David Bowie Satya and Impermanence

by Nina

Mmm, yeah I watch the ripples change their size

But never leave the stream

Of warm impermanence

So the days float through my eyes —From “Changes” by David Bowie

I decided that I needed a break—and that maybe you did, too—from all the technical posts Baxter and I have been doing lately. And since I can’t get David Bowie’s video for “Lazarus” out of my mind, I thought I’d write about that. First of all, for those of you who haven’t seen it, here it is.

During the 18 months that Bowie knew he was dying of cancer—which he kept private—he made this powerful work about his impending death. And I have to say, this video has impressed me more than any of his other work that I’m familiar with. As I wrote in Meeting Death at the Front Door, I feel that, along with being able to do what you love as you age, being able to die the way you want is an essential part of healthy aging. In order to make that happen, truthfulness (satya) both with yourself and with others about your impending death is necessary. And if you are helping someone else who is dying, facing the truth about their condition is necessary for you to be able to provide them with the help they need.

Truthfulness (the yama satya) is a central part of yoga practice—one aspect of the universal “great vow” that is the second branch of yoga.

Yoga Sutra 2.36 When one is established in truthfulness, one ensures the fruitions of actions. —trans. by Edwin Bryant

And to me Bowie’s video is a brilliant example of satya. Not only is Bowie clear about the fact that he will soon be leaving this life, but he also doesn’t shy away from portraying the difficulty of illness and loss of ability that comes near the end. He also invokes a compelling beauty in it all, like a Japanese haiku that celebrates the transitory nature of existance. 

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Turn and face the strange

Ch-ch-changes

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In Reference To David Samadi Md

By Daphne Bowen

Dr. Samadi is known all over the world for the contributions he has made in treatment of prostate cancer. He is based in New York City. All the consultations with his patients take place there. However, in case the patient has to undergo surgery, the operations take place in Lenox hill hospital. David Samadi md has a surgical team who help him in caring for the patients at the hospital.

He schooled in Stone Brook University. He graduated with a medical degree and went on to practice immediately. He has been working in the field for the last 21 years. He specialized in urology and he has prospered because he never ceased to learn. The hospital he is based in has 38 other medical practitioners who have specialized in the field as well. You can use health insurance to pay up for services rendered if you are not in a position to pay cash. He can speak fluently in Farsi, Greek, Hebrew and Spanish.

He is very knowledgeable in his area of specialty. He is especially dedicated to performing robot surgery in care of his patients. The treatment modality has been hailed for been very successful. It has been a real breakthrough in treating the disease and the complications associated with it are very minor if at all they are there.

Other than his medical career, he is also a urology professor. Additionally, he participates in medical programs in a number of international television channels. Am970 and fox news TV programs are the main ones he has been participating in. They have received many positive reviews.

He purposes to do more for the clients than just prescribe medicals and operate on them. The person should be taken as a whole and every domain worked on to achieve faster and complete healing. This is what is termed as holistic medicine. By being there for patients, he assures them that they can defeat the disease and go on to have a safe future. A doctor by himself cannot do much. That is why Dr. Samadi has invested in a top level surgical team to assist him in the operations.

He has completed more than 5600 surgeries dealing with the male urinary system and no major complications have been reported thereafter. He used to work at Mt. Sinai hospital but when he changed hospitals he went with the whole operating room staff and the pathologist too. They are hailed as being the best in caring for prostate cancer clients not just in New York City but all over the globe.

At the robotic center, focus is not just on the surgical treatments but also in prevention of the disease. They have programs to educate the public about the measures to be taken to lower the likelihood of suffering from prostate cancer. Focal therapy and watchful waiting are treatment plans too in the care of the patients.

Personalized care is emphasized in his clinic because as much as the patients have same disease their needs are different. That is why each case should be managed independently. The personnel at the hospital he moved to are highly qualified and that is why the patient care is top level. Also, their technology is highly sophisticated which is beneficial for diagnosis and research.

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