A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying - but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.
Bernie SiegelIt's not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.
Bernie SiegelDon't do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
Bernie SiegelWe destroy ourselves when we stop feeling. If you bury your feelings within you, you become a graveyard.
Bernie SiegelI am convinced that unconditional love is the most powerful known stimulant of the immune system. If I told patients to raise their blood levels of immune globulins or killer T cells, no one would know how. But if I can teach them to love themselves and others fully, the same changes happen automatically. The truth is: love heals.
Bernie Siegel