I used to take western medicine in general when I got sick, before I became vegan. After I became vegan, the idea of getting well based on the deaths of others gives me a sickening feeling… of unwellness. Nowadays, though I seldom visit doctors, when I do, I ask for concoctions of...

A message written for Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic’s magazine: There is a famous medical analogy in Buddhism used to describe the Triple Gem. The Buddha, with his perfect compassion and wisdom, is likened to a great doctor, who dispenses the pure medicine that is the precious...

I read about Asperger Syndrome recently (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome). It’s a new disease to me – in the sense that I did not know such a disorder existed in the past… even though it did all along. It made me reflect again, on the truth that we are...

My right wrist was very sore, with its tendons feeling tight. It’s a reoccurring occupational hazard due to heavy mouse usage while forgetting to move the wrist enough to relax. The pain was agonising and unbearable. Massotherapy (推拿）didn’t work well the day before and I...

Thus have I heard, the below poignant and hilarious accounts are based on actual concurrent incidents… The old abbot of a temple had a terrible toothache. So bad was it that it was debilitating… affecting his nerves literally. The hospital stay was humbling to him. It made him...

In the ‘retelling’ of ‘Beowulf’ by Gareth Hinds, King Hrothgar tells Beowulf the following after they slays Grendal and the monster’s Mother: ‘Take thou, therefore, good heed, O Beowulf, against pride and arrogance. Choose the better path: profit...

A Tit for a Tat (97) Tit: How’s your sore throat? Tat: It’s better but am not sure if it’s permanent. Tit: As if you will never get a sore throat again in your life! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/02/bizarre-baby-love Previous aT4aT:...

An imaginary verse on how a Bodhisattva might think: The only reason my heart is broken is because so many hearts are broken. There is no time to indulge in being heartbroken, when there are so many broken hearts to heal. From the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra: Manjusri: Householder, whence came...

Karma can mutate, along with viruses. Disease pervades Samsara as long as it is not a Pureland. To end plagues of sicknesses, we need to end their true causes. How about ending violence towards birds, cows, pigs… which cause bird flu, mad cow disease, swine flu… Surely, this would...

To date, Swine Flu has killed over 80 in Mexico, while there are at least 20 confirmed cases in US and suspected cases in about 5 countries. Swine Flu is a respiratory disease affecting pigs that in caused by a strain of influenza – it has since mutated to combine with human and bird...