The Potential of the Bi-Directional Gaze: A Call for Neuroscientific Research on the Simultaneous Activation of the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems through Tantric Practice

The Potential of the Bi-Directional Gaze: A Call for Neuroscientific Research on the Simultaneous Activation of the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems through Tantric Practice

This paper is a call for the development of a neuroscientific research protocol for the study of the impact of Tantric practice on the autonomic nervous system. Tantric texts like Abhinavagupta’s Tantrāloka map out a complex meditative ritual system in which inward-gazing, apophatic, sense-denying c...

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Main Author: Jeffrey S. Lidke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
apophatic-kataphatic
autonomic nervous system
Śrī Yantra
kuṇḍalinī
sādhanā
synesthesia
Trika-Kaula
Abhinavagupta
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/7/11/132

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