"Tibetan Buddhists believe that serious illnesses like cancer can be a warning, to remind us that we have been neglecting deep aspects of our being, such as our spiritual needs. If we take this warning seriously and change fundamentally the direction of our lives, there is a very real hope for healing not only our body, but of our whole being."

"Tibetan Buddhists believe that serious illnesses like cancer can be a warning, to remind us that we have been neglecting deep aspects of our being, such as our spiritual needs. If we take this warning seriously and change fundamentally the direction of our lives, there is a very real hope for healing not only our body, but of our whole being."

Pg. 31 - Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying