Art And Science Of Meditation

Author(s): Vinubhai D Shah
Publisher: Vinubhai D Shah

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Art & Science of Meditation
PREFACE Thad interest in the philosophy from the beginning, but I wanted to know it scientifically. Hence I took up psychiatry as a post graduate speciality. I studied the science of brain and mind. Psychology and Philosophy are inter-related.
My mentors were my parents and Dr. Shivanand Adhvaryoo, who lived his life philosophically and spiritually setting examples for others. I had personal blessings and teaching by many pious and knowledgeable Jain saints. I had personal blessings and teachings from Swami Shivanandji, Swami Chidanandji and Swami Adhyatmanandji – gurus of the Divine Life Society. I had satsang with Swami Ranchhoddasji Maharaj. In USAI met Shri J. Krishnamurthy – a well-known guru on Meditation who believed that the knowledge comes from within, not from without
Lord Mahavir preached the same philosophy about knowledge. Similarly, Lord Krishna, Lord Buddha, Lord Rama and Lord Vishnu gave us wonderful philosophical principles in the ancient times.
I read books on meditation by Rohit Mehta, Mahesh Yogi, etc. Then I thought and thought within myself to find out scientifically nature of the true knowledge. I started writing down my own experiences on science of
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