Meditation in Raja Yoga, Buddhism and According to Neurophysiology (A Practical Guide)

This book is intended for meditation practitioners who seek authentic self-development methods as taught by Patanjali and the Buddha. It is based on my extensive experience studying Oriental methods of self-development since 1989. Through communication with several yoga-realized saints living in various ashrams, receiving multiple spiritual names, and translating dozens of books on Oriental topics, I have gained a comprehensive understanding of the essence of self-development teachings.

The book provides a structured description of the psychopractices of Hindu yoga and Buddhism, stripped of superstitions, misconceptions, and cargo cults. It includes a thorough comparative analysis of the psychotechnologies of yoga and Buddhism, presented in the context of their study by neuroscience. The book explains the original meanings of significant Sanskrit terms used during the times of Patanjali and the Buddha in plain language, unveiling the unified essence of their transcendent teachings.

A detailed, step-by-step guide to the practices-starting from the basics and progressing to the ultimate goal of achieving super-consciousness or Buddha consciousness-will be valuable for both beginners and seasoned meditators.

Additionally, the book shares insights from my years of experience using neuroheadsets in meditation practice, including the free "EEG Meditation" applications I developed for the real assessment of the quality and duration of samadhi/shamatha meditation.

If this book helps readers understand the missing aspects of Raja Yoga and Buddhism, leading to significant progress on their path-or even achieving the ultimate goal of the teachings of Patanjali and the Buddha-it will be an incredible success.

About the Author:

Vasyl Vernyhora graduated with honors from the Vinnytsia Polytechnic Institute (since 1994 it is the Vinnytsia State Technical University), Ukraine, in 1993 with a degree in computer science.

Having a strong aspiration to study the methods of self-development of yoga and Buddhism, he quit his job as a bank programmer and visited India since 1997, living there for a total of more than 7 years, including being in India continuously from 2001 to 2006.

In 2004 the author, perhaps the first among residents of the CIS, received individual sannyasa diksha from Somnath Giriji, mahamandaleshwar (one of the chairmen) of the Hindu monastic lineage of Sri Panch Dashnam Juna Akhara, in his head Himalayan ashram. He also studied Buddhism by living in Buddhist monasteries in Dharamsala, Bylakuppe and Ladakh and interacting with Tibetan Rinpoches and Geshes.

Also he has many-year experience in using neuroheadsets in meditation practice (from early amateur projects of electroencephalographs to ready-made neuroheadsets). He wrote the free "EEG Meditation" applications (for Android & Windows, for NeuroSky headsets, that use the new parameter he developed) for real assessment of the quality and duration of samadhi/shamatha meditation.

The author, continuing to live in Ukraine, shares in the book his experience gained as a result of meditation practice.