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 two seminal works, The Man from Samyé: Longchenpa on Praxis, Its Negation and Liberation (2014) and The Psychology of the Yogas (2021). With over 25 years of experience teaching and practicing yoga and meditation in Australia and Israel, Gidi skillfully integrates the philosophical and spiritual underpinnings of yoga into his classes. Drawing from his extensive studies of the traditional teachings of Indian and Tibetan yogas, including his travels to Varanasi, India, Tibet, and Bhutan, he offers a distinctive perspective on classic Indian yoga and Dzogchen, a branch of Tibetan Buddhism.
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.