Medicine Buddha- teachings

According to the teachings of the Buddha, there are four classes of illness. The first class of illness is relatively inconsequential. If one takes medicine or receives proper medical attention, one will get well, but if one doesn't, one will also get well. The second class is more serious, but if one takes medicine or receives proper medical attention, one will get well. The third class of illness consists of those which cannot be cured by medicines or other medical treatments, but can be cured through the practice of dharma. In the fourth class of illness are those whose outcome is karmically inevitable. The patient in these cases is going to die, and the use of medicine only increases their suffering. The only reasonable thing to do in these cases is to prepare for death.

The practice of the Medicine Buddha Sadhana will enhance the healing power of both patients and health care providers in the first three classes of illness and is especially beneficial in treating the third class. Inasmuch as the proper practice of the Medicine Buddha reduces fear in general, it is also very beneficial for those who are facing death. It is in itself a path leading to enlightenment.

For further reading visit http://www.shenpen-osel.org ... and download Volume 4, #1, June 2000. It is the complete teachings given by Venerable Khechen Thrangu Rinpoche.

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