November 23, 2008
Here’s a story that interests me greatly. It’s about a teenage boy from Nepal who many believe is the reincarnation of the Buddha. The boy, whose name is Ram Bahadur Bomjon, is said to have meditated 10 months continuously without food and water and to have survived bites from poisonous snakes without medical attention.
Although I doubt that he is the reincarnation of Gautama Buddha or has gone months without food and water, he does appear to have advanced meditation skills. For instance, the Discovery Channel was able to film him meditating continuously for 96 hours (4 days) with eating or drinking. Most people would die within 3 to 4 days from dehydration without water. Ram, on the other hand, showed no signs of physical deterioration caused by dehydration.
Maybe if he could survive his current practice for the next 10 or 15 years, he will have attained the necessary knowledge, wisdom, and maturity to become a Buddha, although not necessarily the reincarnation of THE Buddha.
Here’s a story that interests me greatly. It’s about a teenage boy from Nepal who many believe is the reincarnation of the Buddha. The boy, whose name is Ram Bahadur Bomjon, is said to have meditated 10 months continuously without food and water and to have survived bites from poisonous snakes without medical attention.
Although I doubt that he is the reincarnation of Gautama Buddha or has gone months without food and water, he does appear to have advanced meditation skills. For instance, the Discovery Channel was able to film him meditating continuously for 96 hours (4 days) with eating or drinking. Most people would die within 3 to 4 days from dehydration without water. Ram, on the other hand, showed no signs of physical deterioration caused by dehydration.
Maybe if he could survive his current practice for the next 10 or 15 years, he will have attained the necessary knowledge, wisdom, and maturity to become a Buddha, although not necessarily the reincarnation of THE Buddha.
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