Hermit’s forest meditation takes an eternal detour in remote Thailand

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A 58 year old hermit was found dead during meditation in a deep forest in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The rescue team had to walk to the scene due to the inaccessibility of vehicles. The body was later transported by motorcycle from the mountain today.

 

Jiraphan Suinwai, head of the Naprat Chiang Mai Rescue, stated that on Sunday, October 1, they received a report of a monk’s death in a hermitage near a cave in Mae Tiem Village, Mae Win Subdistrict, Mae Wang District, Chiang Mai. He, along with the rescue team from the Meng Luk Gui Suk Poh Association and police officers, rushed to investigate.

 

The hermit was found sitting in a meditative position with an oxygen tube in his nose. Villagers identified the deceased as a hermit and mentioned he had several chronic diseases.

 

by Nattapong Westwood 

Photo: by cottonbro studio, on Pexels.

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-04

 

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[RichardColeman]

Certainly worse looking places to die

[JCauto]

Fantastic way to go, peaceful and natural.

[jippytum]

Not a bad way to go. RIP. On reading the story about the difficulty in removing the body. I wonder how they managed to transport  the  oxygen bottles to such a remote location for him to use. 

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, jippytum said:

Not a bad way to go. RIP. On reading the story about the difficulty in removing the body. I wonder how they managed to transport  the  oxygen bottles to such a remote location for him to use. 

[PETERTHEEATER]

7 hours ago, JCauto said:

Fantastic way to go, peaceful and natural.

Natural? With an oxygen tube in his nose?

[JCauto]

30 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Natural? With an oxygen tube in his nose?

All things considered, sure. He's not about to get up to that spot by himself at that point in one's existence, do spend the last days you have with a bit of extra oxygen surrounded by nature sounds pretty ideal to me. Gasping for breath in the same situation perhaps less bucolic.

[JCauto]

Just now, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Breaking news as he is still alive...was apparently just in a DEEP state of mediation..Nirvana!

 

thais chalk it up to a simple "misunderstanding"....offer fruit basket in exchange for the mistake

Wow! That's quite a deep state of meditation. Must be a remarkable experience.