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The night a guru tried to kill me on TV
The Guardian ^ | March 23 2010 | Sanal Edamaruku

Posted on 03/24/2010 7:49:23 AM PDT by GL of Sector 2814

When Surender Sharma said he could kill me with magic, I had to put him to the test. The result was a triumph for rationalism.

It was in March 2008. The tantra master and I were studio guests on a popular TV show to debate on the subject of "Tantric power vs science". He boasted that he was able to kill anyone by mantra and tantra within three minutes. I grabbed my chance to put him in check and offered myself for a test. Caught on air, he couldn't escape without losing face – and his high-profile clientele. So our unprecedented experiment began. The master started chanting his trade mark "killer" mantra that has become quite a hit on the internet since: "Om lingalingalingalinga, kilikilikili…"

After several rounds of chanting failed to knock me out, he tried the whole arsenal of his tantric gimmickry on me, obviously without any result either. I was just laughing. In his embarrassment, he proposed I was protected by a supreme god whom I served – never mind that I am an atheist! Finally, he resorted to foul play, pressing his thumbs against my temples, hard enough to kill me the conventional way, but was cautioned by the umpiring anchor. With no way to escape, he upped the stakes and agreed to perform the "ultimate destruction ceremony" that would kill me dead sure. With ratings soaring, the programme overran, rolling on and on in "breaking news" mode. The channel announced another round of our epic battle for the night show.

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TOPICS: Humor; Religion; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: guru; magic

1 posted on 03/24/2010 7:49:23 AM PDT by GL of Sector 2814
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To: GL of Sector 2814

Ah, a more humane way to perform capital punishment, using powers even a liberal would appreciate. (smile)


2 posted on 03/24/2010 7:54:25 AM PDT by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)
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To: GL of Sector 2814
With no way to escape, he upped the stakes and agreed to perform the "ultimate destruction ceremony" that would kill me dead sure.

How do you say .44 magnum in Hindi?

3 posted on 03/24/2010 7:56:36 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Obamacare: The 2010 version of the Intolerable Acts.)
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To: GL of Sector 2814

I think this is required under Obama’s forthcoming “Reconciliation Bill”....


4 posted on 03/24/2010 8:09:33 AM PDT by G Larry (DNC is comprised of REGRESSIVES!)
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To: GL of Sector 2814

Maybe get a psychiatrist to convince someone they don’t exist??


5 posted on 03/24/2010 8:39:00 AM PDT by SkyDancer (If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed)
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To: GL of Sector 2814

That was a risky thing to do. If the guru had any lead time, he might have put together some “magical powder” known to heighten psychic powers when sprinkled on enemies. One that contained a very concentrated organophosphate compound.


6 posted on 03/24/2010 8:47:54 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: GL of Sector 2814
Recently, we were able to put behind bars, with the help of a TV documentary, a tantric who used to make his living with a dangerous stunt of rare brutality: he trampled on the bodies of little infants brought to him in hundreds by their illiterate parents to benefit from the godly powers of his feet.

It's past time to start bursting balloons and putting those on this side of the pond behind bars.

7 posted on 03/24/2010 8:50:56 AM PDT by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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To: GL of Sector 2814

A man who stares at goats.


8 posted on 03/24/2010 8:56:30 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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