Illness as a fundamental cause of human suffering, can be both physical and mental. The emergence of modern medicine lift people from the ignorance that physical illness is the action of devils or witches, such materialistic treatment also prove incomplete. We often heard of cases that cancer patients extend their lives beyond doctor's prescribed dead line; while stress or depression is prelude to many chronic syndromes.
In viewing a broader scope, mental illnesses can cause as much harm as physical malfunctioning of the body. Traces of negative elements in our character: Greed, arrogance, ignorance, angerness, would be equally detrimental to ourselves and people around us.
The best medicine is the fundamental force inherent in everyone's life which enable us to draw forth wisdom and energy necessary to cure our own mental and physical ills. We'll illustrate that Buddhism compliment with modern medical treatment to cure illnesses fundamentally by arousing our self-healing ability.