04-23-2011, 01:11 AM
(04-23-2011, 12:19 AM)kanonathena Wrote: What about the people who don't need to eat anything at all to survive (like yoga masters), where did they get all the nutrients? Is it because they can harness energy in space and transform into nutrients?
Legends abound of such masters, who absorb nutrients from the Sun. They're basically doing what the plants are doing: getting the nutrients directly. A tree has way more matter than could be accounted for, from just the seed, water, and the soil it grew in.
I don't know of any documented cases of Breatharians in the present time, but I don't doubt that there are some who are legit (rather than making claims but sneaking food, as some have been found to do).
Those who follow a raw vegan liveit, with lots of wild weeds and SunLight, need less food.