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Yoga fanatic drowned trying to achieve ‘enlightenment’ through near-death experience
Daily Mail Online ^ | October 30, 2013 | Lizzie Parry

Posted on 10/30/2013 10:42:42 AM PDT by Teotwawki

An extreme yoga fanatic drowned in a quarry after an experiment to achieve enlightenment through a 'near-death experience' went tragically wrong, an inquest has heard. Spiritualist Luke Monrose believed that by pushing his body to its limits and catching hypothermia he could 'unlock the secrets of the afterlife'. [snip] But his risky experiment went tragically wrong and a coroner today ruled Mr Monrose 'died as a consequence of a near-death experience which resulted in physical death'.

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KEYWORDS: enlightenment; napl; yoga
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Full Title: Extreme yoga fanatic drowned in quarry trying to catch hypothermia to achieve ‘enlightenment’ through near-death experience

Now we'll never know if he was able to acquire those psychic powers he was going for.

1 posted on 10/30/2013 10:42:43 AM PDT by Teotwawki
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To: Teotwawki
'unlock the secrets of the afterlife'.

Looks like he succeeded.

2 posted on 10/30/2013 10:44:06 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Teotwawki

Did he float? If he did, he was successful...................


3 posted on 10/30/2013 10:44:21 AM PDT by Red Badger (Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
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To: Teotwawki

Near death, my arse!


4 posted on 10/30/2013 10:45:20 AM PDT by Edgar3 (Libnorance is a mental disease, and it's getting Progressively worse!)
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To: Teotwawki
he could 'unlock the secrets of the afterlife'.

He has unlocked those secrets, but the door to the other side closed and locked him out there with his secrets. Should have had a better door stop.

5 posted on 10/30/2013 10:45:41 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Everyone get online for Obamacare on 10/1. Overload the system and crash it hard!)
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To: dfwgator

Give him credit, he was able to get very near to death . . .


6 posted on 10/30/2013 10:46:10 AM PDT by freedomlover
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To: Teotwawki
...a coroner today ruled Mr Monrose 'died as a consequence of a near-death experience which resulted in physical death'.

A coroner with a sense of irony.

7 posted on 10/30/2013 10:46:48 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard

Looks like he got the “Bonus Plan.”


8 posted on 10/30/2013 10:47:29 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Teotwawki

mmmm.. YOGA FOR DEMOCRATS...

Special Event.....

“UNLOCK THE DOOR”...NOVEMBER 3 2014


9 posted on 10/30/2013 10:47:38 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/)
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To: dfwgator
have there ever been any rumors about mooch and barry doing any...yoga?


10 posted on 10/30/2013 10:48:57 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/)
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To: Teotwawki

11 posted on 10/30/2013 10:49:49 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie ( "I was all for Obamacare, until I found out I was paying for it." - California Girl)
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To: Teotwawki

Too slow. For that real near-death experience there’s nothing like a hand grenade.


12 posted on 10/30/2013 10:51:34 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Teotwawki

I know someone like this! One time she was out in her backyard meditating for so long her neighbor called 911 because she thought she was dead. True story.


13 posted on 10/30/2013 10:53:21 AM PDT by riri (Plannedopolis-look it up. It's how the elites plan for US to live.)
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To: Teotwawki

Eric Cartman already tried that and all it did was propel him 500 years into the future.


14 posted on 10/30/2013 10:54:08 AM PDT by subterfuge (CBS NBC ABC FOX AP-- all no different than Pravda.)
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To: Teotwawki
Near death is actual death. He achieved success in finding out about the afterlife.
One down,....
15 posted on 10/30/2013 10:55:09 AM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows

Too near death if you ask me.

Did he achieve a Darwin Award?


16 posted on 10/30/2013 10:58:57 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Teotwawki

Now presenting...The Dharmawin Awards!


17 posted on 10/30/2013 10:59:17 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
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To: Teotwawki
- "He's an 'Ex-Spiritualist' Luke Monrose. 'Bereft of Life' Spiritualist Luke Monrose."

- "He's not dead. He's resting."

18 posted on 10/30/2013 11:00:21 AM PDT by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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To: MeshugeMikey; GeronL
have there ever been any rumors about mooch and barry doing any...yoga?

Obama is so flexible, he achieved enlightenment.


19 posted on 10/30/2013 11:01:36 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Looks like got too much Karma in his Dharma.


20 posted on 10/30/2013 11:02:11 AM PDT by dfwgator
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