Ram Bahadur Bomjon (Buddha Boy) has not eaten, drinken, or slept since 12 years old. Little Buddha!!
Edit: I misunderstood. He hasn't claimed that he hasn't eaten or drank since he was twelve, just while he meditates indefinitely. In between months-long meditations he eats.
I just discovered this guy and have been watching videos about him. Just amazing!
Murder, violence, greed, anger and temptation has made the human world a desperate place. A terrible storm has descended upon the human world, and this is carrying the world towards destruction. There is only one way to save the world and that is through dharma (religious practice.) When one doesnt walk the righteous path of religious practice, this desperate world will surely be destroyed. Therefore, follow the path of religion and spread this message to your fellows. Never put obstacles, anger and disbelief in the way of my meditations mission. I am only showing you the way; you must seek it on your own. What I will be, what I will do, the coming days will reveal. Human salvation, the salvation of all living beings, and peace in the world are my goal and my path. Namo Buddha sangaya, Namo Buddha sangaya, namo sangaya. I am contemplating on the release of this chaotic world from the ocean of emotion, on our detachment from anger and temptation, without straying from the path for even a moment, I am renouncing my own attachment to my life and my home forever, I am working to save all living beings. But in this undisciplined world, my lifes practice is reduced to mere entertainment.
The practice and devotion of many Buddhas is directed at the worlds betterment and happiness. It is essential but very difficult to understand that practice and devotion. But though it is easy to lead this ignorant existence, human beings dont understand that one day we must leave this uncertain world and go with the Lord of Death. Our long attachments with friends and family will dissolve into nothingness. We have to leave behind the wealth and property we have accumulated. Whats the use of my happiness, when those who have loved me from the beginning, my mother, father, brothers, relatives are all unhappy. Therefore, to rescue all sentient beings, I have to be Buddha-mind, and emerge from my underground cave to do vajra meditation. To do this I have to realize the right path and knowledge, so do not disturb my practice. My practice detaches me from my body, my soul and this existence. In this situation there will be 72 goddess Kalis. Different gods will be present, along with the sounds of thunder and of tangur , and all the celestial gods and goddesses will be doing puja (worship.) So until I have sent a message, do not come here, and please explain this to others. Spread religious knowledge and religious messages throughout the world. Spread the message of world peace to all. Seek a righteous path and wisdom will be yours.
And there is so much more about him on youtube. Documentaries etc..
05-17-2010, 09:17 AM
Specialis Sapientia
He's a very interesting person, I have seen the documentary about him twice, and followed the updates about his whereabouts.
Man, he inspires me! He is not a monk or anything. Just decided to meditate non-stop until he became enlightened. He never stopped until people disturbed his meditations. He went over six months without moving, eating, drinking, sleeping! He disappeared and they found him in the jungle. He disappeared again. He has so much compassion, that is what really matters. They say that he is the reincarnation of the Shakyamuni Buddha, but he denies this. But he is A Buddha. I will watch the documentary!!!
05-19-2010, 02:04 AM
LucidFlanders
Uhh...another person saying we have to believe in religion. Thanks but NO THANKS!
05-19-2010, 02:06 AM
Samael
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Uhh...another person saying we have to believe in religion.
Really? 'Cause I missed that part.
05-19-2010, 02:08 AM
LucidFlanders
Read the english translation.
05-19-2010, 02:12 AM
Samael
I missed the spoiler. Never mind, I see your point.
05-19-2010, 03:53 AM
Dannon Oneironaut
Actually the word that they are translating into the english word religion is "Dharma" which means "the way" or "the truth" and is not exclusive to any religion but includes all search for truth, including science, but also ethical behavior, etc. That is why the Dalai Lama keeps educated and up to date on what Science is discovering. That is "the Dharma". Dharma is not Dogma. They shouldn't have translated it as religion, but "the truth". Science also means "study of the truth" in latin I believe.
Edit: science come from the latin "scientia" which means knowledge of truth, kind of like the Greek "Gnosis"
05-19-2010, 03:59 AM
Samael
So "the Dharma" would include all searches for truth?
