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-deny...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2016]
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Religions
Year: 2016, Volume: 7, Issue: 11, Pages: 1-17 |
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Abhinavagupta
B Synesthesia B apophatic-kataphatic B ku??alinī B Autonomic Nervous System B Srī Yantra B Trika-Kaula B sādhanā |
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