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Sungazing — Living On Light Ancient Secrets Revealed For Increased
Health, Longevity, And Spiritual Well-Being
Forge New Neuronal Pathways Through Your Brain,
Awaken To Health, New Insights, Possibilities, And Peace
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Table Of Contents
The Ebook Cover............................................................................................... 1 Title and Credits Page........................................................................................ 2 Sungazing — Living On Light ...This Is Your Brain On Sunshine! .......................... 2 Table Of Contents ............................................................................................. 3 - 1 - Introduction To This Book .......................................................................... 4 - 2 - Sun Gazing — An Introduction .................................................................... 5 - 3 - History Of Sun Gazing................................................................................ 8 - 4 - Sun Gazing — What To Expect When Listening To The Masters.................... 32 - 5 - Getting Into The Light In Everyday Life! .................................................... 41 - 6 - Sun Gazing — The Practice, The Process.................................................... 50 - 7 - Sun Gazing —Mental, Emotional, Physical, And Spiritual Well Being ............. 58 - 8 - Sun And Soul — Sun-Related Exercises For Your Health.............................. 66 - 9 - Immune System — Your Body’s Defense Against Disease ........................... 71 - 10 - Vitamin D Deficiencies And Light Therapy ................................................ 73 - 11 - Testimonials.......................................................................................... 82 - 12 - Conclusion ............................................................................................ 89 - 13 - Glossary ............................................................................................... 92 - 14 - Recommended Reading .......................................................................... 94 - 15 - Useful Web sites .................................................................................... 98 - 16 - List Of References................................................................................ 101 Ecover – Full Art ........................................................................................... 109
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Introduction To This Book
Many people hide from the sun and deny themselves of
the sun’s healing powers. They fear the sun’s bright
light. History tells us the human race evolved and
thrived under the light and energy of the sun. Sunlight
is free and in many cases, it is readily available. When
people avoid the sun, they cause their bodies harm.
Sun is indispensable to our health and well-being.
Sunlight is necessary for the human race. We need ultra-violet light in order to
function properly. We need sunlight to prevent and heal many common and often
fatal diseases such as heart disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and multiple
sclerosis. We need sunlight to counteract the stress caused by exposure to artificial
light, the flashing of computer screens and television screens, and the general
stressors and noise of everyday life.
Humans have used light for healing since the time of ancient Egypt. This book
explains the therapeutic benefits of sunlight. This book reveals the evidence that
sunlight is far more beneficial than we realize.
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Sun Gazing — An Introduction
“The idea of light as an integral part of all life and creation has been evident since
the beginning of time. Sunlight, our major source and provider of light, warmth,
and energy, not only sustains all life on Earth, but it sustains the Earth itself.”
(Liberman, 1990). Sun gazing is the practice of deriving nutritional energy by
gazing into the sun within an hour of sunrise or sunset.
Other Commonly Used Terms For Sun Gazing
Sungazing, solar gazing, solargazing, solar healing, solarhealing, Sun Yoga, Solar
Yoga, sun staring, and Surya Yoga... all are names for the same practice. Most sun
gazers seek a higher level of spiritual awareness along with improved physical and
mental health. Sun gazing is a fascinating practice with a long history. This book
uncovers the history and science behind sun gazing, and gives tips about how to
begin and safely practice sun gazing.
Seeking Spiritual Enlightenment
Many sun gazers who are committed to the practice aspire toward achieve spiritual
enlightenment. One well-known sun gazer, Hira Ratan Manek (HRM) has
achieved the non-eating status, which leads to higher states of consciousness. Hira
has become popular for his devotion to the practice of sun gazing. He has existed
for long periods as an inedian, or non-eater.
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Sun Exposure Versus Sun Deprivation
It may be true — although many would disagree — that too much sun causes
wrinkles and other health concerns. On the other hand, we need sun exposure as
our primary source of vitamin D. Sun deprivation may cause serious health
problems. Perhaps no one should be a sun worshipper, but humans should not
deprive themselves of the healing powers of the sun.
Brief exposure to sunshine may help ward off debilitating and deadly diseases such
as osteoporosis, hypertension, depression, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, rheumatoid
arthritis, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer.
The Sun As Primary — Rather Than Secondary — Source
Traditionally, human beings eat secondary sources of energy as the plants and
other vegetation which depend heavily on the sun for their growth. Simply put, the
idea here is to learn how to absorb energy from the primary source, that is, the sun
itself. (Vina Parmar, 2004).
Fruits, vegetables, and animals depend on the light and heat from the sun for their
survival. Humans need sunlight for health and well-being. They need sunlight for
vitality and happiness. If you want to keep your good health or return to good
health, you need to welcome sunlight back into your life in a safe manner. Sunlight
was a powerful weapon for preventing and curing diseases in the past. This book
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will tell you how you can use it to heal yourself, and how you can help yourself to
stay healthy.
