Staying Healthy: The Need for Unified Prajñā and Upāya
Staying Healthy: The Need for Unified Prajñā and Upāya ____ -Prajñā- When I first arrived to Nepal that fateful rainy eve some 4 1/2 years ago, the very first thing I did was brush my teeth using tap-water. The second thing I did was suffer 24 hours of excruciating diarrhea, vomiting, and high fever alone in my cold hotel room. Needless to say, it is a difficult task to stay healthy here in Kathmandu and even more so for the uneducated, naïve individual who arrogantly disregards the many wise bits of advice that can be found within the RYI Student Guidebook. During the course of my studies at RYI I’ve become ill many times, but the worst instance by far was a chronic Giardia infection (known as Giardiasis ) that lasted for almost two continuous years. Initial symptoms of Giardia include uncontrollable diarrhea, extreme bloat...