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Boy hailed as a modern Buddha
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Scientists in Nepal are planning to examine claims by a 15-year-old boy, hailed by pilgrims from across the country as a modern-day Buddha, that he has been meditating without drinking water for six months.
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The story is from 2005, and I have never heard of it
Is this possible?
What ever Ram Bahadur Bonmjon is; he is not any kind of Buddah. He became as corrupt as the many cult leaders that have arisen through the ages.
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I remember back when the story first was reported about the "buddah boy" and then years later I saw many videos of Buddhists including some of his ex members talking about what he and and his cult were up to in the region.
In 2010, Bomjon was investigated for attacking a group of 17 villagers. Bomjon claimed that they were intentionally disturbing his meditation. However, the villagers said they were just looking for vegetables.[7][8][9][10] Bomjon claimed to have taken "minor action" against them with just his hands[7][8][9][10] after they had "tried to manhandle" him,[8][10] and stopped as soon as they apologized. However, the victims claim that for three hours he struck them on their head and back with an axe handle,[7][10] resulting in serious injury of one of the victims.[9][10] Bomjon refused to attend any potential trial, stating, "Do you think a meditating sage will go to the court to hear a case? I took action against them as per the divine law".[7][10]
In 2012 Nepal Police announced that they had rescued a Slovak woman from Bomjon's followers, but other reports claimed that she had been voluntarily released after media coverage of the kidnapping. Newsweek reported she had been taken from a hotel by two of Bomjon's men riding on a motorcycle and kept tied to a tree for three months and accused of practicing witchcraft in order to disturb the Boy’s meditation.[11] However another report claimed she had been kidnapped from a monastery. When she was released she had a broken arm.[12][13] A week after her release, Bomjon's siblings accused him of holding his brothers captive overnight, and beating his brothers and his sister.[14] ]Followers of Bomjon also assaulted five journalists and destroyed their cameras after they had recorded one of Bomjon's sermons.[12]
In September 2018, Bomjon was accused of raping an 18 year old nun repeatedly for nearly 2 years. During a press conference organized by women's rights groups, the nun also accused his wife of trying to keep the abuse hidden so as not to "attract attacks" on their religion. Supporters of Bomjon claim that the nun was in fact involved in theft, and had been ejected from the monastery.[15]
An investigation was opened in early 2019 after complaints from family members that four devotees had gone missing from several of Bomjon's ashrams.[16]
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I remember back when the story first was reported about the "buddah boy" and then years later I saw many videos of Buddhists including some of his ex members talking about what he and and his cult were up to in the region.
Yeah places like Wikipedia are showing to be a hoax
Of course I don't believe them either way, may or may not be true
I remember a guy who could go without food by recharging from sunlight, crazy ey, but not outside the realms of possible, in fact gaining strength from the sun sounds like a good evolutionary step
There are people breaking the boundaries of what is deemed possible
Wim Hoff is a scientific marvel
Here's another article about this alleged buddha
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Of course I don't believe them either way, may or may not be true
I remember a guy who could go without food by recharging from sunlight, crazy ey, but not outside the realms of possible, in fact gaining strength from the sun sounds like a good evolutionary step
There are people breaking the boundaries of what is deemed possible
Wim Hoff is a scientific marvel
Here's another article about this alleged buddha
link[edi tby]edit on 7-11-2021 by DAVG1980 because: (no reason given)
a reply to: DAVG1980
There's been several threads on this chap, here's part of a linked excerpt from a thread I authored in 2019 titled 'Buddha boy' under investigation in Nepal over missing devotees'
Source - The Guardian
Original thread (concerning above information)
There's been several threads on this chap, here's part of a linked excerpt from a thread I authored in 2019 titled 'Buddha boy' under investigation in Nepal over missing devotees'
A Nepali spiritual leader believed by his followers to be a reincarnation of Buddha is under investigation over the disappearance of several devotees, police in Kathmandu have said.
...The 28-year-old has a devout following but has been accused of physically and sexually assaulting some of his followers. Special police investigators have begun inquiries after the families of four devotees allegedly vanished from his ashrams.
...Bomjan has long been dogged by accusations of abuse, even as thousands of worshippers queued for days to witness his “miracles of meditation” deep in the jungle.
In September last year, an 18-year-old nun accused him of raping her at one of his ashrams. Dozens more have filed complaints against him alleging assault. Bomjan said he beat them for disturbing his meditation.
The Bodhi Shrawan Dharma Sangha, an organisation associated with Bomjam, recently claimed fresh allegations made by a local website were baseless.
Source - The Guardian
Original thread (concerning above information)
a reply to: MerkabaTribeEntity
Cool, maybe staring into the darkness too long
You become the darkness
Cool, maybe staring into the darkness too long
You become the darkness
originally posted by: TheAlleghenyGentleman
a reply to: DAVG1980
I remember this story.They dscovered someone was sneaking him food. Then the press dropped it.
