The Psychology of the Yogas - Gidi Ifergan
Pratipakṣa Bhāvanā: Cultivating the Opposite
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
Chapter Two, Pratipakṣa bhāvanā: Cultivating the Opposite, includes a review of classical and contemporary commentators and scholars’ interpretation of Pratipakṣa bhāvanā, concluding that it is about tracing the motives for thoughts and behaviours that violate the principles of yogic morality and reflecting on the results of such thoughts and behaviours, enhanced by the emotional power of self-honesty, empathy and remorse.