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DON’T WORRY
BE HEALTHY
DON’T WORRY
BE HEALTHY
A Buddhist Guide for Health & Healing
VOLUME 1
Compiled by
Dr. PHANG CHENG KAR
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DON’T WORRY
BE HEALTHY
A Buddhist Guide for Health & Healing
Book cover:
BUDDHA CARES FOR THE SICK
(Mural at Da Lin Tzu Chi Hospital)
Painted by Li Chien-yi
Courtesy of Tzu Chi Foundation
VOLUME 1
Compiled by
Dr. PHANG CHENG KAR (MD)
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This book is dedicated to
Venerable Dr. K. Sri. Dhammananda Maha
Nayaka Thero on his 86 th birthday
on March 18, 2005
May he continue to be
well, happy, healthy
and live long to propagate
the sublime Dharma for the
happiness of all sentient beings!
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CAUTION!
The subject matter covered in this book
is general and not prescriptive in nature.
It should NOT be used as substitute to actual
medical care and consultation for specific illness.
Early diagnosis, regular follow-ups with physician,
compliance with treatment, regular exercise, well
balanced diet, good social support and positive mental
attitude are still the gold standards in healthcare.
This book only serves to spiritually augment whatever
medical treatment you are undergoing.
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FOREWORD
Dr. Phang Cheng Kar’s “Don’t Worry, Be Healthy
– A Buddhist Guide for Health & Healing” is an
excellent combination of medical and dhamma
knowledge in seeking a life of wellness & happiness.
The good doctor has used his professional knowledge
and experience as a medical doctor together with his
understanding of the Buddha Dhamma to write a guide
for health and healing.
Mind Body medicine is becoming an important field of
medical study in the modern world although the
Buddha over 2,500 years ago had taught the power of
the mind over our life. Western medicine has been
treating man’s diseases by concentrating on the body,
treating the effect but not the cause. Thus depending
on continuous use of drugs to treat one’s illness. This
might be good for the pharmaceutical business but
not for the patients who might have to suffer the
side effects of the long term use of these drugs.
It is much better to treat the cause itself thus
relieving one self on the dependence of drugs. The
best medicine is to practice mental cultivation and
appropriate use of drugs in treating one’s illnesses.
This guide will be helpful in preventing and even
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