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 7 - The Physiological and the Pathological concepts of Tridosha Theory
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(iii) WRONGFUL USE OF THE SENSE OBJECTS
(a) Hearing of harsh or disagreeable or fearful sounds
or of mournful news,
(b) to have touch of poisonous air or stormy winds
or to be exposed to any untimely advent of hot or cold
whether or to be struck by anything,
(c) to see extremely fine and small objects or
objects very near to the eye or at a very great distance
or to see any loathsome, dreadful or hostile object or any
distorted vision,
(d) to have recourse to only one kind of taste in
excess or to exclude one altogether or take very little of
one,
or to include to one's diet articles of food whose
combination is harmful,
(e) to smell putrid, poisonous, nauseating things,
are examples of 'Mittiya-yoga or wrongful conjunction of the
five senses with their respective objects.
(2) PRAJNA PARODHA
Intelectual Blasphemy
Prajna pa radha has been described as the ayoga, atiyoga
and mithyayoga of arina or action which has been defined as
any effort of the body, mind or speech,
"karma-vanmanas
sarira-pravrittih" (CS.Su.11:39). Later on Charaka has defined
"
prajnaparadha" as any harmful or undesirable action perpetra-
ted by any body who has lost his understanding, intellect or
memory (CS.Su.1:102).
Excessive activities of speech, mind and body are
