Bodyshock: The Amazing Story behind the 256 Year-Old Man

During the New Earth final podcast discussion this week, Oprah asked Tolle what is age was. He replied that he was 60...pretty shocking considering his youthful appearance. He said that the aging process is slowed through learning to be in presence. Anyway, just ran across this story and thought it was interesting in lieu of Tolle's comment. Don't have a clue if it's true, but it sure seems to be.



According to the 1933 obituaries in both Time Magazine and the New York Times, Li Ching-Yun was reported to have buried 23 wives and fostered 180 descendants by the time he died at the age of 256.

Was he really that old? Could he have forgotten his own birthday or exaggerated his claim? Environmental Graffiti investigates.

The Secrets to an Interminable Life

“Keep a quiet heart, sit like a tortoise, walk sprightly like a pigeon and sleep like a dog.” These were the words of advice Li gave to Wu Pei-fu, the warlord, who took Li into his house to learn the secret of extremely long life.

Li maintained that inward calm and peace of mind were the secrets to incredible longevity. His diet after all, was mainly based on rice and wine.

From 0 to 256

Unsurprisingly, not much is known about Li Ching-Yun’s early life. We know he was born in the province of Szechwan in China, where he also died. We also know that by his tenth birthday, Ching-Yun was literate and had travelled to Kansu, Shansi, Tibet, Annam, Siam and Manchuria gathering herbs. After that, it gets a bit fuzzy…

Apparently, for over one hundred years, Li continued selling his own herbs and then subsequently sold herbs collected by others. He also (according to Time) had six-inch long fingernails on his right hand...cont'd

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/bodyshock-the-amazing-story-behind-the-256-year-old-man/1130

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Wikipedia page on Li Ching-Yun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Qing_Yuen

I will enjoy living as long as I am healthy mentally and physically. After that, ok to move along to the next thing. 90 would nice if I get there intact.

as the Wikipedia article points out it is almost impossible to verify such claims of extreme longevity as this.

And for those who point to the Russians who supposedly lived will into their second century, when someone started to do some serious investigation int their ages, they all turned out to be a great deal younger than claimed, and had added 50 or more years to their claimed life-spans.

one is a woman in her 80s who doesn't need glasses (except for close needlework) and has the energy and drive of a woman of 50. In fact, she's been examined by physicians who have told her her body is like that of someone much younger.