One of the stories of the Buddha's death is that he did something
similar to what the Thai monk reportedly was trying to do. He called his followers together and went into progressively
deeper and deeper states of meditation and effectively committed
suicide. That some believers would want to emulate that is
understandable. The problem is one can't really do it -- it's a
story. The actual death is under some question but most commonly
thought to have been brought about by food poisoning.
There is in my opinion way too much stuff attached to meditating. It is
not some magic practice where one works wonders and sees the future and
all that. It is a great way to compose oneself and gain personal
insights and organize ideas in one's head, but really, it is not a
paranormal thing at all.
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