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 3 - Scientific exposition of Nadi, Hridaya, Kosa and Prana
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are brought under control, then only the eleventh
indriya, Manas remains. If this only Manas or thought
is allowed to flow through different routes of our body,
then it is known as Manovaha Srotas and the route through
which it flows is known as Manovaha Nadi. This Manovaha
Nadi is the actual Nadi which plays the vital role in
the Yogic and Tantric practices. As this Manovaha Nadi
and Srotas disorder is not treatable, so they have not
been dealt in the ancient medical texts. Further, for an
ordinary person to understand Manovaha Nadi is very difficult
that is why, this used to be taught by the real Guru's at
the time of practical training.
Here I am presenting a rare photograph on yoga
meditational practice which used to be practised by Yogiraj
Shyama Charan Lahiri of Varanasi. See Figure (1). Here
the tract in which the Mantras are written is not a nerve.
This can be said an higher stage practice of Sahita
Kumbhaka in which mentally Mantra is pronounced alongwith
the practice of Pranayam, which is a very secret process.
Again in the figure one can observe that each Mantra is
again practised in each of the Chakras along with some
other special points on the body. This is nothing but the
Manovaha Nadi and the direction of the thought flow is
the Manovaha Srotas. This practice is only possible only
after deep meditational practice.
Again in the Kriya-yoga Pranayam practice, used
