Test confirms 'sadhu' abstained food, water for 66 years

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Subject: RHIZOME_RAW: Test confirms 'sadhu' abstained food, water for 66
years


> Test confirms 'sadhu' abstained food, water for 66 years
> Press Trust of India
> Ahmedabad, November 27
> http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_473961,0008.htm
>
> It's no fast-unto-death, it's no hunger strike. But a septuagenarian
> sadhu's apparently simple decision to switch off food since the age of ten
> after being "blessed by the Goddess" that has left scientists perplexed.
>
> Prahllad Jani, the 76-year-old 'sadhu' from the pilgrim town of Ambaji in
> north Gujarat, has scientifically proved that he neither ate nor drank
> anything for the past 66 years.
>
> Jani claims that he has managed to fight hunger and thirst after he was
> blessed by "Mataji" (Ambaji deity) at the age of 10 years.
>
> The medical fraternity did not believe it prima facie, but after a close
> 10-day observation, including sonography twice a day, at the Neuro ICCU of
> Sterling Hospital, medicos had to admit that Jani has the ability to
> survive without food and water.
>
> Hospital authorities confirmed that Jani not only refrained intake through
> mouth or any other route but he also did not excrete, while under
observation.
>
> "No doubt, his bladder produced 400 ml urine during the day, but the next
> day it was absorbed by the bladder itself", Dinesh Desai, a doctor at the
> Sterling Hospital said.
>
> "Mataji blessed me at the age of 10 with energy in the form of 'Amrut'
from
> my upper jaw to sustain me and since then I have never felt the need for
> food nor water nor have I fallen ill," Jani claimed.
>
> "I will continue to live like this till she commands," he added.
>
> "Though no normal person can continue without passing stool or urine for
> more than seven days, Jani is absolutely normal and shows the same
> physiological process like any other person. He is fit and fine," Dr VN
> Shah, a member of the Association of Physicians of Ahmedabad (APA), said.
>
> The panel formed by APA, which took it upon itself to verify the
> authenticity of Jani's claim to observe him included a physician,
> cardiologist, neurologist, neurosurgeon, gastoenterologist, diabetologist
> and an ENT surgeon.
>
> The Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), New Delhi
> would be conducting further research on him, Shah added.
>
> Jani has now been discharged from the hospital but doctors intend to keep
a
> track of him as this could result into new findings.
>
>
>
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> Perhaps virtual food and water…

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> —– Original Message —–
> From: "][m.e.z(y.gote)]" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 4:00 AM
> Subject: RHIZOME_RAW: Test confirms 'sadhu' abstained food, water for 66
> years
>
>
> > Test confirms 'sadhu' abstained food, water for 66 years
> > Press Trust of India
> > Ahmedabad, November 27
> > http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_473961,0008.htm
> >
> > It's no fast-unto-death, it's no hunger strike. But a septuagenarian
> > sadhu's apparently simple decision to switch off food since the age of
ten
> > after being "blessed by the Goddess" that has left scientists perplexed.
> >
> > Prahllad Jani, the 76-year-old 'sadhu' from the pilgrim town of Ambaji
in
> > north Gujarat, has scientifically proved that he neither ate nor drank
> > anything for the past 66 years.
> >
> > Jani claims that he has managed to fight hunger and thirst after he was
> > blessed by "Mataji" (Ambaji deity) at the age of 10 years.
> >
> > The medical fraternity did not believe it prima facie, but after a close
> > 10-day observation, including sonography twice a day, at the Neuro ICCU
of
> > Sterling Hospital, medicos had to admit that Jani has the ability to
> > survive without food and water.
> >
> > Hospital authorities confirmed that Jani not only refrained intake
through
> > mouth or any other route but he also did not excrete, while under
> observation.
> >
> > "No doubt, his bladder produced 400 ml urine during the day, but the
next
> > day it was absorbed by the bladder itself", Dinesh Desai, a doctor at
the
> > Sterling Hospital said.
> >
> > "Mataji blessed me at the age of 10 with energy in the form of 'Amrut'
> from
> > my upper jaw to sustain me and since then I have never felt the need for
> > food nor water nor have I fallen ill," Jani claimed.
> >
> > "I will continue to live like this till she commands," he added.
> >
> > "Though no normal person can continue without passing stool or urine for
> > more than seven days, Jani is absolutely normal and shows the same
> > physiological process like any other person. He is fit and fine," Dr VN
> > Shah, a member of the Association of Physicians of Ahmedabad (APA),
said.
> >
> > The panel formed by APA, which took it upon itself to verify the
> > authenticity of Jani's claim to observe him included a physician,
> > cardiologist, neurologist, neurosurgeon, gastoenterologist,
diabetologist
> > and an ENT surgeon.
> >
> > The Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), New
Delhi
> > would be conducting further research on him, Shah added.
> >
> > Jani has now been discharged from the hospital but doctors intend to
keep
> a
> > track of him as this could result into new findings.
> >
> >
> >
> > - pro][rating][.lucid.tones
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> > -
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There's a beautiful story by Franz Kafka called "A Hunger Artist". I see
it's online at http://www.lundwood.u-net.com/ahunga.htm

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