• RUBINA RAJKISHORE SAXENA
• Dr.KAVITA KUMAR

This paper is focused on the significance of meditation in case of young Thai Soccer player boys, who were trapped for 18 days, in the Cave flooded with water in Thailand. When the news was broadcast all over the world on all the news channel, internet, social websites and other media, people were worried everywhere. All were deeply concerned to save boys somehow. People and government from various countries offered help by providing money, man power and technology to save the boys. Indian engineering company, Kirloskar also helped in evacuation process by providing high quality pumps and other material. The company has excellent deal of expertise in pumping out the flood water. Though the rescue operation was on full swing, the most important concern was how the boys will survive for so many days without food, sunlight and oxygen. Thanks to the soccer coach, Ekapol Chanthawong, former Monk, who knew the technique of meditation. He trained boys with technique of meditation that helped then in conserving energy throughout the ordeal. In Indian religious philosophy, importance of yoga and meditation is explained with great significance since ancient times. It’s time to understand the importance of meditation as method of survival with relevance to different sufferings existing in present times.

Meditation; Soccer player boys; Cave; Thailand

"Role of Asana and Meditation in survival of Soccer players trapped in flooded cave", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.397-400, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907F53.pdf

"Role of Asana and Meditation in survival of Soccer players trapped in flooded cave", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp397-400, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907F53.pdf