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A message written for Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic’s magazine:<\/strong><\/p>\n 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<\/span>, who dispenses the pure medicine that is the precious teachings of the Dharma, for alleviating suffering. Members of the Sangha are those who practise the Dharma well, who, like nurses, assist the Buddha in sharing the Dharma with the masses.<\/p>\n Although the analogy is in terms of spirituality, the Buddha was clearly mindful of the physical human condition<\/span>, of us all being subject to suffering via cyclical birth, ageing, sickness and death. He was thus aware of the pressing need to care for our physicality while looking after our spirituality.<\/p>\n Once, the Buddha came across Tissa, a monk who was lying in his own waste, incapacitated due to severe illness. He was left there as the other fellow monks had shunned him in disgust. Teaching by example, the Buddha nursed Tissa in person. As the repentant monks crowded around to help, the Buddha remarked, \u2018If you do not take care of each other, who will take care of you? One who tends the sick tends me.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n Inspired by this incident, and so many more other instances of the Buddha\u2019s great compassion, the Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic (SBFC) strives to live up to the Buddha\u2019s vision of a better world, where we care for one and all with unconditional love. Indeed, we are all of one community on this small planet, interdependent upon one another for our collective well-being. If we do not take care of one another, who will?<\/span><\/p>\n This year, as we celebrate the 41st Anniversary of SBFC, may we renew our vows to continue to be of service to our fellow brothers and sisters. Like the Buddhas\u2019 vows that never end till all beings are liberated from suffering, with your support in terms of dedication of time, donations and efforts, may SBFC\u2019s noble mission continue to benefit many. Thank you. Amituofo!<\/p>\n Namo Bhagavate Bhaisajya Guru Vaidurya Prabhaya Tathagataya A message written for Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic’s magazine: There is a famous medical analogy in Buddhism used to describe…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,381,393,328],"class_list":["post-7472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mix","tag-compassion","tag-interdependence","tag-sickness","tag-triple-gem","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7472\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n(Homage to the Medicine Master, the Tathagata of Lapis Lazuli Light)
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