Hindu Medicine c5.s3.114

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work miracles, if he is really competent. Still, it is first of all his moral assistance that is of value to his patient. It is his attitude towards the ailing individual and towards society that really matters, if medicine wishes to receive the credit that it needs in order to pursue its task. As long as medicine is in agreement with the general ideals, views, prejudices and superstitions of its own time and civilization, its actual achievements or shortcomings are of minor importance. They may be left to be discussed by the inner circle of experts who are aware of the limits of their own art.