Essay name: The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study)
Author:
Ashok Majumdar
Affiliation: Banaras Hindu University / Department of Kayachikitsa
This study deals with the presentation of the Nervous System in Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda. Yoga and Ayurveda are allied sciences dealing with science of man in depth. This study has revealed a number of hither to unknown facts about concept of nervous system and thought science of Hindus.
Chapter 2 - The Eight Components of Yoga
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STHIRATA : MUDRAS
Sthirata or fortitude, is acquired by the practice
of the mudras. The mudras dealt with in works of hathayoga
are positions of the body. They are health giving and
destructive of disease and of death. They also preserve
from injury by fire, water or air
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Bodily action and the
health resulting there from react upon the mind, and by
the union of a perfect mind and body siddhi is by their
means a attaineded.
Mudras seal the union of Prana and Apana, so that
it might not be disturbed. Some of the Mudras are described
below:
MAHAMUDRA (GS:III:6)
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This mudra is called mahamudra
( the great mudra) because it is capable of conquering
death (HYP III 14). It ones consumption, glandular enlarge-
ment, indigestion, constipation and several skin diseases
(HYP III:16).
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KHE CHARI MUDRA (GS III:23-24) Reversing the tongue and
inserting it into the naso-pharyngeal cavity and turning
the eyes upwards towards the middle of the eyebrows is
called khechari mudra (HYP III 33). For attaining success
in khechari mudra, it is necessary to lengthen the freely
normal part of the tongue so much so that it touches the
middle of the eye-brows. It is said that the yogi who
remains with the tongue turned upwards, even for half a
