[TheMagician0]

As mentioned in the article, it's great to see that the teaching of Buddhism is becoming increasingly of interest in the western culture. One thing that was not mentioned is the parallel between Buddhist medicine and acupuncture. Upon researching I found some relevant information on [acupuncture being used as an art of healing and surgery in Vedic literatures](http://www.bhupendratechniques.com/Research/Theories/IndianO...).

[wefarrell]

My last vipassana retreat I met a doctor of Chinese medicine who became a doctor because of his vipassana background. I expressed an interest in acupuncture and he told me that I didn't necessarily need it because acupuncture and vipassana both produce the same end; a free flow of energy through the bodily channels.