--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Duveyoung <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > "authfriend" wrote: "I dunno whether invincibility as he used > > the term applies to him or not, but he did live to a ripe old > > age. Can't really argue with results." > > > > Edg: > > > > Maharishi's aging process seems to have been absolutely > > normal -- not a hint of "moving towards immortality." > > Actually, normal average life expectancy in India, > where he lived most of his life, is about 70 years. > In Holland, where he lived the last close to two > decades, it's 80. He lived into his 90s, working 16- > hour days, 7-day weeks, 50 weeks a year, for the last > 50 years of his life. > > Looks to me as though he beat the odds in the > direction of immortality by at least a decade. >
Yes, he lived longer than most live. However, his health was not good. Interestingly, when you look at life expectancy statistics, what pulls down life expectancy are early deaths. Babies, childhood illnesses (dysentery is a big one), accidents, wars. So, it is not as surprising as one might think for him to have lived a long life. He made it through to his young adult years. After that, he lived a comfortable life which made it unlikely he would die of third world illnesses such as dysentery or malaria.
