"To cure sometimes, to relieve often, and to comfort always"
Request: My doctor friend introduced to me this quote, on the role of a physician.
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"Expanded" Along the Path to Enlightenment
Request: Some years ago before they were asked to desist, a group of Doc students were circulating the ‘Daily Quotes’ with expanded context - i.e. with the surrounding and other related text. I still have my copies of them and read them daily.
ahimsa
Request: principle of nonviolence, emphasizing respect for all living beings in thought, word, and action.
Imperial vs. metric system
Request: Can we settle the debate?
professional sports players
Solar plexus energy can do heroic feats.
social death
"a pattern of group behavior that ignores the presence or existence of a person within the group" -- apa.org. Alternately, "the experience of dying to others."
inflammation
Part of the complex biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants, and is a protective response involving immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators -- wikipedia.
"worrying is praying for what you don't want"
Request: I guess by worrying about something we are holding it in mind, thus making it more likely to happen.
DeepSeek (chatbot)
"Compliance with Chinese government censorship policies and its data collection practices have also raised concerns over privacy… However, it has also been praised for its open weights and infrastructure code, energy efficiency and contributions to open-source artificial intelligence" -- wikipedia.
Summa Theologica, by Thomas Aquinas
Request: Since he had a major effect on Catholicism, e.g. the fonts of morality, I figured his work would be of great value to calibrate.
T/F: use of force is sometimes justified
In her most recent book, Susan Hawkins explains how sometimes Doc would respond in ways his students may not expect. He flipped people off on the highway, slammed the door in people’s face, and he cussed frequently -- request.
waking oneself up with an alarm clock
Request: It seems a bit forceful, doesn't it?
the law of reverse effect
Aldous Huxley first described the ‘Law of Reverse Effect,’ saying that “The harder we try with the conscious will to do something, the less we shall succeed.” So, could it really be that when we stop consciously trying to succeed, we increase our chances of success?
tennis
Request: Newfound joy of life, what is the field?
statement: self-esteem is the way to happiness
Request: Is that true?