[.ca] Modern Buddhist Healing P (ISBN 0892540621)

oh yeah, that's the spot:
This is IT I recently just happened to be in a bookstore recently when Mr. Atkins was there discussing his book and experiences. I always have my "BS meter" on full alert...suffice to say that this book is not religious froo-froo or dogmatic salesmanship. The principles that he teaches here make sense for anyone and apparently work too. I'm impressed. If you buy it, Modern Buddhist Healing can change your life for the better on every level.

A cure for your pain.:
After reading the book 'Modern Buddhist Healing' by Charles Atkins I lent it to a friend who has suffered from illness for many years and tried all sorts of therapy. She is already feeling the power of the healing recommended in the book. It is an honest, clear account of how anyone can change their lives and free themselves from disease, this is not a crank book as the method Mr Atkins uses really works. He even cites his own account of how he freed himself from a life threatening illness. It is a book to keep by your bedside and read over and over.

A Healing Masterpiece:
This is the best book on healing that I've ever read. Even though I am not a Buddhist, this book turned out to be one of the best books on Buddhism that I've ever read, especially Atkins near-death experience. I bought this book about three weeks ago. I was desperate because my doctors thought I might have colon cancer. I taught myself how to chant and make an image. There were polyps in my colon and I was pretty darned scared. I chanted the mantra and made myself belive that Nam-myoho-renge-kyo was liquid nitrogen that went though my bowels and when it hit the polyps they frozen and shattered. I couldn't believe it when they went in and the polyps were gone. I still don't believe it. I have to thank Charles Atkins. I know this wasn't some miracle, but it sure blew my mind. I hope anybody whose sick will read this book!

The Power Within:
As a master's level clinical psychology student, I appreciate this book on several levels. I was fairly unfamiliar with Buddhism before reading this book, in part because of the anticipated complexity of the subject. To my surprise, I discovered Atkins had written a book comprehensible to those new to Buddhism. For those with a knowledge of Buddhism already, it provides much more insight into the topic. The connections to psychology and therapy are too vast to detail. As a therapist, you are simply a faciliator for the client in his quest to learn more about himself, very similarly to Buddhism. Through sharing his experience, Atkins proves the great power we each obtain through our minds and faith in healing.

Modern Buddhist Healing:
In 1987, Charles Atkins was diagnosed with cancer. As with many cancer patients he underwent chemo and radiation therapy, a process that kills cell growth (both cancerous and healthy cells). To say the least, it can be a horrible process. Years earlier, Atkins had been introduced to the work of Buddhist master Nichiren Daishonin. These teachings focused on the Lotus Sutra, repetition of the words "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo". For Atkins, this became a mantra of healing, to release karmic blockages and reverse dis-ease within the body system. With nothing to lose, Atkins used this mantra during his illness. Before and during each therapy session, he chanted the phrase. This made the experience tolerable. He also regularly practiced the mantra with imagery techniques to speed his recovery. Atkins now uses the method to help others.