[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948) › c8.157 # Hindu Medicine c8.157 Hindu Medicine c8.157 - **Language:** English ### [c8.157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.157) The heart, says Suśruta (III, 4), is called the abode of consciousness (cetanā, the thinking substance and function). The heart is like a lotus-flower, with the opening of its calyx turned downwards. It opens its blossom when man is awake, and closes it when man is asleep. - [Previous: c8.156](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.156) - [Next: c8.158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.158) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Suśrutasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta-school.susruta.3.4) — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.157) · Pramāṇa