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The Diamond Sutra says: "Abiding nowhere, the mind arises." This is the core thought of the Diamond Sutra, the briefest expression of Buddhism's ultimate spirit, and the essence of Eastern philosophy. "Non-abiding" is a state of not being constrained by any thing or thought; in…

Buddhism says impermanence is swift; life and death pass in a single breath. Death still seems far away to many people, but to others it is almost at hand. People habitually think of death as a long process, but in fact for most people the…

Each year I see roughly over a hundred cancer patients who have developed dry heat or persistent high fever from excessive moxibustion; they come to me seeking solutions to this side effect. The first thing to understand is that cancer patients with heat patterns are…

In 2013, the Sina Cancer Friends Circle held its seventh-anniversary gathering at Wanxian Mountain, Xinxiang, Henan, and I attended. After the evening celebration began, an older woman from Beijing with advanced breast cancer, overcome with excitement, suddenly fainted. The situation was critical. Among the circle…

Spring is a season of lingering cold amid warming temperatures. After a long autumn and winter, the rainy season gradually arrives, and the air humidity rises day by day. This season sees many diseases of mixed cold and heat, and the humid air also triggers…

"The illnesses of old age are all invited during one's prime; the miseries of decline are all wrought during one's heyday." — Cai Gen Tan (Conversations from a Vegetable Root) Every year I deal with thousands upon thousands of cancer patients. Many come to me…

In the age of self-media, every individual can have their own platform to speak to the outside world; for example, this official account of mine is also one of the countless self-media outlets. Because there is no gatekeeping by regulatory authorities, and because most self-media…

Recently I went to the doctor because numbness, pain and swelling in my right leg had been worsening. The problem actually began long ago, but it was not as severe as now, so I had not paid attention. Recently, triggered by an injury, it became…

How long must a cancer patient using TCM anticancer therapy take Chinese medicine before stopping? This is a question I am often asked. Few doctors can answer it. In fact, the problem is not limited to TCM anticancer therapy; modern anticancer therapy faces the same…

This is a prescription for cancer pain that a patient's family provided me during a house call in Zhejiang. That family had obtained it when visiting a folk TCM doctor, who, while compounding a secret formula for them, inadvertently showed them this prescription. The family…