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by Wayfarer
Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:27 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?
Replies: 176
Views: 15795

Re: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?

... The sutras speak of its illusory nature but we have to train ourselves to really understand it. From a Buddhist POV, it [the difference between placebo and real] may matter a lot--- if you continue in the illusion of the current life, you may be able to practice and achieve liberations. Otherwise, ...
by Matt J
Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:26 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?
Replies: 176
Views: 15795

Re: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?

... gravity for instance. You are suffering from a deadly disease. The doctor comes to see you, and says he has two bottles with medicine, one is a placebo, which might work if you believe in it, the other is a known cure. 'Which bottle would you recommend?', you ask the doctor. 'It doesn't matter,' ...
by SteRo
Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:53 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?
Replies: 176
Views: 15795

Re: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?

You are suffering from a deadly disease. The doctor comes to see you, and says he has two bottles with medicine, one is a placebo, which might work if you believe in it, the other is a known cure. 'Which bottle would you recommend?', you ask the doctor. 'It doesn't matter,' comes the ...
by Grigoris
Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:18 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?
Replies: 176
Views: 15795

Re: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?

You are suffering from a deadly disease. The doctor comes to see you, and says he has two bottles with medicine, one is a placebo, which might work if you believe in it, the other is a known cure. 'Which bottle would you recommend?', you ask the doctor. 'It doesn't matter,' comes the ...
by SteRo
Sat Apr 11, 2020 4:47 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?
Replies: 176
Views: 15795

Re: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?

You are suffering from a deadly disease. The doctor comes to see you, and says he has two bottles with medicine, one is a placebo, which might work if you believe in it, the other is a known cure. 'Which bottle would you recommend?', you ask the doctor. 'It doesn't matter,' comes the ...
by Wayfarer
Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:02 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?
Replies: 176
Views: 15795

Re: What does Madhyamaka say about birth and death?

You are suffering from a deadly disease. The doctor comes to see you, and says he has two bottles with medicine, one is a placebo, which might work if you believe in it, the other is a known cure. 'Which bottle would you recommend?', you ask the doctor. 'It doesn't matter,' comes the ...
by Tenma
Fri Mar 20, 2020 6:06 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Practices for epidemics and pandemics
Replies: 150
Views: 29084

Re: Practices for epidemics and pandemics

... who has spent some significant time in a Tibetan Dharma center can attest that none of the health related tantric practices work for anything that placebo and time couldn't have reasonably fixed alone. I'm not going to disparage the entire Tibetan dharma here, but I think it's wildly magical thinking ...
by quad
Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:52 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Practices for epidemics and pandemics
Replies: 150
Views: 29084

Re: Practices for epidemics and pandemics

... who has spent some significant time in a Tibetan Dharma center can attest that none of the health related tantric practices work for anything that placebo and time couldn't have reasonably fixed alone. I'm not going to disparage the entire Tibetan dharma here, but I think it's wildly magical thinking ...
by Malcolm
Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:50 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Practices for epidemics and pandemics
Replies: 150
Views: 29084

Re: Practices for epidemics and pandemics

... who has spent some significant time in a Tibetan Dharma center can attest that none of the health related tantric practices work for anything that placebo and time couldn't have reasonably fixed alone. I'm not going to disparage the entire Tibetan dharma here, but I think it's wildly magical thinking ...
by Norwegian
Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:45 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Practices for epidemics and pandemics
Replies: 150
Views: 29084

Re: Practices for epidemics and pandemics

... who has spent some significant time in a Tibetan Dharma center can attest that none of the health related tantric practices work for anything that placebo and time couldn't have reasonably fixed alone. I'm not going to disparage the entire Tibetan dharma here, but I think it's wildly magical thinking ...
by quad
Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:42 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Practices for epidemics and pandemics
Replies: 150
Views: 29084

Re: Practices for epidemics and pandemics

... who has spent some significant time in a Tibetan Dharma center can attest that none of the health related tantric practices work for anything that placebo and time couldn't have reasonably fixed alone. I'm not going to disparage the entire Tibetan dharma here, but I think it's wildly magical thinking ...
by Norwegian
Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:38 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Practices for epidemics and pandemics
Replies: 150
Views: 29084

Re: Practices for epidemics and pandemics

... who has spent some significant time in a Tibetan Dharma center can attest that none of the health related tantric practices work for anything that placebo and time couldn't have reasonably fixed alone. I'm not going to disparage the entire Tibetan dharma here, but I think it's wildly magical thinking ...
by quad
Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:29 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Practices for epidemics and pandemics
Replies: 150
Views: 29084

Re: Practices for epidemics and pandemics

... who has spent some significant time in a Tibetan Dharma center can attest that none of the health related tantric practices work for anything that placebo and time couldn't have reasonably fixed alone. I'm not going to disparage the entire Tibetan dharma here, but I think it's wildly magical thinking ...
by Fortyeightvows
Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:24 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?
Replies: 90
Views: 12998

Re: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?

It is a bit nuanced let me try to explain in simple terms. Easily said we know about delusion so we can assume placebo works on fooling the person in a way that relieves delusion causing the issue. Work stress for example is a cause of physical ailments like anxiety which can ...
by tkp67
Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:09 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?
Replies: 90
Views: 12998

Re: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?

Placebo says that something that may not work otherwise, may still work so long as a person believes. But if a person was given medicine thinking it was a placebo it can still work. Similar to mixing medicine in a baby's ...
by tkp67
Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:07 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?
Replies: 90
Views: 12998

Re: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?

then placebos would never work Placebo says that something that may not work otherwise, may still work so long as a person believes. But if a person was given medicine thinking it was a placebo it can still work. Similar to mixing medicine ...
by tkp67
Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:02 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?
Replies: 90
Views: 12998

Re: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?

... I took it but I didn't believe it would help at all and even said that. but after I took it, it really had helped. then placebos would never work Placebo says that something that may not work otherwise, may still work so long as a person believes. But if a person was given medicine thinking it ...
by Fortyeightvows
Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:44 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?
Replies: 90
Views: 12998

Re: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?

... I took it but I didn't believe it would help at all and even said that. but after I took it, it really had helped. then placebos would never work Placebo says that something that may not work otherwise, may still work so long as a person believes. But if a person was given medicine thinking it ...
by SunWuKong
Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:02 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: CBD oil
Replies: 49
Views: 11948

Re: CBD oil

I might get the same effect from placebos, and maybe I am taking placebos, paying for a placebo effect. :shrug: Placebos can be as effective, or even more effective, than active agents, and they don't have any negative side effects. Well, ...
by DharmaJunior
Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:27 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Solving the hard problem.
Replies: 23
Views: 3596

Re: Solving the hard problem.

Are faith and belief in direct opposition to free will? Does the placebo effect give weight to belief? Is the belief an obstacle to the objective? As usual I am lost for words but I did think of a nice quote: "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, ...

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