The Tibetan art of healing / paintings Romio Shrestha ; text Ian A. Baker ; foreword His Holiness the Dalai Lama ; preface Deepak Chopra.
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TextPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1997Description: 192 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 0811818977 (hc)
- 0811818713 (pbk.)
- 610/.951/5 21
- R603.T5 B35 1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-190)
Foreword - the Dalai Lama. Preface - 'The art of healing' - Deepak Chopra. Introduction - The Tibetan medical tradition. -- 1 The body: vessel of transformation. -- 2 Disease: encountering pain. -- 3 Diagnosis: developing wisdom. -- 4 Healing: restoring balance. -- 5 Liberation: awakening the body of light. -- Artist's and author's postscripts and acknowledgments. -- Tibetan medical resources
'Tibetan medicine is one of the greatest legacies of Tibetan Buddhist civilization. It is a system that can contribute substantially to maintaining a healthy mind and a healthy body. Like the traditional Indian and Chinese systems, Tibetan medicine views health as a question of balance. A variety of circumstances such as diet, lifestyle, seasonal and mental conditions can disturb this natural balance, which gives rise to different kinds of disorders....' --Preface
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