[cloudmountain]

1. One difference is in yoga, one should not meditate while defecating, whereas in Buddhism, one should continue to medidate even if one has to defecate.
2. Meditation is one of a number of practices absorbed by Buddhism from Brahmism. There seems to be a different goal for the meditation.

1. Good Lord, that is SO India, yoga and Buddha!

2. Yes, so I read. But I do think that meditation was world wide. The American Indians mediated...with the help of their "funny" smoke.
I think many cultures' "wise" men and women did that...with help from funny fumes, wacky weeds and mystic mushrooms. Those were the tools of their trade.

[donmeaker]

John Allegro wrote that the Gospel of Mark was an esoteric book that explained how to use Aminita Muscaria (fly agaric) mushrooms in support of mystic practices.

“The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross”.

He asserted that the uninitiated bought the cover story and created Christianity. If so, there would be a lot less kick to the communion wafers than originally.