This Book & Improving Your Health
Sun gazers from around the world will
attest to the benefits the practice has
given them. Keep this book handy if you
are interested using the sun’s energy to
improve your health. This book is a
treasure house of useful information on
the benefits of sunlight.
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History Of Sun Gazing
A Visible Symbol Of The Creative Power
“For untold centuries the sun has been
worshiped as the visible symbol of the
creative power... From the dawn of history,
the sun has been utilized specifically as an
aid to the restoration of health and as a
means of maintaining and increasing it. The
ancient, Greeks and Romans, Egyptians and
Assyrians, Arabians, Babylonians and
Cretans, the Aztecs, and the early Chinese
and Japanese, the inhabitants of India, and most of the other nations that were
glorious in their day, derived their superb health partly from their contact with the
rays of the sun, and healed their ailments by their aid.” (Bernarr, 2005).
The Human Need For Grounding
“As humans we embody an electromagnetic polarity, with our feet representing the
negative pole and our head representing the positive pole, relative to each other.
When we are grounded with the Earth and equally linked with the Sun, our bodies
become an open container through which cosmic energies can flow. We can then
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expand out past the ‘skin-encapsulated ego,’ and connect with larger fields of
consciousness surrounding us.
“‘Grounding’ refers to anchoring higher-frequency energies safely within the body,
much like a step-down transformer changes high-frequency electrical energy into a
form which can circulate safely through the wiring system of a house. The deeper
and stronger the Earth connection, the more powerful the sky connection can be.”
(Windrider, 2004).
Humankind’s Earliest Roots — East Africa
The first indisputable stone tools were clearly made and used by early transitional
human beings in East Africa, roughly 2.5 million years ago. While the earliest sites
with these types of utensils are from the Gona River Region in Ethiopia,
uncomplicated tools of this type were first discovered by Mary and Louis Leakey and
were associated with Homo habilis at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. There is much
evidence of the importance of the Sun in their history.
Mesopotamia And Shamash, The God Of The Sun
“We emerged, as a species, at Olduvai Gorge, East Africa.
From there, over the past four million years, we have
spread out to cover the whole land mass of the planet.
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“Nearly every area of land close to the equator gets twice
as much sunlight as Great Britain, and East Africa gets
nearly three times as much.
“Our history begins in Mesopotamia, where Shamash, the
Mesopotamian god of the sun, exercised the power of light
over darkness and evil. In this capacity, he became known
as the god of justice and equity and was the judge of both
gods and men.
“In fact, Shamash did not represent the sun, or the sun
God, but rather a hero who had the power to stare into the
sun, as is written into the story of Gilgamesh
“Tablet X: 265: ‘No man has ever gone that way and
lived to say he crossed the sea. Shamash only ventures
there; only Shamash would dare to stare into the sun.’
“Tablet X: 307: ‘But there is no one else who can see
what Shamash only can see, within the sun.”
Mesopotamians watched the sunrise daily in honor of
Shamash.
(Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
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Egyptians, Sun Worship, And Sun Gazing
The Quest For More Sun
Egyptians not only performed sun gazing,
but also they ingested plant extracts that
containing atropine, in order to enlarge the
pupils to take in more sunlight.
The Source Of All Life
Similarly with the Hindu Surya, the Egyptian Ra was the source of all life
forms:
“The gods of the South, the North, the West and the East praise
thee, O thou divine substance, from whence all forms of life
sprang.” (Papyrus of Ani, Sheet 18).
(Sacred-Texts.com, Hymns to Sun God, 2005).
Egyptians knew that the sun existed before the earth and the other
planets. In the Bible’s Genesis, God’s spirit was hovering above the
primordial waters, and after that, appeared the light. The sun god Ra
“made all that sprang from the waters.”
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Hymns At Sunrise, Adoration At Eventide
A Hymn To Ra, When He Rises In The East: “Hail, thou Aten, thou lord of
rays, who risest on the horizon day by day! Shine thou with thy beams of
light upon the face of the Osiris Ani, the truth-speaker, who sings hymns
to thee at dawn, and adores thee at eventide.” (From the Papyrus of Ani,
Sheets 18 and 19).
(Sacred-Texts.com, Hymns to Sun God, 2005).
Great King Akhnaton And Scientific Understanding Of the Sun
Akhnaton’s Hymn to Aton also shows a remarkable scientific
understanding of the Sun’s role in the functioning of life on the planet as a
whole. Some see his religion as ‘a philosophic and scientific revolt against
religion,’ rather than a new religion.
One scholar, H.R. Hall, sees Akhnaton as ‘History’s first scientific mind,’
due to his scientific understanding of the Sun and its relation with the
organic world.
