First, really wild story! Thank you for digging this up from the archives of history. I think it's interesting that this hospital -- instead of evaluating on a binary scale -- on 'cured' or 'not cured' -- they look at whether the condition is improving. It values the path instead of the destination. That seems to reflect the reality of nature more realistically. It makes me think about the idiom "if we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change." It all makes me think about Eastern and Western views towards medicine -- that the west seems more fixated on outcomes and the east more with adapting to change as it occurs. I wonder what their integration may look like. Anyway, lots of food for thought.
Thanks for sharing your perspective Allie! Qigong originates from ancient chineese wisdo culture which sees one of the tenents of reality as constant change. So the notion that something is fixed or not fixed, is usually more viewed as something in the process of change (healing) which never stops. This definitely to their scale!
Thanks for the reminder about this book and the Center. Love this so much!
It somewhat reminds me of the deeply inspiring and frankly mind-blowing experience of seeing the large high- tech hospital in south India where all treatments and surgical procedures were absolutely free!
It was funded entirely by private donations and the huge percentage of the doctors and nurses who volunteered every year during their vacation time.
Appreciate you sharing this — some of the history here reminds me of the story presented in the book "Qigong Fever" by a French Sociologist. It's pretty fascinating (and grounding) context on Qigong and its relationship to Neigong, the CCP, and the cultural revolution. (One fun fact is that apparently the word 'qigong' was virtually never used until the late 1940s, so it's a modern term alongside 'Traditional Chinese Medicine')
First, really wild story! Thank you for digging this up from the archives of history. I think it's interesting that this hospital -- instead of evaluating on a binary scale -- on 'cured' or 'not cured' -- they look at whether the condition is improving. It values the path instead of the destination. That seems to reflect the reality of nature more realistically. It makes me think about the idiom "if we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change." It all makes me think about Eastern and Western views towards medicine -- that the west seems more fixated on outcomes and the east more with adapting to change as it occurs. I wonder what their integration may look like. Anyway, lots of food for thought.
Thanks for sharing your perspective Allie! Qigong originates from ancient chineese wisdo culture which sees one of the tenents of reality as constant change. So the notion that something is fixed or not fixed, is usually more viewed as something in the process of change (healing) which never stops. This definitely to their scale!
This is stunning, I want to know more :)
I would check out some of the linked resources. There's lots of crazy videos on youtube as well of Doctors sharing their experience
Thanks for the reminder about this book and the Center. Love this so much!
It somewhat reminds me of the deeply inspiring and frankly mind-blowing experience of seeing the large high- tech hospital in south India where all treatments and surgical procedures were absolutely free!
It was funded entirely by private donations and the huge percentage of the doctors and nurses who volunteered every year during their vacation time.
Wow that's amazing. Do you know the name of the hospital? I'd love to check it out.
Incredible! Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure!
Appreciate you sharing this — some of the history here reminds me of the story presented in the book "Qigong Fever" by a French Sociologist. It's pretty fascinating (and grounding) context on Qigong and its relationship to Neigong, the CCP, and the cultural revolution. (One fun fact is that apparently the word 'qigong' was virtually never used until the late 1940s, so it's a modern term alongside 'Traditional Chinese Medicine')