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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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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development of sensations in them. By going to Jnanendriyas
helps in the formation of jnanavahi nadi (channel) and helps
in antahkarna. Udana similarly helps in Antahkarana Jand
similarly helps to helps up the places of Karmendriya and
jnanendriyas. Byana is responsible for the motion and of
ritti Apana and Samana helps in accepting or rejecting
according to the necessity to complete the vritti. All the
types of Dehadharana Sakti is in the Panchaprana and in
nothing else.
upadanas
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Maintanance of organic life is based on five Pranas.
According to Encyclopaedia Britanica (10th Ed. Vo.19, p.9)",
To the conception of the body as an assemblage of molecular
thrills some started by an agent outside the body, by
light, heat, sound, touch or the like%; others began within
the body, spontaneously as it were without eternal cause,
thrills which travelling to and fro, mingling with and
commuting each other, either end in muscular movements or
die within the body to this conception we must add a
chemical one, that of the dead food being continually
changed and raised into the living substance and of the
living substance continually breaking down into the waste
matters of the body, by processes of oxidation and thus
supplying the enrgy needed both for the unseen molecular
thrills and the visible muscular movements" (Ref Ananya (491)
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In short from the above we derive as,
starts due to
(1) Some activities like Rupa, Tapa, Sabdla,
Sparsha and any other external stimules to create them.

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