Indian man prevented by village of reaching salvation (samadhi)

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Man Rescued (?) After Burying Himself Alive So He Could Become a God
By Spooky on October 17th, 2018

An Indian man was recently rescued from a pit that he had voluntarily been buried in for 8 hours in order to attain salvation and be reborn as a God.

Deeraj Kharol, a tantrik who had been living in a temple in Karocho ka Kheda village, Rajasthan, for a few years, last week announced that he planned to bury himself alive as part of a bizarre ritual to attain ‘samadhi’ (salvation) and be resurrected as a God three days later. Instead of talking some sense into him, enthusiastic villagers celebrated his decision and offered to aid him in any way, even digging a pit for him near the temple where he stayed. Last Wednesday, on the first day of Navratra, they buried him in the pit, as per his instructions.

Eight hours ... three days ... that's for wimps.

https://www.chad.co.uk/news/pics-remembe...-1-8425365

Hmmm I'm of two minds about this. On the one hand I think it's dangerous to encourage anyone to engage in the kind of behavior that leads to their death.

On the other hand, real freedom is precisely the freedom to make mistakes - even catastrophic ones...though one then needs to add a clause about harming - and thus restricting - the freedom of others.