Have you ever kept your arm up for a long time?Maybe when mugbing?Then you certainly know how uncomfortable this position can be.Therefore, it should hardly be surprised that many people think the story around the Indian monk, who has been holding his arm up in the air for 50 years.Admittedly, we had to convince ourselves, but it is actually true.You can find out here what his motives are and whether the non -constant update of an arm is possible from a medical point of view.
For this reason, Indian monk has been holding his arm up for 50 years
How we are sure why the Indian monk called Sadhu Amar Bharati has been putting his arm into the air for almost 50 years?Maybe to set a sign of world peace or to stand up for human rights?- Were these possible thoughts that came to mind as reasons?Then they are not so wrong with their guesses.
Because in fact the monk states to keep his arm up for 50 years in order to protest against wars and for world peace, among other things.But his gesture is not just a kind of protest, but rather an internal conviction.Because a revelation moved the Indians in the 1970s to leave their normal life with family and children forever and to follow their religious vocation as a sadhu.
An appeal that has it all: In Hinduism, a Sadhu is considered a holy person who has given up all earthly bonds and follows the unshakable goal of connecting to the divine.To establish this connection, put a superhumanly high discipline and willpower on day, which enables you to make incredible things.In order to prove his devotion to the divine, Amar Bharati decided in 1973 to keep his arm up forever.This follows an ancient tradition of asceticism.So there are Sadhus who stand on one leg or remain silent all of their lives.
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Mental strength helps to cope with superhuman task
But how does Amar Bharati have managed to keep the arm above for almost 50 years?Because as you already know, an average person cannot apply this force.As with many things, the right motivation is obviously the key to success.Because his special dedication to the god Shiva gives him the strength to cope with this superhuman task.But his human will also have to be incredibly strong, because in the first few years, lifting the arm is particularly painful.
So he told the TV show "Galileo": "The beginning was very painful.My hand was swollen for 6 to 7 months.Then the swelling went back "and he lost any feeling in this body region.After almost five decades he can no longer move his arm.Can that be healthy at all?
This is what a doctor says about the Indian monk
Certainly, have you wondered all the time during reading how to keep an arm without keeping up an arm from a medical point of view?Because in the long run it is definitely not healthy.When asked by the health magazine Fitbook, the doctor has.Jochen Neßler rated the phenomenon around the unusual monk.And as you have already suspected, everyone else is healthy to keep his arm up for years.
This is how the doctor describes the health consequences: "If the arm is kept in such an unfavorable position, firstly, the joint becomes stiff and secondly, permanent paralysis of the muscles of the entire extremity can occur, especially the upper extremity.At some point the nerve damage is no longer reversible and there are strong contractures (permanent functional restriction of joints) " - with quite unpleasant consequences.
Because if Sadhu Amar Bharati would decide to move his arm down for whatever reason, he would simply break.An unpleasant idea, right?However, the doctor considers it excluded whether the arm could even even die in the near future.Because apparently the blood flow to the arm is still guaranteed.But Sadhu Amar Bharati should bother, because all the physical damage helps him to connect to the divine.
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Sources: TV show Galileo and Fitbook.de
