Why discuss Spirit in Medicine?

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Hi Attilio, Doug, Emmanuel, Pete, Z'ev, & All,

 

Attilio wrote:

> The idea of spirit in medicine (and everything else) is something

> that can only be sought and not given.

 

Agreed.

 

Belief in, and training in the use of, " Spirit " rest with eash person.

However, study, discussion and experience can influence (build or

alter) belief and practice.

 

> I don't understand why you bother to convince others of spirit in

> medicine.

 

For me, Spirit is as real as the keyboard that accepts symbols of

these thoughts.

 

IMO, society (including acupuncture / medical society) has

become far too materialistic. It has forgotten or discarded as

irrelevant concepts of spirituality that add great meaning in an

apparently meaningless world.

 

That is why I and many others raise these questions with any

students and practitioners who may be interested. Those not

interested can delete the mails.

 

I do not convince (or try to convince) anybody! I only question and

comment on by own beliefs and experiences, and those of others.

We all take what we need from these discussions, and ignore that

which does not find resonance within us.

 

Each of us must find our own way, but it can be useful to discuss

the ways of others also.

 

See mails from Emmanuel, Ze'v, and Doug, below. [Thanks All!]

 

Peace to all,

Phil

 

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Z'ev wrote:

 

Phil, As far as intention goes, I didn't talk about it here because a

few months ago, I wrote a long post on yi/intention in Chinese

medicine as one of its most important components. I didn't want to

repeat myself, but sometimes forget that e-mails quickly get lost in

the digital shuffle. Volker Scheid wrote an excellent article on

yi/intention available at the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine

website.

 

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Doug wrote:

 

" MEDICINE IS SIGNIFICATION " - MOVING TOWARDS HEALING

POWER IN THE CHINESE MEDICAL TRADITION,

by Volker Scheid Ph.D. and Dan Bensky D.O.

http://www.siom.com/resources/texts/articles.html

 

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Emmanuel wrote:

 

Hi Phil, Perhaps it's age, experience, many losses, many gains

and survival in to better times ... but I agree with your perspective

whole heatedly. I'm a Sufi priest ... and my initial training in my

twenties so thoroughly healed me that I went on to medical and

graduate school with enormous strength, patience and humility ... I

wanted only to serve, and still do. In my spiritual training as well it

is said that the message which you have just delivered can only be

a clarion to a few and but a lullaby to the many. So most will reject

what you've said. Such is life. Most people " recognize " and, thus,

can not " see " .

 

To me it's hard to imagine that CM can arise from anywhere but

mysticism ... an empirical or phenomenological mysticism at

times. To me CM is a wealth of mythos and mysticism ... a living

thing. Science is merely fact ... a dead thing ... merely snapshots

of life. CM, and healing in general, is " Life finding a way ... "

Mysticism is not mere fact ... it's the truth ... most often hidden

from sight by a veil of tears. The one place that science is not

likely to ever look for " facts " . All the Best, Emmanuel

 

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Pete wrote:

 

Hi Dr. (Fr.) Phil! <g>, I kind of do the " God as you understand God "

in my own practice. I tell the patients that their physical experience

will be better as their relation with God (as they understand God)

improves. Usually, the religion they grew up with is closest to their

roots. If the religion of youth was an avenue for people to abuse

them, though, it is problematic.

 

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