The Buddha says:
Great doctors excel in four things:
The first is diagnosing illness,
the second is identifying the causes of illness,
the third is controlling illness,
and the fourth is curing illness.
Human life is full of illness. Physical imbalances cause illness. Family quarrels and social chaos are also illnesses.
The Dharma is like a river which washes clean the polluted minds of all living beings. The Dharma is also like medicine. There are no better or worse medicines. Any remedy that can heal an illness is a good one. One example of an excellent remedy is a joyful heart.
Quite often people suffer from spiritual maladies rather than physical illnesses. Many people cannot be cured by conventional medicine. Some need “great doctors” such as the buddhas and the bodhisattvas to untangle their psychological knots.
Whenever a war arises, many innocent people suffer.
Dharma Master Cheng Yen: “Human disasters are created by human minds. When human minds are filled with greed, anger, and delusion, catastrophes such as war will go on and on. If everyone can rediscover their innate light and wisdom, and if they can deal with each other with Great Love instead of arguing with each other from their own viewpoints, then the world will be harmonious and peaceful.”
Translated by E. E. Ho and W. L. Rathje; drawings by Tsai Chih-chung; coloring by May E. Gu
