On 12 July 2018, 12 boys and their coach were rescued from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex in Thailand. The boys were there for 9 days before being rescued. What kept them alive?
Their coach, 25-year-old Ekkapol Chantawong had been taught meditation at a monastery in Mae Sai, Thailand for 10 years. According to sources, the coach told the boys to meditate in the cave, keep calm and preserve their energy during the two-week-long ordeal.
Being trapped underground in a blocked-off cave must have been nerve-wracking. On the first, second or third day, panic would have set in and hope would have dwindled. Only a skill like meditation could have given the team the energy to go through this ordeal. Like the rest of the world, we are also jubilant that they have survived. We are sad about the passing of Thai Ex-Navy-Seal Saman Kunan. We are grateful to all the divers, people, and governments, including the Indian government that sent water pumping equipment. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
We believe that even if you do not want to meditate, or do not intend to meditate, or are not able to find the time for meditation just learn it. It will come to your aid whenever needed. Keep Meditating
