The Psychology of the Yogas - Gidi Ifergan
Introduction
The Psychology of the Yogas - Gidi Ifergan
Gidi Ifergan [+]
Monash University
Dr. Gidi Ifergan, a scholar of Indian philosophy and Tibetan Buddhism, currently conducts research and teaches at The Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies, Monash University in Melbourne. He is the author of The Man from Samyé: Longchenpa on Praxis, Its Negation and Liberation (2014) and The Psychology of the Yogas (2021).
Description
The introduction questions the tension between the promises of the spiritual quest and psychological states of crisis, despite having prolonged and profound yogic experiences of compassion and clarity; and the contemporary emphasis on the philosophical historical-textual and physical aspects of yoga while often overlooking the study of the psychology of yoga as an autonomous theme.