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The Buddha asked a monk: "Between what two things does human life lie?" The monk replied: "Between a few days." The Buddha said: "You have not yet understood the Way." He asked another monk: "Between what two things does human life lie?" The reply: "Between…

Whatever is born must end. Death is the conclusion of our lives and the final gate of life that none of us can escape. When faced with the threat of death, treating death with kindness is, after all, a wise choice. Once I went to…

China's long-standing authoritarian culture and today's rapidly developing society have left many people full of resentment, short-tempered, ready to pick a fight with anyone at any moment. We live in a torn-apart world; this is an undeniable fact, and communication between people is sometimes simply…

Recently, some newly graduated clinical TCM physicians—most just out of TCM universities—have contacted me after reading my articles. Some pour out their hardships, saying they are truly poor, financially strapped, and can barely get by. Others say that in school they never encountered a TCM…

I once came across a late case treated by the veteran TCM physician Kong Sibo: a patient with widely metastatic advanced intestinal cancer, whom Dr. Kong kept alive for six and a half years using modified Wuwei Xiaodu Yin (Five-Ingredient Antidotal Beverage). A few years…

In my personal dictionary, "carefree idler" is a term of praise. On a warm winter afternoon, half-closing the eyes, legs crossed, doing nothing at all, picking up a leisure book, reading and reading until, without noticing, one falls asleep, drool on half the face, the…

Once my son wrote an essay in which he said that one thing his father did that moved him greatly was that, after he did poorly on an exam and came home, his father comforted him, saying it was no big deal, that there was…

It never occurred to me that one day I would suddenly be approached by many parents whose children want to become monks or nuns, or spouses whose partners want to leave home, seeking my help and hoping I would persuade their children or partners not…

This is a case I treated with pure TCM in 2016. After more than half a year of treatment, the patient's condition was controlled quite satisfactorily, so I am organizing the case record for colleagues' reference and correction. The patient, Qi, male, 45, from Liaoyuan,…

What is cancer? Cancer, also called malignant tumor, is the result of qualitative change in genetic regulation of human cells under the long-term action of various internal and external factors, leading to excessive proliferation. The internal and external factors that induce cancer are complex and…