Uric acid is the final product of purine metabolism in the human body, and impaired purine metabolism can increase the uric acid in serum, finally resulting in hyperuricemia. Hyperuricemia leads to the formation of urate crystals, stimulating macrophage activation, leading to the activation of NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome vesicles, and ultimately the production and liberation of interleukin-1b (IL-1b) and interleukin-18 (IL-18), which can mediate inflammation, apoptosis and necroinflammation and cause an inflammatory cascade response [1]. Gout is an inflammatory crystal arthropathy caused by the precipitation and deposition of uric acid crystals in synovial fluid and tissues. Gout is a worldwide chronic disease requiring strict, lifelong adherence to drug therapy and healthy lifestyles [2]. These are the gout knowledge we achieved in science to date.
Are there other options to solve this chronic illness?
In the following story, the mom with her son suffered from gout conducted an interesting experiment to compare medical science and Dharma. Her result shows that gout is curable via practising Buddhism.
Patient Xu, Male, 39 (2020), Shandong Province, China
Shortly after the Spring Festival in 2020, due to the sudden onslaught of the coronavirus epidemic, our community was closed to the public. Like everyone else, my son had to stay at home. Perhaps eating without activity led to high uric acid and unknowingly he developed gout disease. From the science point of view, this explanation seems logical.
However, from a Buddhist point of view, there is a clear reason for his illness. My son had accumulated a lot of karma from enjoying eating sea animals (the so-called seafood). In 2020 he turned 39 years old, entering the age of his predestined calamity. Hence, it was the onset of his karma that caused him to suffer from gout.
Why do I say that Buddhism is accurate in diagnosing the cause of his illness while earthly thinking is specious? In the following, I will use his recovery process to demonstrate it.
Because my son did not believe in Buddhism, he had to rely on injections and medication to control his gout condition. His condition was on and off. When he was tired, he would easily get relapse, and he would have episode once every few months or half a year. Once his illness was severe, he would go to hospital to see a doctor, either receiving injection or taking medicine.
In 2022, my son suddenly got gout again. He went to the hospital to receive treatment, and after 10 days, he got better. He then went to work. Three days later, the gout came back. He took the medicine for more than a week and got well again. After he went to work for a few days, the gout came back. The disease just kept coming back and getting worse. Previously, when he had an attack he only had swollen and painful feet, but later it developed into swollen and painful thighs, resulting in that he could not walk to the toilet.
Apparently, his illness is a karmic disease and must be treated by the Three Golden Buddhist Practices of our Dharma Door: making vows, performing recitations of Buddhist scriptures and conducting life liberation.
For the first time, I released > 200 fish for him, helped his karmic creditors with 7 Little Houses, and burned 3 sheets of Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou with 272 times recited each, and 3 sheets of Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra with 272 times recited each. His gout cleared up. However, a week later he got sick again.
The second time, I released > 100 fish for him, helped his creditors with 7 Little Houses, and burned 3 sheets of Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou with 272 times recited each, and 3 sheets of Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra with 272 times recited each. His illness was cured. However, a week later he was ill again.
Because my family’s financial condition was limited, the number of fish released was far from enough. Also, the number of Little Houses for his creditor was too few. I understood why he didn’t recover completely is because of these two reasons.
The third time, I made a vow to Guan Yin Bodhisattva that within one month, I would help his creditors with 21 Little Houses. After I finished paying his creditors with 21 Little Houses, he got better for a few days. Then, he got gout again.
The fourth time, I made a vow to Guan Yin Bodhisattva and helped his creditors with 21 Little Houses. He got better for a few days. Then, he suffered gout again.
One night before I went to bed, I thought, “How many Little Houses do I need to pay for my son’s creditors?” An idea came to my mind: tomorrow I would make a vow to Guan Yin Bodhisattva to help my son’s creditors with 49 Little Houses. That night, I dreamed that a young man bent down and wrote 2 words “a palm” on the ground in front of my house. I asked him, “Why are you writing in front of my house? What does it mean?” He looked at me and smiled, and wrote the 2 words “a palm” again. Then, he left. I woke up and thought: “a palm” has 5 fingers, doesn’t it? My understanding was that it meant he asked for 50 Little Houses.
