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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the earth plane (Bhur Loka) created and sustained by the
Sun, the solar breath of which it is the cause of human
breath with its centrifugal and centripetal movements,
counterpart in man of the cosmic movement of the Hamsah
or Siva-akti-Tattvas, which are the soul of the universe.
The sun is not only the centre and upholder of the solar
system but the source of all available energy and of all
physical life on earth. The sun is said to hold the vast
bulk the total matter of the solar system, while it only
carries about 2 percent of its movement of momentum. The
sun as the great luminary is the body of the solar God,
a great Manifestation of the Inner spiritual Sun. The
yoga works speak of the Moon-Cit (Ciccandra). It is this
spiritual moon which is embraced by the serpent Kundalini
(SP-Woodroffe,p.89).
Prana, or vitality is the common function of the
mind and all the senses, both sensory (Jnanendriya) and motor
(Karmendriya) which result in the bodily motion. Just as
several birds when confined in one cage cause that cage to
move by themselves moving, so the mind and senses cause
the body to move while they are engaged in their respective
activities. Life is then, a resultant of the various
concurrent activities of other principles or forces in
the organism (SP-Woodroffe, p.86).
No special mention is made of Prana or Vital
Principle by the Samkhya, by which it is regarded as a
