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Meditation can go hand in hand with space exploration.

Besides that, Musk is doing two things at the same time. He tries both to protect the earth (Tesla, solar power), and initiate a base in case something happened to our home.

Spirituality alone won't help you survive winter, regardless of how developed your mind is.




> Spirituality alone won't help you survive winter, regardless of how developed your mind is.

It's funny that you would say that - you may want to take a quick look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6XKcsm3dKs

(The main site is: http://www.icemanwimhof.com/)


There is no good scientific evidence that Hof's breathing techniques account for his ability to withstand cold temperatures, rather than some kind of genetic difference. Four people have died while attempting to follow his 'technique'.

http://www.parool.nl/binnenland/-iceman-oefening-eist-opnieu...


It's sad, but also stupid, to be brutally honest. You don't do these exercises in water (btw, they always have these warnings everywhere in their material).

You also don't drink and drive.


On a related note, you might find this story about a frozen guru who is still "meditating" after several years of attempting to withstand the cold...

http://loweringthebar.net/2016/09/frozen-guru-update-iii.htm...


I'm becoming more and more convinced that these magical guru stories are the south Asian equivalent of the National Enquirer, except more aimed towards gullible foreigners.


Probably. In this case, it seems the group is claiming he is meditating to keep using his money




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