Thus, when I offered Bodhisattva the morning incenses, I made 3 vows to Guan Yin Bodhisattva:
1. to recite 50 Little Houses for my son’s creditors within a month;
2. to perform life liberation for my son according to conditions;
3. to transfer all the merits and virtues of setting up 100 Buddhist altars remotely and setting up 5 Buddhist altars on spot to my son.
After the 50 Little Houses were paid, in June 2022 his illness was basically recovered. Now, more than half a year has passed since then, and my son has not been sick again.
Gout is considered as a cancer not causing death. Medically speaking, the disease is incurable. The Little House is really effective!
My deepest gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
My deepest gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
My deepest gratitude to the Dharma protectors!
My deepest gratitude to the selfless and altruistic Master Jun Hong Lu!
If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, I’d like to seek forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors, Master Jun Hong Lu, and I seek forgiveness from my fellow Buddhist practitioners. I accept my fellow practitioners’ criticism and correction!
I, not my fellow practitioners, will be responsible for my own karma!
Presenter: Dharma Practitioner Fahui, Gratitude and Namaste!
Received: 2022-07-13
Posted: 2022-08-21 (CN)
Translated by: Frank
Published: 2023-01-11 (EN)
REFERENCES
[1] Mei Y. et al., 2022. Excess Uric Acid Induces Gouty Nephropathy Through Crystal Formation: A Review of Recent Insights. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Jul 14;13:911968.
[2] Sansone A. et al. 2022. The Role of the “Anti-Inflammatory” Couple for the Management of Hyperuricemia With Deposition. Sex Med. 2022 Oct;10(5):100562.
Statement by translator
1 The story was translated from Chinese into English by meaning, not word by word. If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the true meaning of the Chinese version, I’d like to seek forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu.
2 Author Fahui was interviewed by Frank during the translation for the detailed information.
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三大法宝灵验无比，使儿子的痛风病基本康复
