Author of quotes: Alex Pets

The separation of medicine or psychology, it is important for our mind. Actually, where is the line between a physician, a supportive, soothing his patient, inspiring hope, and psychologist, "healing" mental wounds? Something in medicine can be done only on a psychological level. As well as in psychology sometimes can not do without medicine.

The cure for a person can only be another person. A friend of mine once visited the monastery, somewhere in the Pamir mountains. There he waited weeks, when it will be the Abbot of this monastery. My friend had many questions for him about his life. And so the day came and he finally got to his audience. The meeting lasted about an hour. During all this time the Abbot had not said a word, never changed his posture. He had just been. He attended. Non-judgmental, but with unflagging attention. At first my friend was waiting for him to say something, and then he spoke and spoke all the time of their meeting. The Abbot listened to it all the same full presence and attention. An hour later, when the meeting ended, my friend left with answers to their questions and a sense that it was the best conversation of his life.