When I read the news about Bomjan’s plan to start the ‘patal samadhi’ (underground meditation), it appeared to me that he’ll go under the trench and they’ll literally bury him alive. I was very worried about his safety and wished…
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Buddha boy plans live burial
Ram Bahadur Bomjoan, the Buddha Boy is back in the news with reports that he plans to be buried alive while meditating. Bomjan now plans to begin ‘patal samadhi’ (underground meditation), a private TV channel reported Monday, quoting a local…
30 Strangest Deaths in History
Strange and unusual deaths… Austrian Hans Steininger was famous for having the world’s longest beard (it was 4.5 feet or nearly 1.4 m long) and for dying because of it. One day in 1567, there was a fire in town…
Buddha Boy goes missing again
Update 13 March 2007: He’s been found safe and is meditating in a new place. All Headline News is reporting that the Buddha Boy (Ram Bahadur Bomjan) has gone missing again after he re-appeared in December last year on Christmas…
A picture is worth a thousand words
Just wanted to share some striking images that I came across recently. I’ve compiled them here (in no particular order), I think they’re very powerful, and convey something that would be very difficult to express with words alone, so I…
The 12 steps to cure e-mail addiction
It has changed the way we communicate and do business, with it’s ease of use, price (free for end users), and effectiveness, e-mail has taken our productivity to a whole new level. But there’s a darker side to it. Now…
Year of the Pig
The year of the pig has arrived and is considered lucky to bear children. As always Hong Kong is very very colorful, with new year decoration and greetings everywhere. There was a grand fireworks display yesterday at victoria harbor. The…
Roger Waters – Dark Side of the Moon in Hong Kong
I’m a huge fan of Pink Floyd and proudly own all of their albums. It was a dream come true for me to be at the Roger Waters concert yesterday at HKCEE. He’s currently touring the world, with the Pink…
Techie Valentine
It’s 5:30pm, work is over and I’m heading to get something special for my sweet heart, but before I go just wanted to share some of the Geeky Valentine’s Day stuff that my RSS reader has been catching. Enjoy… Valentine’s…
Path to Enlightenment
I’ve seen many buddhist monks in Swyambhu and Bouddha taking three and half steps forward, then prostrate flat on the road while chanting mantras, and making several rounds around the stupas. But a monk from Tibet, Sherab Gyalsten has taken…
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