Buddhist inspired resources for physicians and other health care professionals.
Posted in Compassion, The Bodhisattva Ideal on Sep 20th, 2008
“For all those ailing in the world,
Until their every sickness has been healed,
May I myself become for them
The doctor, nurse, medicine itself.”
from Shantideva’s The Way of the Bodhisattva (The Bodhicaryavatara), ch. 3, v. 8
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine on Sep 19th, 2008
From Joseph Goldstein’s book One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, “Mindfulness holds a central place in every Buddhist path. Indeed, it is what makes any spiritual practice possible. Mindfulness is the quality of mind that notices what is present, without judgement, without interference. It is like a mirror that clearly reflects what comes before it” [...]
Posted in Jisei on Sep 19th, 2008
Like dew drops
on a lotus leaf
I vanish.
Posted in Jisei on Sep 19th, 2008
Empty-handed I entered the world
Barefoot I leave it.
My coming, my going –
Two simple happenings
That got entangled.
Posted in Jisei on Sep 19th, 2008
Pampas grass, now dry,
once bent this way
and that.
Posted in Jisei on Sep 19th, 2008
Coming, all is clear, no
doubt about it. Going, all is
clear, without a doubt.
What, then, is all?
Posted in Jisei on Sep 19th, 2008
Inhale, exhale
Forward, back
Living, dying:
Arrows, let flown each to each
Meet midway and slice
The void in aimless flight –
Thus I return to the source.
Posted in Medical Education on Sep 19th, 2008
The authors of this article propose that the scientific concept of emotional intelligence has the potential to deepen understanding of the competency: interpersonal and communication skills. Although EI may relate to the other competencies as well, notably professionalism, this Commentary focuses on describing how EI contributes to interpersonal and communication skills.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/300/10/1200?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=emotional+intelligence&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine on Sep 19th, 2008
Mindfulness in Medicine
David S. Ludwig; Jon Kabat-Zinn
JAMA. 2008;300(11):1350-1352.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/300/11/1350
Posted in Death & Dying, Jisei on Sep 19th, 2008
Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death