Tibetan Medicine and You by Cameron, Miriam E. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Message Photo of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the Authors, Their Students, and Staff Notes: Converting Tibetan Script to Roman Script Introduction

Tibetan Medicine: Self-Care and Integrative Care The Practice and Relevance of Tibetan Medicine

Part A: Tibetan Medicine as Self-Care

1 How to Be Happy

Karma Suffering Healing Happiness Sitting Meditation and Circular Breathing

2 Live in Harmony with Your Constitution

3 Understand the Source of Your Existence

Health Is Balance and Dis-ease Is Imbalance Earth: Cold, Stability, Structure Water: Moisture and Cohesion Fire: Heat Air: Movement Space: Allows the Other Elements to Interact Tonglen Meditation

4 Keep Your Three Primary Energies in Balance

Nyepa: Defect Loong: Movement Energy Tripa: Hot Energy Baekan: Cold Energy Balance and Imbalance Meditation: Alternate Nostril Breathing

5 Learn about Your Unique Nature

Who Really Am I? Loong Constitution: Nature of a Vulture, Crow, and Fox Tripa Constitution: Nature of a Tiger and Monkey Baekan Constitution: Nature of a Lion and Elephant Dual and Triple Constitutions Meditation: Om Mani Padme Hum

6 Create a Healthy Mind

What Is Mind? Negative Thinking, Suffering, and Disease Heal Negativity Develop Spiritual Immunity Mindfulness Meditation

7 Create an Enlightened Mind

Buddhism: Beyond Religion The Four Noble Truths The Eightfold Path of Ethics Impermanence, Emptiness, Dependent Origination, Interconnectedness Universal Compassion Meditation on the Medicine Buddha

8 Create a Healthy Body

Diet Digestion Behavior Daily, Seasonal, and Environmental Changes Rejuvenation Meditation: Tibetan Prostrations

9 Create a Good Death

Life Death Bardo: Intermediate State between Death and Rebirth Rebirth Tonglen Meditation while Dying

Part B: Tibetan Medicine in Integrative Care

10 Tibetan Medicine Past and Present

History of Tibetan Medicine Tibetan Medicine Today Gyueshi: Fundamental Text of Tibetan Medicine Four Tantra of the Gyueshi Loving-Kindness Meditation

11 Tibetan Medicine’s Code of Ethics

Unsuitable and Suitable Students Core Values Tibetan Medical Education Exceptional, Ordinary, and Incompetent Practitioners Rewards for Excellence Shaking and Dancing Meditation

12 Disease

Causes Conditions Location Characteristics Create Health White Light Meditation

13 Diagnosis

How to Prepare for Your Consultation Systematic Diagnostic Process Observation Touch Questioning Classification Meditation on Anger

14 Treatment

Treatment Goal Diet Behavior Medicines Accessory Therapies Prognosis Meditation on Sound

15 Tibetan Medicine for Health Professionals

Overview for Health Professionals Scientific Basis Application Effectiveness Meditation: Loving-Kindness Is My Religion

Notes Bibliography About the Authors