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Heal Thy Self
Lessons in Mindfulness in Medicine
Saki Santorelli
Crown: New York, 1999
288 pp.; $23 (paper)
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Lotus in the Fire:
The Healing Power of Zen
Jim Bedard
Shambhala: Boston, 1999
TK pp.; $14.95 (paper)
Marilyn Webb
At least two major surveys over the past two years—one by Gallup and the other by Yankelovich—have shown that those who are dying rate spiritual issues of crucial concern. Further, they have a great desire to pray, which Gallup researchers say translates into either traditional prayer or meditation. Astoundingly, given how secular a society we are touted to be, these patients also want their doctors to pray with them.
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Thank you Christopher, this is a very insightful article and eyeopening as so many of us in todays society...
Thank you Christopher, this is a very insightful article and eyeopening as so many of us in todays society...
I believe this is my next meditation practice. I am drawn to this.
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." - Albert Einstein. Religious idealism is fine...