A closer look
Nothing flexes spiritual superiority quite like using your internal life force as a human space heater. Tibetan Buddhist monks practicing 'tummo' meditation claim they can control their internal body temperature to survive high altitudes in freezing temperatures wearing nothing but thin robes. The legendary test of this skill involves wrapping the meditating monks in sheets soaked in icy water. Through intense visualization of a flame in their stomach, they allegedly generate enough radiant body heat to steam the sheets dry. It's either profound mystical mastery or extreme bodily stubbornness.
