Vasyl Vernyhora

In 2004, I, 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. I also studied Buddhism by living in Buddhist monasteries in Dharamsala, Bylakuppe and Ladakh (pictured – Lamayuru, Ladakh) and interacting with Tibetan Rinpoches and Geshes. Also I have many-year experience in using neuroheadsets in meditation practice (from early amateur projects of electroencephalographs to ready-made neuroheadsets), including the free “EEG Meditation” applications (for Android & Windows) I wrote for real assessment of the quality and duration of samadhi/shamatha meditation.