Nepal

Interesting development around Ram Bahadur Bomjan (Buddha Boy). He’s planning to give blessings and to protest animal sacrifice just ahead of gadimai festival.
From November 19th to the 24th, 2009 Palden Dorje a.k.a. Ram Bahadur Bomjan will be giving blessings in Ghadi Mai. He plans this appearance in order to protest the sacrificing of tens [...]

I felt very sad and angry after hearing this news…
A Hong Kong police constable shot dead an unarmed homeless Nepali man.
A life was lost unnecessarily.
Why?
Because a policeman couldn’t subdue a single suspect with pepper spray and baton, then gave him warning in Cantonese (possibly the suspect didn’t understand) and decided to shoot him twice [...]

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Update: You must read the first hand account from LTJ in the comment.
Ram Bahadur Bomjan has started his public appearance from November 10 to November 18 2008. He’s given a 45 minutes long speech and is planning to talk to his devotees for few hours everyday for a week before returning to his meditation. According [...]

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Wayne has uploaded the whole discovery channel documentary “My Shocking Story – The Boy with Divine Powers” to YouTube Dailymotion in 5 parts. Thanks Wayne!

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Some updates on Buddha boy…
The official site of Ram Bahadur Bomjan has his biography for quite some time with some very interesting photos, including his underground meditation pit.
Lively and very special group of people discuss about Ram, his meditation, life and spirituality on Ram Bomjon – Palden Dorje, Google Groups, you should become a member [...]

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After an email and a comment from Andy about Ram Bomjon – Palden Dorje Google Groups, I checked for recent news about him. There’re interesting discussions going on in Google Groups, I found Ram’s official web site where videos of his addresses are posted, here’s his First Address (August 2 2007), and the Second one [...]

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Yes, that’s true! Ram Bahadur Bomjon, the Buddha Boy has started preaching. I thought that will happen somewhere around 2012 because he said he’ll meditate for 6 more years in 2006. Anyway, in his first ever direct message to more than three thousand people gathered in the Hallori Jungle in Bara district of southern Nepal, [...]

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When I read Mahabir Pun’s story about how he brought the wireless technology to a remote mountainous village of Nepal called Nangi, I was amazed by his determination! What an inspirational story of a man with a noble cause. It really gave me goose bumps, I just thought what a difference one committed individual can [...]

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I was surprised to read this (Nepali), it says that Ram Bahadur Bomjon, the Buddha Boy attacked and injured a guy with his sword. The blog entry refers to a Nepalese newspaper “Naya Patrika”, according to which Bomjon attacked and injured 22 years old Anil Khatri with his sword because Khatri entered the meditation premises [...]

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I was greeted with several New Year SMS Greetings early this morning. Nepali New Year provides a nice opportunity to connect with friends and relatives while away from home. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of my readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2064. I truly hope and wish that [...]

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