Learn how the practice of Tibetan medicine has evolved in this interview with Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, a doctor of traditional Tibetan medicine who served the 14th Dalai Lama for nearly 20 years. In conversation with the Rubin’s Tashi Chodron, he explains how traditional practices such as astrological divination and the use of herbs have changed in modern times, and how they remain the same.

Published August 22, 2019

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