I mean~~~~ obviously
"Dammit, Bobby! Go to your room. No videa games!"
originally posted by: ATruGod
originally posted by: DAVID64
a reply to: DAVG1980
No. You can live without food for quite a while, but 6 months without water ? No way in Hell.
Isn't it generally 3 minutes w/o oxygen, 3 days w/o water and 3 mos w/o food...before death
Here's the survival rule of 3 as I remember it.
3 hours without shelter in (extreme conditions).
3 days without water.
3 weeks without food.
edit on 7-11-2021 by MichiganSwampBuck because: For Clarity
originally posted by: MichiganSwampBuck
originally posted by: ATruGod
originally posted by: DAVID64
a reply to: DAVG1980
No. You can live without food for quite a while, but 6 months without water ? No way in Hell.
Isn't it generally 3 minutes w/o oxygen, 3 days w/o water and 3 mos w/o food...before death
Here's the survival rule of 3 as I remember it.
3 hours without shelter in (extreme conditions).
3 days without water.
3 weeks without food.
Pretty sure 3 minutes w/o Air is one of the more important ones.
Hopefully the guy returns to the eight-fold path and observes as many precepts as possible. Some observe the precepts only on full moon
days(traditional) others everyday even if they are not Bhikkhu or Bhikkhuni... such a thing is not easy; for the at home hermit but manageable. The
precepts walk the eight-fold path for the solitary; in communities then the 200 plus rules.
The influence of other religions and the cultures surrounding all religions change them over time(impermanence) all of that however is(not self) leading to a thicket of views or entanglement(suffering).
Ignoring the rddhi(super/supra normal powers arising from clear perception) due to practice speeds up the path to liberation wisdom/knowledge. Otherwise one can get entangled back into the thicket of path/not path views.(paying attention to false speech allows the arising of wrong view)
Mistakes on the path are many when it is narrow and hard to walk; the path well traveled and known is difficult to fall off of but there are A lot distractions from the sangha or community making it slow going.
Sticking to whatever it is that first struck you as AH HA this is it! Needs to be explored and ferreted out to it's end then surmounting that wall of that "attached self" to where it is only path with no self to be found in it or on it.
Sorry for the above but it is in hopes that all those involved with the topic get back to seeing their original intent; as therein lay the cause.
The influence of other religions and the cultures surrounding all religions change them over time(impermanence) all of that however is(not self) leading to a thicket of views or entanglement(suffering).
Ignoring the rddhi(super/supra normal powers arising from clear perception) due to practice speeds up the path to liberation wisdom/knowledge. Otherwise one can get entangled back into the thicket of path/not path views.(paying attention to false speech allows the arising of wrong view)
Mistakes on the path are many when it is narrow and hard to walk; the path well traveled and known is difficult to fall off of but there are A lot distractions from the sangha or community making it slow going.
Sticking to whatever it is that first struck you as AH HA this is it! Needs to be explored and ferreted out to it's end then surmounting that wall of that "attached self" to where it is only path with no self to be found in it or on it.
Sorry for the above but it is in hopes that all those involved with the topic get back to seeing their original intent; as therein lay the cause.
a reply to: DAVG1980
I have a spiritual understanding that might shed the light on these things.
Yes it is entirely possible to sustain without food or water. But it comes at a cost.
It is one of the final forms of letting go, becoming free, realizing who "you" are.
In this form you would completely silence the mind and free the body and merge with the source.
You would have to let go of all decisions/ego/self that you would make to the decisions of the universe(system) to balance the equation. Thus you would let your body do what it needs to do to survive, without interference of the mind.
Understanding that "you" are not the body nor are "you" the mind would make you realize this freedom.
The body in this state could either be living i.e. waking up, doing chores, eating, sleeping.(A set routine without change)
Or the body would be in the living state roaming the wilderness in complete isolation.
Or the body could be left in a meditative state... in Buddha pose.
I have a spiritual understanding that might shed the light on these things.
Yes it is entirely possible to sustain without food or water. But it comes at a cost.
It is one of the final forms of letting go, becoming free, realizing who "you" are.
In this form you would completely silence the mind and free the body and merge with the source.
You would have to let go of all decisions/ego/self that you would make to the decisions of the universe(system) to balance the equation. Thus you would let your body do what it needs to do to survive, without interference of the mind.
Understanding that "you" are not the body nor are "you" the mind would make you realize this freedom.
The body in this state could either be living i.e. waking up, doing chores, eating, sleeping.(A set routine without change)
Or the body would be in the living state roaming the wilderness in complete isolation.
Or the body could be left in a meditative state... in Buddha pose.
SOME people here have no idea what they're talking about.
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Eat the Sun
like I said, some people here have ZERO idea what they're talking about. Regurgitating bull# from Wikipedia or other fake websites.
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