No great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice.
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The Bernie S. Siegel interview on ‘The Art of Healing’
By David Crumm — 2013
One key distinction in this new wave of scholars—including books by Coles, Dossey and Bernie Siegel—is that these experts are not selling any specific religious creed. They’re not “faith healers.” In fact, all of them, including Bernie Siegel, warn that some religious doctrines may actually be barriers to healing.
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