Medicine and compassion : a Tibetan Lama's guidance for caregivers / Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche ; with David R. Shlim ; translated by Erik Pema Kunsang ; foreword by Harvey Fineberg and Donald Fineberg.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 1. Human nature -- ch. 2. The causes of suffering -- ch. 3. What patients are looking for -- ch. 4. Combining wisdom and compassion -- ch. 5. Impermanence, the body, and the senses -- ch. 6. Dualistic thinking and why it is important -- ch. 7. Conceptual and nonconceptual compassion -- ch. 8. What does it mean to be a spiritual practitioner? -- ch. 9. Developing a compassionate attitude -- ch. 10. The key to compassion -- ch. 11. Learning to meditate -- ch. 12. Learning to monitor our mental state -- ch. 13. The qualities of an authentic teacher -- ch. 14. Examples of enlightened resolve -- ch. 15. The need for a teacher -- ch. 16. Different kinds of teachers -- ch. 17. Cultivating a calm mind -- ch. 18. The best possible care -- ch. 19. Coping with difficult patients and situations -- ch. 20. Easing the process of dying -- ch. 21. The true meaning of death with dignity -- ch. 22. Tibetan medicine.