2020年春节过后不久，由于新冠疫情的突然来袭，我们这里实行了封城管控。和大家一样，我儿子只能待在家里。也许是光吃不活动，导致尿酸过高，在不知不觉中他患上了痛风病。从人间科学的角度来看，这个解释似乎是合情合理的。但是，从佛法的角度来看，他的生病别有原因而且一目了然。我儿子平时喜欢吃海鲜积累了大量的业障。2020年他39岁，恰逢369大关。所以，是他的业障爆发，导致他患上痛风。
为什么我说佛法对他的病因诊断准确而人间思维似是而非？下面，我将用他的康复过程来加以证明。
因为儿子不信佛，他只能靠打针、吃药来控制痛风病情。他的病情时好时坏，一累了就容易犯病，几个月或半年就会犯一次病。病情严重时，他就去医院看医生，或打针或吃药。
2022年，儿子突然又痛风了。他去医院打针拿药，经过10天的治疗，病好了。他就去上班了。三天后，痛风病又犯了。他吃了一个多星期的药，病又好了。他上了几天班后，痛风又犯了。病情就这样反复发作，而且越来越严重。之前，一犯病他只是脚部肿痛，后来发展到大腿又肿又疼，以至于上厕所都无法行走。
显然，他这个病是业障病，必须要用我们法门的许愿、念经、放生三大法宝来对治了。
第一次，我帮儿子放生了200多条鱼，帮儿子的要经者烧送了7张经文组合，烧送272遍的自修经文《消灾吉祥神咒》和《往生咒》各3张。儿子的痛风好了。可是，一个星期后他又犯病了。
第二次，我帮儿子放生了100多条鱼，帮儿子的要经者烧送了7张经文组合，烧送272遍的自修经文《消灾吉祥神咒》和《往生咒》各3张。儿子的病好了。但是，一个星期之后他又犯病了。
因为家里的经济条件有限，所以放生的数量远远不够。另外，经文组合也烧送得太少。我明白他没能完全康复就是这两个原因。
第三次，我又向观世音菩萨许愿：在一个月之内，帮儿子的要经者烧送21张经文组合。当我烧送完21张经文组合后，儿子的病好了几天。接着，他就又痛风了。
第四次，我再向观世音菩萨许愿，又烧送了21张经文组合。烧送完之后，他好了几天。接着，他又犯病了。
有一天晚上睡觉前，我心想：“儿子的病究竟需要烧送多少张经文组合呢？”我脑海里出现了一个意念：明天向观世音菩萨许愿，就帮儿子的要经者烧送49张经文组合。当天晚上，我就梦见有一位年轻男子在我家大门口的地上弯腰写了 “一掌”两个字。我当时还问他：“你怎么在我家门口写字？什么意思？”他看着我笑笑，又写了“一掌”两个字。然后，他就走了。我醒来后心想：“一掌”不就是五个手指吗？我当时的理解是要50张经文组合的意思。于是在上早香的时候，我立刻向观世音菩萨许愿：
1、在一个月之内，帮儿子的要经者烧送50张经文组合；
2、帮儿子随缘放生；
3、把远程助念设100个佛台的功德和帮新师兄设5个佛台的功德全部转给儿子。
经文组合50张烧送完后，2022年6月儿子的病就基本康复了。到现在己经半年过去了，儿子也没有再犯病。
痛风被称作不死的癌症，从医学上讲该病是无法根治的。经文组合真的是太灵验了！
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【痛风怎么办？听众向台长忏悔】Wenda20141026A 43:43
女听众：师父，我爸爸现在很精进的，每天早上都做功课念小房子。但是我爸爸这个脚老是痛风，他的痛风病一直在发。师父，他的什么经文需要加强？
台长答：放生啊，赶快多放生。痛风就过去吃活海鲜太多，还有，有杀业，讲都不要讲的（哦，好的好的。我们每个星期都在放生，但是我们一定会大量放生的）我问你，每天给你吃一碗饭你够不够？师父啊，我们每天都在吃饭了，那为什么还在饿？你讲给我听啊（哦，师父，我知道不够，我们放生量还不够。师父还有，其实我前个星期就打通电话了，但是后来我听了电话的录音，我觉得很惭愧的。因为我觉在语音里，反正我的语气不是很稳重的，所以我真的很忏悔。然后师父您还跟我说‘你听我说一句忠告’，后来我连听这句话都没说完，电话就断了，所以师父您能把您的忠告告诉我吗？我很想听）忘记了，你当时不听，我现在怎么记得起来啊。
（师父，我这个星期一直在忏悔，我一直在想）忏悔？很多人过去自己在家里跟老公讲话、跟老婆讲话都不知道语气很难听的，结果等到他听了台长的录音之后才知道，“哎呀，原来我讲话那么冲啊，原来我讲话那么没道理、没有礼貌啊？”怎么会来的？现在明白了吗？（嗯，师父谢谢您，我明白了。师父，您再说我几句，我真的很想再听您说我几句）好好念经了，自己开智慧，做错这么多事情。你以为你不厉害啊？你过去骂人，整天地讲人家不好，这个全部要忏悔，不忏悔的话你根本修不成的，这全是你的瑕疵！一个女人要像一个女人样的，现在女人不像女人，男人不像男人。男人小气，娘娘腔，气量小得一句都气，不能容忍人家的；女人像男人一样大大咧咧，做错事情，什么都乱来，自己身体也不当心，这种东西都是违反常规的（嗯嗯嗯，师父，我知道了，我一定会改的，我一定记住您的话：少说话，多念经。师父，对吧？）拍马屁也没用啊，好好念经。呵呵，我告诉你，你们的师父――时间长了，你们一定对师父印像好，我这人说实话。我告诉你，你们身上的毛病只有我讲，现在谁敢讲你们啊？都是爸爸妈妈都不敢讲，爸爸妈妈一讲，你们断粮了，钱也不给他们了，他们只能跟你们说假话，“哎哟，女儿啊，你越长越漂亮；哎哟，女儿啊，你怎么脾气很好；哎哟，女儿啊……”，全假的。只有师父，我没有什么求你们的，你们的毛病我看得出我就要讲，否则你不要叫我师父；你叫我师父我就讲，讲到你离开我，不是我的弟子，我就不讲了（师父，我一定记住您的话，我一定会改）
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