05-19-2010, 04:18 AM
juroara
This is a very interesting story, I wonder if the boy will reach his goal - or do people believe if he already has? In the video he looks haunting! Like he isn't 'there'. If someone told me that he was a corpse, I would have believed them. He's much more lively, or even present, in his speeches.
I'm glad he decided to leave the first forest he was meditating in, I didn't like that committee, or how much money they were making. :?
05-20-2010, 12:06 AM
Dannon Oneironaut
Dharma has a few meanings. It means: the Truth, the Way. It means the search for Truth as long as it is ethical and brings about healing, for example, laboratory testing on animals is not the dharma because it violates animals. Also, each person has their own dharma, it is what you like to do and are good at and what your purpose is, if it is in alignment with ethics, etc. You cannot follow someone else's dharma, that is against the dharma. You have to find your own dharma. Someone's dharma might be to surf, another person might follow their dharma by bringing awareness to an important issue, someone else's dharma might be to be a bus driver. It is kind of like fate, but you can shoose to follow your dharma or not. It is more like Aleister Crowley's idea of following your will. "Do what thou will shall be the whol of the law." Crowley didn't mean that you can do whatever the hell you want, but to follow your higher will, and not to follow your higher will is a sin, according to Crowley. So, when they translate dharma as "religious practice" that is a small meaning of it, but the real meaning is to follow your heart and do what you know is right and to live the truth as best as you can, not to defend your ignorance, not in a dogmatic way as "this is what you have to do to be right." In fact, the Buddha said "Do not believe anything anybody says to you, not even if I say it, or if it is written in scriptures, or if everybody seems to believe it, or if it is written in fancy books, but only if you investigate it for yourself and it agrees with your reason and common sense. As far as Buddhism goes, the things that are not to do are not to harm any sentient being, either directly or indirectly, not to steal/take only that which is freely given, not to slander or speak untruth, no sexual misconduct, not to get drunk or cloud your mind with drugs, not to overeat. It is because it is considered against the dharma to cause suffering to yourself or others beings.
However, there is a story about a past life of the Buddha before he was a Buddha where he was a captain of a ship in search of some treasure. HE found out that there was a man on board who was planning to murder the whole crew and claim the treasure for himself. The Buddha (he wasn't the Buddha yet) decided that he must kill this man in order to save the man from all the bad karma he would get from murdering a bunch of people. In this way, even though the Buddha murdered a man, it was not against the dharma, because it wasn't motivated by any selfish gain, but out of compassion for the would-be mass murderer.
So, science is also the dharma, as long as it is not motivated out of greed or to make a technology that will cause suffering. Especially if the science is used to ease suffering, it is dharma. So yes, any search for truth is the dharma. In the speeches the subject of this thread gives, he speaks about how religions now have a false dharma, i.e. not true. He says not to cause suffering, not to kill, etc. He is not saying that you have to be Buddhist, or join a religion, even though it was kind of translated that way.
05-21-2010, 05:23 AM
Black_Eagle
Man, Buddha boy's a real cynic.
05-23-2010, 02:51 PM
Dannon Oneironaut
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Meanings of "Dharma"
Dharma in the Buddhist scriptures has a variety of meanings, including "phenomenon", and "nature" or "characteristic".
Dharma also means ‘mental contents’, and is paired with citta, which means heart/mind. In major sutras (for example, the Mahasatipatthana sutra), the dharma/citta pairing is paralleled with the pairing of kaya (body) and vedana (feelings or sensations, that which arise within the body but experienced through the mind).
Dharma means the source of things and Truth.
Dharma is also used to refer to the teachings of the Buddha, not in the context of the words of one man, even an enlightened man, but as a reflection of natural law which was re-discovered by this man and shared with the world. A person who lives their life with an understanding of this natural law, is a "dhammic" person, which is often translated as "righteous".
The Buddha would teach the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Three Marks of Existence, and other guidelines in order to achieve the freedom and liberation from suffering.
