Can the mind heal the body? The Buddhist tradition says yes - and now that many Western scientists are beginning to agree, these discussions, between His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and a group of prominent physicians, psychologists, and meditation teachers could not be more timely. This book is a record of the Mind and Life Conference III, a meeting that gathered together a unique assortment of Buddhist teachers and Western scholars in an attempt to shed new light on the body-mind connection.
Part 1 Ethics
Part 2 Biological Foundations
Part 3 Three: Skillful Means
Part 4 Emotion and Culture
Part 5 The Nature
Part 6 A Universal Ethic