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Zen sicknesses, Japanese zenbyo 禅病, Tibetan loong^[1], are ailments that occur among advanced religious devotees, known from a range of religious traditions. Well-known examples include

The Book of Job^[2], with persistent boils all over the body
Hakuin Zenji's account in his autobiography, Wild Ivy^[3], describing an affliction of the lungs
Rev. Jiyu-Kennett's illness, described in How to Grow a Lotus Blossom^[4], in her heart

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^ Balanced Mind, Balanced Body: Anecdotes and Advice from Tibetan Buddhist Practitioners on Wind Disease, by Amy Cayton
^ The Book of Job
^ Wild Ivy
^ How to Grow a Lotus Blossom
^ Zen Sickness, by Zen Master Hakuin
^ Buddhism’s Biggest Open Secret
^ Meditation Sickness: Bridging a Gap Between Medicine and Buddhism
^ A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine
^ Secret Essential Methods for Curing Meditation Sickness
^ The Varieties of Contemplative Experience: A Mixed-methods study of Meditation-related Challenges in Western Buddhists
^ A Death on Diamond Mountain: A True Story of Obsession, Madness, and the Path to Enlightenment
^ Balanced Mind, Balanced Body: Anecdotes and Advice from Tibetan Buddhist Practitioners on Wind Disease
^ Old Insights for A Hectic World: What Does Hakuin Teach Us Today? https://www.mindandlife.org/session/old-insights-for-a-hectic-world-what-does-hakuin-teach-us-today/

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[1] Balanced Mind, Balanced Body: Anecdotes and Advice from Tibetan Buddhist Practitioners on Wind Disease, by Amy Cayton

[2] The Book of Job

[3] Wild Ivy

[4] How to Grow a Lotus Blossom

[5] Zen Sickness, by Zen Master Hakuin

[6] Buddhism’s Biggest Open Secret

[7] Meditation Sickness: Bridging a Gap Between Medicine and Buddhism

[8] A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine

[9] Secret Essential Methods for Curing Meditation Sickness

[10] The Varieties of Contemplative Experience: A Mixed-methods study of Meditation-related Challenges in Western Buddhists

[11] A Death on Diamond Mountain: A True Story of Obsession, Madness, and the Path to Enlightenment

[12] Balanced Mind, Balanced Body: Anecdotes and Advice from Tibetan Buddhist Practitioners on Wind Disease

[13] Old Insights for A Hectic World: What Does Hakuin Teach Us Today? https://www.mindandlife.org/session/old-insights-for-a-hectic-world-what-does-hakuin-teach-us-today/

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