I find it interesting that every 'claim' is considered equivalent to a lie. You see, that was what I was warning about when I perceived that this Page was turning into a Culture of Lies -- it becomes assumed that every assertion is a lie. yes, it is a very safe and conservative assumption, but if there were not so many liars cluttering up the World, then perhaps we could enjoy the luxury of pondering some 'claims' on the assumption that they may perhaps be true. After all, Columbus came back to Spain 'claiming' to have discovered America. Not every claim is a lie.

that Pralad Djani 'claims' to have not eaten is not necessarily a lie. What other word would you use. There is no absolute 24 hour a day record on any of our lives going back 60 years. But there are witnesses who go all the way back. They would not have conducted a very expensive Study to verify Pralad Djani's 'claim' unless they had gone through some very elaborate screening and vetting first. They would not even have bothered to look unless they already suspected there was something to see. In this day and age nobody has a great deal of money to waste.

Here is a site that explains concisely the whole Prahlad Djani affair:

http://www.soulcounseling.com/nov2003.html

Prahlad Jani (76) -popularly known as 'Mataji' - says he has
not had a single drop of water for the past 65 years.

Neither has he put a morsel of food in his mouth. His body also does not
perform vital functions like passing urine and stool.

Jani, who lives as a recluse in the caves at Ambaji, about 120 km north of
here, claims that he was blessed by a Goddess when he was eight. As for Djani, he claims that at age 8 he heard a voice from above and had been "chosen." "A hole opened in my sky from which I constantly receive an elixir of life," says Djani. So is he for real? And how is this man alive? These are the questions perplexing themedical fraternity here.

The Association of Physicians of Ahmedabad, a body with over 400 members, in
association with Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS),
New Delhi , has been examining Jani for the past 10 days in a specially
prepared room at Sterling Hospital .

"A panel of doctors - including physicians, cardiologists, neurologists, a
neurosurgeon, a gastroenterologist, an endocrinologist, a diabetologist, a
nephrologist, a urosurgeon, an ENT surgeon, a psychiatrist, an
opthalmologist, a genetic counsellor, a radiologist, sonologists and many
more - have examined him. In fact, nearly 100 doctors of the association
have examined Jani during these 10 days," said secretary of the association,
Dr Urman Dhruv. Surveillance cameras have been placed in Jani's room.

"We have also deputed a team of doctors and security personnel on
round-the-clock duty," said Dr VN Shah of Sterling Hospital .

Jani agreed to avoid bathing during the examination period but was given 100
ml water to wash his mouth which was collected back and measured.

"Jani has not passed urine since he was brought here on November 12. He has
not taken anything by mouth or by any other route - not even water during
this period. All his parameters are within the normal physiological range.
Initially, the project was to continue for seven days but his health allowed
us to extend it," said Dhruv.

Tests have showed that Jani's body has shown evidence of formation of urine,
which seems to be reabsorbed from his bladder wall.

"He underwent all possible medical investigations - from checking blood
pressure to MRI of brain and gut, which were normal. Perhaps, he is more fit
than other people of his age. This is an attempt to understand a new
dimension in medical science and help mankind," said Dr Sudhir Shah, a
neurologist, who was a part of the team who examined a similar case of Hira
Ratan Manek, a person who fasted for 411 days.

"But this one is different. Not passing urine and stool is a very striking
phenomenon. This is a oneof-a-kind case," he said.

At present, the committee does not have any scientific explanation for the
phenomenon. "All we can say is that we are taking help of senior
scientists."



Follow this link for another real life story about a woman Yogini who never eats!

http://www.crystalclarity.com/yogananda/46.asp