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Thursday, December 14, 2006

World record rolling

We watched an interesting program on TV in Delhi about a certain "holy man" called Ludkan Baba. He is extreme. He is a sadhu, or Hindu ascetic, "a person who undergoes extreme forms of penance and physical hardship to achieve 'moksha' - the liberation of the soul from the endless cycle of reincarnation".
He first stood still in the same position, just hanging from a swing with his feet resting on the ground, for a remarkable 7 years during which he only drank water and ate grass! He never left this position for any reason whatsoever.

Then he decided to go on a roll - literally. He rolled for 7 months, 7 days a week, over a distance of almost 4000km to promote world peace. He would not stop for anything, rolling 8 hours a day, stopping only for water and cigarettes during an extended lunch break to avoid the worst of the Indian heat. He would only eat at night...


Believe it, or not.

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