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You risk heart attack even if you are in water only diet (without salts and potassium) for longer periods of time (several weeks).
Stupid question, but if stuck in the desert you can suck on some rock to recoup some lost minerals, no? I guess like any deer we'd immediately recognise (and love) the taste of rock salt
I think it's pretty stupid to challenge yourself in ways that are guaranteed to harm your body in some way, even if the harm is temporary.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You risk heart attack even if you are in water only diet (without salts and potassium) for longer periods of time (several weeks).
Stupid question, but if stuck in the desert you can suck on some rock to recoup some lost minerals, no? I guess like any deer we'd immediately recognise (and love) the taste of rock salt
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You risk heart attack even if you are in water only diet (without salts and potassium) for longer periods of time (several weeks).
Stupid question, but if stuck in the desert you can suck on some rock to recoup some lost minerals, no? I guess like any deer we'd immediately recognise (and love) the taste of rock salt
I think it's pretty stupid to challenge yourself in ways that are guaranteed to harm your body in some way, even if the harm is temporary.
You offer criticism of a spiritual practice you do not understand.
Tendai "Marathon monks" in mount Hiei finish 1,000-day kaihōgyō with 9-day period without food, water, and sleep but they have to walk only 400m in those last 9-days. Only 46 men have finished. If I remember correctly the 9-day period was shortened to something like 6 or 7 days, because too many of them died.
I think it's pretty stupid to challenge yourself in ways that are guaranteed to harm your body in some way, even if the harm is temporary.
I think it's pretty stupid to challenge yourself in ways that are guaranteed to harm your body in some way, even if the harm is temporary.
You offer criticism of a spiritual practice you do not understand.
Tendai "Marathon monks" in mount Hiei finish 1,000-day kaihōgyō with 9-day period without food, water, and sleep but they have to walk only 400m in those last 9-days. Only 46 men have finished. If I remember correctly the 9-day period was shortened to something like 6 or 7 days, because too many of them died.
I'm willing to bet that whomever originally came up with the 'auspicious' 9 days never did it themselves.