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Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Introduction by Dr Pema Dorjee; Part One: Encounters with Extraordinary Physicians of Tibet; 1. The Rainbow Festival; 2. The Blue-Faced God: the Medicine Buddha; 3. The Whispering Pulse; 4. The Sacred Consultation; 5. Waiting for the Dalai Lama; 6. Reflections on an Aeroplane; 7. From Death to Birth with the Rinpoche; 8. The Medicine Buddha Empowerment Ceremony; Part Two: The Basic Concepts of Tibetan Buddhist Medicine; Introduction to Part Two; 9. The Mind - the Root of All Suffering. 10. The Three Humours, the Seven Constituents and the Three Wastes11. rLung - the Mobile Energy of Life; 12. Tripa - the Sun at the Centre of our System; 13. Badkan - the Lunar Liquid of the Body; 14. The Two Principal Causes of Disease: Lifestyle and Diet; 15. Tibetan Medicine as a Reflection of Nature; 16. The Study of Tibetan Medicine through the Four Tantras; 17. Diagnosis and Treatment According to Tibetan Medicine; 18. Maintaining Health through Tibetan Medicine; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Resources; Copyright. Janet Jones and Terence Moore tell of their inspiring personal experiences with Tibetan practitioners. They unfold the holistic approach of Tibetan medicine, which aims to heal the whole person, treating spiritual, mental, physical and emotional diseases, often with miraculous results. Dr Pema Dorjee gives a practical description of the workings of the medical system, offering explanations and examples designed to help the modern reader to understand and apply the healing principles of Tibetan medicine in every day life. There is also a spiritual dimension to these practices: the ancient text.