Thailand - FOUND ALIVE - 12 Boys And Coach Rescued from Cave, 23 June 2018 #6

[Elley Mae]

I do believe that the coach being a monk helped the boys.

Thai soccer coach meditated with boys to calm them in the cave. We can all learn from them.

Perspective | Thai soccer coach meditated with boys to calm them in the cave. We can all learn from them.

Ekapol is a former novice Buddhist monk who still meditates daily. He knows how to survive adversity: He lost his parents and a brother to a deadly disease when he was only 10 years old. In the cave, he taught the boys some of the basic principles of meditation while they were trapped underneath the earth. I believe it helped save their lives. If they continue the practice of meditation, it will continue to enrich their lives as they grow, now, into men.

I can't find a reference for this but I believe they are Psychiatrists/Doctors who evaluated the team's mental health.

ETA- It doesn't identify them in this article but IIRC one of the women said this quote during the presser:

'It was so magnificent': Thai cave boys give thanks in first public appearance

 

[Gardener1850]

Thai cave boys pray for protection from misfortunes at Buddhist temple

I wonder if the above picture was actually part of the ceremony held to apologize to the cave spirit? It says in the above video that the boys would receive blessings from the monks during this ceremony to protect them. The photo of Saman Kunan behind the monks seems to be the same one seen in the ceremony video above.

 

[Elainera]

It has been said that after the press conference the boys went home and were greeted by relatives who hugged them, blessed them etc. This sounds like the boys' families were not at the presser?

 

[Gardener1850]

It has been said that after the press conference the boys went home and were greeted by relatives who hugged them, blessed them etc. This sounds like the boys' families were not at the presser?

I think the immediate family members were there or waiting outside the presser for them. There are a couple videos I posted earlier that show the boys walking out of the hospital and getting into several vans to go to the presser. They are not all together in those videos but come out separately with their own entourages of 4 or 5 adults around each of them and some are carrying gift baskets, flowers, etc. The videos are a bit chaotic but it looks like the boys are entering the vans with their family members rather than in one big group. So at some point the families must have gone one way and the boys grouped up to walk into the presser together. My guess is they had a special section or waiting place for the families to keep them away from the media.

I think a few of the boys were followed after the presser (with permission) by specific media outlets to their homes for additional footage of the boys arriving home. I know ABC News followed some of them them and that's where the footage of Adul eating KFC came from. I couldn't find additional video footage of them arriving to their homes yesterday. I'll look again later today. I think ABC may be saving it for a Special Report or perhaps they plan to drag it out and release little pieces each day. JMO.

ETA: See posts #928 and #930 for videoes of the boys leaving the hospital.

 

[*Verdigris]

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Prayers for a hero: Thai cave boys visit Buddhist temple on their first day home to honour the Navy SEAL diver who died trying to save them

Lovely special service for Saman.







...and, I got a good giggle, that there is a loo roll in the middle of their breakfast table. That just makes them all the more endearing to me.
They need: KFC, Samsung phones, WC tickets; and Kleenex.

And birthday cake.

There are lots more photos, including during their blessings with the monks.

Thai cave boys visit Buddhist temple on their first day home | Daily Mail Online

 

[*Verdigris]

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Still catching up with it all, but meanwhile - thanks again Gardy! It's like "one stop shopping" for all the latest videos.

btw, I think I liked them all better with their shaggy mops.❤︎
Team MuPa ️

 

[*Verdigris]

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Caught this at the very end:

A remaining member of the squad, Adul Sargon, who is not a Buddhist, did not attend today's ceremony, which is meant to extend one's life and protect it from dangers.

So, he won't do the monastery time, either, then? I think non-Buddhists can still do that. (?) I know he was raised by Christian parents, but not sure if he was baptized.

All expressed their apologies to their families.

'I wanted to apologize to my parents. I know that I will get yelled at by mom when I get home,' said Pornchai Kamluang, 16.

Ekarat said sheepishly he wanted to apologize to his parents because while he told them he was going to a cave, he told them the wrong one.

'I told them I was going to Tham Khun Nam,' he said. 'I didn't tell them I went to Tham Luang. So I was wondering how they found us at the right cave.'

Uh oh, naughty boy! I've read that a couple other boys also didn't tell their parents at all, since they knew they wouldn't be allowed to go.
I would say they need to sit in the naughty corner for a spell; but two weeks trapped in a hellish cave, pretty-much covers that!



What ever those sparkly violet offering baskets are -- I want one!
(same link as above)
Thai cave boys visit Buddhist temple on their first day home | Daily Mail Online

 

[pocketaccent]

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Prayers for a hero: Thai cave boys visit Buddhist temple on their first day home to honour the Navy SEAL diver who died trying to save them

Lovely special service for Saman.

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...and, I got a good giggle, that there is a loo roll in the middle of their breakfast table. That just makes them all the more endearing to me.
They need: KFC, Samsung phones, WC tickets; and Kleenex.

And birthday cake.

There are lots more photos, including during their blessings with the monks.

Thai cave boys visit Buddhist temple on their first day home | Daily Mail Online

Wow, so many pictures of eternally cute and gorgeous Oinkers in that article. Coach Ake is very handsome! Maybe he can play himself in the movie.

 

[Shiressleuth]

Just came across this interview from ITV This Morning program with 3 of the British divers. Sorry if it has been posted before. Just ignore if you have already seen it.

 

[zencompass]

This joyous and celebratory news is heartlifting, after the arduous journey they have all come through.

Namaste,

 

[Shiressleuth]

Cave diving - Wikipedia

Some background from Wiki re cave diving.

It terrifies me just reading this.

