In a previous article I explored how new generations of Western doctors are more focused on treating the disease, rather than on the patient as a whole. If doctors devoted more time to each patient's spiritual well-being, as well as their physical ailments, they could create a new dynamic in how medicine is practiced. In this article I will discuss why the arts of Eastern mysticism should be incorporated into Western medicine practices, as well as some ways they might be incorporated. First, we should redefine what mysticism means to medical personnel; perhaps a better way to describe it would be to heal the mind. In Western culture, most people reject spiritual healing. In the book “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall” (this is how the Hmong translate epilepsy) the gap between modern science and spiritual healing is clearly illustrated. This book describes a case in which a severely epileptic Hmong girl was treated with cutting-edge medicine. However, her parents believed the medicine was actually harming her and tried to use traditional shaman healers to protect her spirit. After four years of treatment according to the best Western medicine, the doctors declared that she would die, with or without their care, within two hours and allowed her parents to take her home. Her parents thought the medicine allowed evil spirits to get close to their daughter, and so they cured her “soul” with a shaman. Against the terrible odds that doctors had given her, she survived for another thirty years. This shows that Western medicine does not yet have all the answers and that spiritual healing can provide a bridge between what we know and what we don't yet know. In the article "Religion and the Brain" An...... middle of paper......related only to Buddhism; any religion in which an empathetic bond is created between doctor and patient will work. I selected Buddhism for its ambiguity towards a god, allowing the doctor to be more open to any religion. Open-mindedness is also necessary on the part of the patient. If a patient does not believe in the care provided, they are destined to fail. I recently spoke with a colleague about the benefits of practicing meditation and a better diet, in addition to her medicine, her response was typical of most people's attitude: "It seems too far 'out there' to me." One solution to this may be education via traditional and social media, as the average patient may not be willing to educate themselves in a classroom setting. In conclusion, education and open-mindedness of all parties involved will help create a new and more cohesive patient care.