No foods no drinks for 8 months, is this possible?

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Generally these things are classified as yogic perfections. Interestingly enough, they are not considered intrinsically spiritual (since there are references to great atheists being quite expert at them), but rather, inherently material since it involves merely altering the subtle aspect of one's gross material body (as opposed to warranting an entire paradigm shift in one's attitude towards one's self).

Regardless whether this a bonafide example or not, of course it is possible since even bears and certain aquatics can enter into inert states for incredibly long periods of time.
If this was some sort of sci-fi influenced thread about whether humans could one day (by the strength of scientific endeavour) come to acquire the abilities to hibernate (and thus travel many light years in cryogenic suspension ... only for the main character - and an incredibly beautiful female escort - to be suddenly broken out of it due to a malfunctioning computer and save the human race from a malignant alien invasion ... sorry getting ahead of myself) like say lungfish, frogs or bears, you would have reams of people coming in to say how it could be possible.

 

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I don't know why, but I find such things boring.

 

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What happened to human beings? We used to fool each other very easily, but nowadays we no longer trust each other; I mean some people even used to convince other fellow humans for afterlife, and everybody used to believe them.

If this poor kid claiming that he stayed alive without food and water for eight months, and his family is making some money out of him, just say "OK, you're right"; these tricks are dying traditions of old times, at least keep some samples...

 

In my country (and I guess in many other places in the world), people who do meditation AND martial arts can break woods, bricks, steel plates, etc with empty hands. They can absorb energy from surrounding and turning it into powerful inner energy. Here are examples of demonstration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29_p9PWOTio&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhjgcvaZMsI

You know, like in kung-fu

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, those people are strong. I've seen in live and colour how people break ice blocks with empty hands. Don't you think such stuffs are possible?

 

Funnily enough I used to break wood and tiles with my bare hands, even before I formally studied any martial arts. It's more about concentrating correctly than "absorbing energy".
That tends to be a load of old tosh used to impress and mystify the gullible.

 

Agree.

 

Actually I was arguing more from the point " ... human beings can possibly too." ... and as a further point, this has (or perhaps more precisely, was) achievable by yogic disciplines ... and as a further point, the yogic disciplines share a remarkable parallel to scientific achievements (since they are both about altering material conditions for advanced performance) .... and as a further point, since we have animals already capable of such feats, you can put it in the same category as swimming underwater like a fish, flying in the air like a bird, detecting things at night like a bat, etc etc ... and a further point, if this was a discussion about how it could be made possible by the strength of scientific endeavor as opposed to something traditionally associated with religion, you would have hordes of chaps coming in and citing their favorite sci-fi plot (along with the suggestion what the post dated rain cheque of empiricism is more than capable of delivering)

 

lol

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maybe under certain circumstances, some human can adapt, too... j/k

 

or like the prospect of sending rockets into outer space in 13th century medieval Europe

Unassisted?
Not at all ....

So do you want to take that a step further and say that it cannot be achieved since its not possible?

 

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Some people will say anything in order to sell over-priced shoes.

 

And they sell! See, impossible is nothing.

 

I get it!
Running out of gullible people is an impossibility...

 

So seems running out of the cynical ones ...

 

But the weird thing is atheists buy overpriced brand name sneakers just like theists do. Of course, unlike Nike, Adidas is not the name of a goddess. Think of my posts as koans.

 

We're all susceptible to BS* to one extent or another. And it is easier to become sexier/ better looking/ better lifestyled by purchasing a pair of trainers than living according to the bible (or whichever book you choose).

Strangely** when someone uses the name Nike this is the first thing that comes to my mind.

Ice cream koans? Look at the link...

* Except me, of course.
** But, presumably, not surprisingly to anyone who's had more than fleeting contact with me.

 

'Trainers', that's right. I was going to use the word 'runners', but I wasn't sure. I didn't know one could become sexier reading the Bible - with effort it seems compared to buying the right runners. I think I will put a digital Bible in my Ipod and jog with the Christian God. I should be stunning.

I noticed that when I checked on Nike, that there were missiles with that name. Odd that Nike is the goddess of victory. Think of that when you slide your foot into one.

Too much like a foreign language to me, but I like the extension of koans into other settings.