 

[Seattle1]

Sure beats a cave! Thirteen-year-old boy who spent 18 days underground in Thailand finally returns home to a new phone, birthday cake and his beloved bed

Duangpetch Promthep, 13, is hugged by his aunt, who he calls 'mother', as he is pictured at home for the first time after getting trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand

Duangpetch, who is known as Dom, had a meal of stewed pork knuckle and rice and a slice of birthday cake after he celebrated his 13th birthday while trapped

Dom also got to spend the first night in his own bed since been rescued, saying it 'felt warm' after multiple nights sleeping in the cave and then in hospital

The teenager was also taken shopping to get a new phone having lost his previous one inside the Tham Luang cave network

'When I first came back home, there were so many people waiting for me. I was very surprised,' said Dom, who was welcomed by relatives from as far as China.

Dom, who lives with his aunt, uncle and grandmother, is also getting used to the amount of attention he has been getting, not just from his own country, but from around the world.

Thai cave boy treated to new phone and bed on first day at home | Daily Mail Online

 

[zencompass]

Dear Seattle1,

You sure know how to make someone's day! Thanks for sharing this beautiful news!!

Namaste,

 

[kmclaren]

I see the media is honouring the 30 day leave the boys alone request (eye roll)...

 

[margarita25]

This joyous and celebratory news is heartlifting, after the arduous journey they have all come through.

Namaste,

(Zen and other positive folks here, I wanted to share with you that I’m trying to continue the positive energy we had here forward in other cases here, so thanks for that. Last night I was looking at some very challenging search terrain in another thread and was getting verrrryyyy discouraged. I caught myself and posted there that the positive energy worked well in the threads here, so will try to keep that going there, as far as hoping for a recovery, deceased unfortunately.)

It’s sooo wonderful to see these boys, and the respects for Saman. Oh the little things and new found gratitude they must have now, at such an early age, I was thinking about that when I saw the toilet paper roll on the table in above picture...

Live to our little oinkies!!!

 

[Elainera]

I see the media is honouring the 30 day leave the boys alone request (eye roll)...

Yea I knew that wouldn't work ...

 

[zencompass]

I do believe that the coach being a monk helped the boys.

Thai soccer coach meditated with boys to calm them in the cave. We can all learn from them.

Perspective | Thai soccer coach meditated with boys to calm them in the cave. We can all learn from them.

Ekapol is a former novice Buddhist monk who still meditates daily. He knows how to survive adversity: He lost his parents and a brother to a deadly disease when he was only 10 years old. In the cave, he taught the boys some of the basic principles of meditation while they were trapped underneath the earth. I believe it helped save their lives. If they continue the practice of meditation, it will continue to enrich their lives as they grow, now, into men.

Dear Elly Mae,

Your words "Thai soccer coach meditated with boys to calm them in the cave. We can all learn from them" resonate with me!

Meditation is a part of my everyday life and flows through everything I do. It enables me to have a positive and meaningful perspective. My life is enriched by meditation.

Your posts are so insightful and compassionate. I always look forward to them.

Namaste,

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Erm, hello?!! Been away since Friday morning and was looking forward to catching up here now I’m heading home. Is there a new thread somewhere?

 

[Seattle1]

Boys rescued from Thai cave become Buddhist novices

Coach Ekkapol Chanthawong, front, and members of the Wild Boars football team who were rescued from a flooded cave last week attend a Buddhist ceremony as they prepare to be ordained as Buddhist monks and novices.

Eleven enter temple for nine days to show thanks for rescue and honour navy seal who died during operation. (One of the boys, 14-year-old Adul Sam-on, will not be ordained as he is a Christian).

The boys, whose ages range from 11 to 16, will live in a Buddhist temple for nine days, the same length of time they were trapped in Tham Luang Cave in Chang Rai before they were discovered by a team of divers.

As per tradition the boys will have their heads shaved when they enter the temple on Wednesday.
Boys rescued from Thai cave become Buddhist novices

This step is intended to be a "spiritual cleansing" for the group.

"They should spend time in a monastery. It's for their protection," Seewad Sompiangjai, grandfather of Night, one of the rescued boys told the BBC earlier. "It's like they died but now have been reborn."

 

[Seattle1]

9 Australians awarded bravery medals for Thai cave rescue

• By ROD MCGUIRK, ASSOCIATED PRESS

CANBERRA, Australia — Jul 24, 2018, 3:54 AM E

A doctor awarded an Australian bravery medal for his pivotal work in the Thai cave rescue said he was most frightened by not knowing how much sedation to give to the weakened children.

Nine Australians involved in rescuing 12 boys and their 25 -year-old soccer coach were presented with medals at a ceremony Tuesday in the capital Canberra for putting their lives in danger during the treacherous ordeal.

Anesthetist Richard Harris and his dive buddy Craig Challen, a retired veterinarian, were awarded the Star of Courage, the second-highest civilian bravery decoration in the Australian honors system after the Cross of Valor. Six police and a navy diver received the lesser Bravery Medal.

Harris sedated the 13 before they began their journey out, fearing panic in the dark and confined cave system was a major threat to their survival.

Harris said on Tuesday he consulted with a range of specialist doctors in Thailand and Australia before deciding how much sedative to use.
9 Australians awarded bravery medals for Thai cave rescue

Soccer coach Ekkapol Janthawong, left, and members of the rescued soccer team attend a Buddhist ceremony believed to extend the lives of its attendees as well as ridding them of dangers and misfortunes in the Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Eleven of the boys and their coach rescued last week from the flooded Tham Luang cave are attending a merit-making ceremony at a Buddhist temple. The boys are also expected to have their heads shaved in the afternoon in preparation for their ordination as Buddhist novices. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)