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Medicine is intention. Those who are proficient at using intention are good doctors.
Sun Simiao
2.
First, modify the patient's diet and lifestyle and only then, if these do not effect a cure, treat with medicinals and acupuncture.
Sun Simiao
3.
Whenever a great physician treats diseases, he has to be mentally calm and his disposition firm. He should not give way to wishes and desires, but has to develop first a marked attitude of compassion. He should commit himself firmly to the willingness to take the effort to save every living creature.
Sun Simiao
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Doctors should first understand the cause of disease, then treat it with diet. Medicine should only be used if diet fails
Sun Simiao
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Above all, I will keep an open heart. As I move on the right path I will recieve great happiness as a reward without asking for anything in return.
Sun Simiao