Mar
10
2008
Meditation Saves Life
It was an ordinary day in Ningbo, China, but an extraordinary miracle took place in a muddy 5-metre ditch.
Was it really a miracle, or simply the wise employment of a meditation technique? Maybe a combination of the two.
The Times reports:
“Wang Jianxin was working at a construction site in the booming city. The job that day for the 52-year-old worker was to dig a five-metre ditch…
“Without warning, a wall of the ditch collapsed, burying Mr Wang under a huge pile of earth. Like most construction workers in China, he had little in the way of protective equipment except for his tough plastic safety helmet. It was to be enough to save his life.” [original article]
The peak of his hat trapped a small amount of air in front of his face, which doctors said would usually have been enough to keep someone alive for five minutes. It was two hours before he was rescued. Mr Wang survived by practising Buddhist meditation techniques to stay calm, and minimise his use of oxygen.
There are countless legends from India of yogis, (obviously very advanced in their meditation practice) allowing themselves to be buried alive, and surviving for weeks or even years. I’m not about to discuss the verity of such stories, (let alone their questionable spiritual worth), but if a construction worker can survive for 2 hours on 5 minutes’ worth of oxygen, who’s to say those legends aren’t true? Just when you think you know what’s possible in this world, and what’s not…
“Be not afraid of the impossible.
Be brave!
God is always ready to help you
Conquer the impossible.”
—Sri Chinmoy
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It is an interesting story because most of the workers that get in this situation die, I have practice meditation in the past with some success and I can say that when you are in a deep meditation you fell awesome
This article tells an amazing story. To think what meditation is capable of… I’ve recently been trying to focus on practicing breathing techniques myself, however, it tends to be difficult without any guidance. Anyways, thanks for the very inspiring post!
What an inspiring story and guy facing such a full on thing, good thing he focused on meditation, so many healing benefits..
Thanks Liara, glad you found it inspiring
As you raise your awareness beyond the realm of the physical, you begin to understand that there is no such thing as impossible. This post is uplifting. It reminds us that we would benefit from rising above our preconceived notions. They only limit and brainswash, preventing or at least postponing our minds from learning the truth.