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principles (Mind/Body)
compassion and healing
psychospiritual approaches

definition

• "At the level of unity consciousness, the patient is myself, and if we are moving toward that level, of course, the patient is responsible, but so am I. The patient and I are part of the same organism. This is about a level of consciousness where we feel compassion because we really are part of the same organism. And we must feel that, it triggers the healing process. Truly, no doctor heals, he just sets into motion the healing mechanism within the patient. Real power comes from love and compassion, from non-violence. Non-violence has an infinite correlation in nature; it is the stream of compassion that runs in nature. Until we can make non-violence a living, physiological reality, we will have disease. Perfect health will be unity consciousness". (Chopra, p. 130-1)

• "A good relationship between patient and physician is perhaps the physician's most powerful tool for dispelling panic and mobilizing the patient's body to exert its maximum force against disease. The concept of a patient-physician partnership is perhaps the strongest such factor in the healing equation. Positive attitudes and emotions play an obvious and verifiable role in the healing process".
(Cousins, p. 198)

• "Love is the only healer, it's not a new teaching. Our health and vitality can be limited only by our ability to love. Compassion means loving and accepting people, situations, and ourselves; unconditionally, without pity, without seeing people as weak and helpless. Compassion is a strength; it enables us to accept and heal our problems, and transform our lives". (Baumann, p. 267)

. . . we could add quotes here ad-infinitum . . .

see:
attitudinal healing
Ayurvedic healing
body reveals: the spirit
healing belief systems
healing power of humor
healing power of meditation
healing power of prayer
holographic consciousness
human energy fields
Kahuna healing
mind beyond body
Native American healing
psychic healing
quantum healing
search for god
state-dependent learning
Sufi healing
Tai Qi as a healing art
the shadow and physical symptoms
transference and countertransference
yogic view of the human body


footnotes