[Fwd: Mice and Men/Scientifically sound and Spiritual Diets]

[Guest guest]

devi: there is an account of a woman saint who lived on nothing but a

cracker a day..something like that...in Autobiography of a Yogi..for

a number of years i was working my way towards being a breatharian..i

was looking to become physically immortality...well, when i reached

physical immortality i panicked and started to stuff myself with

food, i've gained 50 pounds and still growing,,,haha...i believe that

woman was on a fast for 5 years....a therapist might say she has an

eating disorder..

 

nutrition from sunshine and air..sounds pretty

 

> Sorry about the last message. It got sent by mistake. On the topic

of

> fasting, however, I did hear that a Jain monk fasted for one year

on water.

>

> Five years seems a bit much though. I don't know if it is medically

> possible, although I have heard that there are "breatharians" who

have

> learned to get their nutrition from sunshine and the air.

>

> Love to all,

> Harsha

>

> "Ah Sam" <ah__sam@h...>

>

> >Hi,

> >

> >I would like to share an experience I had and ask for

enlightenment from

> >list members.

> >

> >I met a young lady last year in China and was with her for a few

days. She

> >and her acquaintances claimed that she had been in total fast for

5 years

> >and was still fasting, as an involuntary and unintentional result

from Qi

> >Gong practice. She only drank a bit of water. A few more people

also told

> >me that they had total fast too, but lasting only from a few days

to a few

> >weeks. Again, as result from Qi Gong practice

> >

> >I am still skeptical, but there were no motives for them to

fabricate it if

> >there is no truth to it.

> >

> >Welcome any wisdom from you all.

> >

> >Best health,

> >

> >Sam.

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Dear Friend,

 

Did the lady say that she had achieved some benefit

from this "fast"? If so what was it?

 

Love,

 

michael

 

 

--- "Harsha (Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar

wrote:

>

>

> -------

> Re: Mice and

> Men/Scientifically sound and

> Spiritual Diets

> Tue, 18 May 1999 13:18:23 PDT

> Ah Sam <ah__sam

>

>

>

>

>

> "Ah Sam" <ah__sam

>

> Hi,

>

> I would like to share an experience I had and ask

> for enlightenment from

> list members.

>

> I met a young lady last year in China and was with

> her for a few days. She

> and her acquaintances claimed that she had been in

> total fast for 5 years

> and was still fasting, as an involuntary and

> unintentional result from Qi

> Gong practice. She only drank a bit of water. A

> few more people also told

> me that they had total fast too, but lasting only

> from a few days to a few

> weeks. Again, as result from Qi Gong practice

>

> I am still skeptical, but there were no motives for

> them to fabricate it if

> there is no truth to it.

>

> Welcome any wisdom from you all.

>

> Best health,

>

> Sam.

>

>

>

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