현대단학의 뇌수련법에 관한 한국선도적 고찰

국문 초록 (Abstract)

현대단학(現代丹學)에서는 다양한 수련법들을 개발하였다. 그중에서 ‘뇌호흡(腦呼吸)’을 중심으로 한 뇌수련법은 한국선도사에서 독특한 위상을 점한다. 이 뇌수련법은 한국선도의 전통 속에서 삼일신고에 ‘강재이뇌(降在爾腦)’란 사상과 통한다. ‘강재이뇌(降在爾腦)’ 사상이란 자신의 본성(本性) 속에서 신(神)의 존재가 내재해있으며, 이를 통해서 선인(仙人)의 경지에 이를 수 있음을 말한다. 또 최근에 들어와 주목을 받고 있는 뇌(腦)에 관한 과학적, 의학적 연구를 통해서도 뇌수련의 효과가 입증되고 있어서, 뇌수련법은 한국선도와 현대 뇌과학을 활용한 창조적인 수련법이라고 할 수 있다. 이런 맥락에서 본 연구는 뇌수련법에 대하여 한국선도적 관점에서 그 특징을 분석하였다. ‘뇌호흡’은 뇌의 삼층 구조인 신피질ㆍ구피질ㆍ뇌간을 활성화하여 습관과 감정에 대한 조절력을 갖추고 뇌간의 무한한 생명력을 각성하는 과정으로 이루어진다. 이 과정을 선도적 측면에서 고찰해 보면, 뇌호흡은 심기혈정(心氣血精)의 원리를 바탕으로 하여 기(氣)를 통해 뇌에 직접 접근하고 있는데, 그 수련
단계에 따라 육체ㆍ에너지체ㆍ정보체를 활성화한다. 그래서 결과적으로 정충(精充)ㆍ기장(氣壯)ㆍ신명(神明)을 이루게 되어 뇌를 통해 삼단전(三丹田)을 통합한다.
뇌수련법은 뇌(腦) 중에서도 ‘뇌간(腦幹)’ 부위에 중점을 두었고, 신성(神性)과의 합일이라는 성선(成仙)의 과정을 뇌 속에서 ‘정보’의 변화작용으로 체계화한 것은 한국선도의 ‘강재이뇌(降在爾腦)’사상을 창조적으로 구현한 것이다.
결국 뇌수련법은 뇌(腦)의 기능을 통해 한국선도의 목표라고 할 수 있는 성통공완(性通功完)에 도달한다. 뇌간에서의 통합을 통해서 인간 내면에 숨어있던 신성(神性)을 깨닫게 됨으로서 ‘몸과 마음의 주인’이 되고 개체의식을 초월하여 홍익인간(弘益人間) 재세이화(在世理化)의 경지를 구현하게 된다.
결론적으로 뇌수련법은 ‘뇌간(腦幹)’과 ‘정보’를 통해 삼단전(三丹田)을 통합하는 새로운 수련법으로서 한국선도의 수행론을 계승하여 현대적으로 재창조해 낸 독특한 수련체계라고 평가할 수 있다.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 목 차
• Ⅰ. 서론 ····························································································· 1
• 1. 연구의 필요성과 목적 ································································ 1
• 2. 연구방법 및 연구성과 분석 ······················································ 4
• Ⅱ. 한국선도사상과 수행론·························································· 20
• 1. 성통(性通)ㆍ공완(功完)ㆍ조천(朝天)사상··························· 20
• 1) 단군신화 ··················································································· 23
• 2) ｢천부경｣과 ｢삼일신고｣ ·························································· 30
• 2. 수행론에 나타난 뇌(腦)의 의미 ············································ 40
• 1) 삼일신고 ··················································································· 41
• (1) 삼일신고의 수행론 ································································ 41
• (2) ‘강재이뇌(降在爾腦)’의 의미 ·············································· 51
• 2) 전병훈의 ‘뇌(腦)’ 이해····························································· 54
• Ⅲ. 현대단학의 뇌수련 방법론····················································· 65
• 1. 현대단학의 형성과정 ······························································· 65
• 1) 선도(仙道)의 부흥 ···································································· 65
• 2) 현대단학의 성립 ······································································· 81
• 2. 현대단학의 수련원리 ······························································· 92
• 1) 수련의 기본 원리 ····································································· 92
• (1) 수승화강 ·················································································· 92
• (2) 심기혈정 ·················································································· 97
• (3) 정충기장신명 ········································································ 102
• 2) 수련의 방법론 ········································································ 110
• (1) 지감 ························································································ 110
• (2) 조식 ························································································ 112
• (3) 금촉 ························································································ 112
• 3. 뇌수련의 방법론 : ‘뇌호흡(腦呼吸)’ ···································· 115
• 1) ‘뇌호흡(腦呼吸)’의 호흡의 의미 ·········································· 117
• 2) 뇌구조의 단계적 활성화 ······················································· 120
• 3) 뇌호흡의 교육방법론 ····························································· 139
• Ⅳ. 뇌수련법의 한국선도적 특징················································ 144
• 1. 삼단전 통합의 수련법 ····························································· 144
• 2. ‘강재이뇌(降在爾腦)’의 수련체계화 ····································· 149
• 1) 뇌간(brain stem)을 활용한 수련법 정립 ···························· 151
• 2) ‘정보’이론을 통한 현대적 해석 ··········································· 152
• 3. 성통공완의 방법론 ·································································· 154
• Ⅴ. 결론 ·························································································· 157
• 참고문헌 ························································································ 160
• ABSTRACT···················································································· 172