people who have

actually tried it and pursued it--again, to help remove one of the

causes of disease (seven affects)not as treatment or therapy as

applied to a diff dx. I have taught an " Inner Smile " workshop a few

times but usually for donations since I'm not at the Instructor

Level with the Healing Dao people yet. I have also used it as a

guided meditation with patients who were open to it and to help them

learn and internalize it. I guess I may need to rethink weather

these are too sectarian to be appropriate in my TCM practice (as I

highly respect your opinions). I guess I didn't ask but are you

familiar with " Inner Smile " a daoist practice (hence Medical Qi

Gong) and do you think that is also " over the line " so to speak?

What types of " relaxation " exercises do you tout to your patients

and how or where are they being taught to them and by whom?

Thanks for the story of your ID. BTW, I admire and respect (and own

most of) your TCM publications and use them just about daily to help

me bridge the gaps in my ignorance and training. They have been

indispensible to me in helping LOTS of people as I'm still a novice,

(three years experience) live in a very isolated area and get quite

a few complicated cases since there are not people like you around

for them to see.

Respectfully, Shanna