http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_Boy What do you think of this child? Is he a Buddha in the making?
he is only a yogi with (possibly) some minor mystic siddhis (perfections) - there are examples in the vedas of both great atheists as well as great theists that possess such siddhis - either way they did not accept the position of trying to pass themselves off as god (the theists) or if they did they were unsuccessful (the atheists). In otherwords the real miracle of an incarnation of god or an empowered representative of god is their ability to reform and establish religious principles in the world at large - the claim for fame on the basis of a few mystic tricks to make people gasp is more in line with entertainment rather than serious divine experience
I would like to see what he will eventually go on to teach, yes. I would hope that if he is serious and not a charlatan, that he will become a figure similar to say, the Dalai Lama. An interesting chap, though. If I lived in the area, I'd go see him.
Animals including goats and their human cousins should be grateful to him for advocating against killing of animals. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! dumb goat.
when i read about that kid, i think Sai Baba. in other words, cuckoldry is afoot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathya_Sai_Baba
Nothing special. Siddhi powers alone don't make you a true Buddha or Siddha they are just byproducts. If you are fully freed from all forms of suffering including anger, fear, sorrow, agony, boredom, distress, attachment, craving, etc.....then alone are you truly enlightened. You must also possess true knowledge of all. So if a so-called siddha is at anytime angered, disappointed, fearful, etc....then they have not achieved Brahm.
SamCDKey: You should try to see this guy in the flesh and report back on us. I'd like to see what you think of him.
Well I have always wanted to see Nepal, but I'm doing Bombay this year. Next year perhaps.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
If you ever do, please give us a report. I'd be fascinated. If I ever happen to be in the neighbourhood of India and Nepal, I'd likely see him myself. Although this is unlikely at the time.
I'm afraid that unless they organise special tour buses he won't be easy to get near to. My father went 2 times to nepal sins 2005 and I've never even heard hem speak of the boy. And if you get near him it would proberly be weird because you have to keep your distance and your watching him with binoculairs like your a ornitologist, and because the boy isn't moving it's proberly also very boring if he's the buddha or not from the outside he's yust sitting there.
He may as well throw back rocks and start yelling at you and the crowd pick up rocks and turn against you. Life is full of anti-climaxes these days.
I also don't mean that disrespectfully. It sounds like a good start of a Zen koan. "See the Buddha, throw a rock at the Buddha."