However, those versed in Vedic Spirituality know that true religion is
based on scientific principles of reality. As a follower of Vedic Dharma,
Akhnaton was aware of this and many other scientific and spiritual facts.
(Parker, 1999).
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India And The Sun
The Hindu Surya
‘Surya’ means sun. ‘Yog’ means to yoke (together) or to
merge. Therefore, Suryayog accurately means to merge
with the sun — to become one. If we use the Sun and its
immense cosmic energies, we can reduce, remove,
change, arrange, organize, and balance the bio-electric, bio-magnetic, and chemical
powers that reside within each one of us.
To soak up the subtle energies from the sun for this transformation, the ancient
nine-step Suryayog technique is used. This method, when regularly practiced, helps
bring about positioning of the individual to infinity. It is this system that is used by
the saints and sages in the distant areas of the world, which allows them to live
without food... living on energy obtained directly from the sun.
(Suryayog.org, What Is, 2005)
Surya is viewed as bringing a happy long life and purer innocence, which
resembles closely the view of the sun found in the ESSENE GOSPEL OF
PEACE, Book One. (Szekely, 1981).
Suryayog creates the condition within us to join with the external sun to
expand our consciousness and awareness of the life-giving light of Truth,
Wisdom, and Love within us. (Suryayog.org, What Is, 2005).
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Capture The Miraculous Healing Powers Of The Sun Through Suryayog
PROBLEMS HELPED :
Diabetes – Sugar Problems
High Blood Pressure – Heart Problems
Respiratory ailments – Asthma
Joint Pains – Arthritis
Obesity – Reduced Appetite
Eye and skin problems
Headaches – Migraines
Lack of Energy – Laziness
Anxiety, stress, tension
Depression – Mental disorders
Stomach and digestive disorders
ADDED BENIFITS :
More concentration
More self confidence
Positive attitude & outlook
Inner peace
Devotion towards Nature
Expansion of love
More Energy & Vitality
Restful sleep
More concern & care
Improved Values in life
Longevity
(Suryayog.org, Healing Power, 2005).
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The Yoga Sutras
“Through meditation, one-pointedly fixed upon the sun, will come a
consciousness (or knowledge) of the seven worlds.” (Yoga Sutras Of
Patanjali, Vibhuti Pada III: 26). (Baily, 2005).
The Gayatri Prayer
Today in India, millions of Hindus repeat a prayer to the sun known as the Gayatri,
which similarly reminds us of the sacred relationship with this living being:
“May we gaze on the splendor of your guiding power that charges us with
light.”
“This is the prayer addressed to the Sun in the Gayatri mantra: ‘Dheeyo
yo nah prachodayaath.’ (May the Sun illumine our intellects in the same
way he sheds his effulgence).” (International Sai Organization,
2005).
The meaning of one of the individual words in the Gayatri: Savithur — the
Sun, Creator, Preserver.
(International Sai Organization, 2005)
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The Amazing Power To Heal
Concentrating The Sun’s Rays — Power To Raise The Dead
“The Sun’s rays have the amazing power to heal. Sun worship
helped Sambha, Krishna’s grandson, get cured of leprosy. Solar
treatment was a well-developed science in ancient times. Its
exponents could revive dead persons by concentrating the Sun’s
rays on the dead body. Till recently, Swami Viryananda, Swami
Dayanandas preceptor, and Swami Vishuddhananda were experts
of this science and reportedly, could perform such miracles.
Gopinath Kaviraj has recorded that he himself saw Vishuddhananda
reviving a dead bird thus.” (Ranjan, 2005).
NOTE: Be sure to visit many pages on the ExperienceFestival.com
Web site, as they have many hyperlinked tools that are thorough
resources for the topics in this book.
India’s Ancient Sun Temples
As is true with all other temples in India, legends and beliefs are connected with
each of the listed temples, below. It is fascinating to note that one of the beliefs
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shared by believers at these temples — situated so far apart — is that visits,
followed by a swim in the sacred tanks connected with them, would bring release to
believers, sick from blindness, leprosy, and other diseases. (Templenet, 1999).
The Sun — The Store House Of Inexhaustible Power And Radiance
The Vedic scriptures of the Hindu religion
refer to the sun as the store house of
inexhaustible power and radiance. The sun
god is referred to as Surya or Aditya. The
Vedas are full of hymns describing the
celestial body as the source and sustainer of all life on earth. The
origin of the worship of the Sun in India is thus several centuries
old. (Templenet, 1999)
Seven Indian Temples
Dakshinaarka Temple at Gaya, Bihar
Suryanaar Koyil in Tamilnadu
Suryanarayana Temple at Arasavilli
Surya Pahar Temple in Assam
Bhramanya Dev Temple at Unao
Sun Temple at Modhera — Gujarat
The Grand Konark Sun Temple
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Iran — Once A Center Of Solar Worship
“It is also said that Iran was once a center of Solar worship and that some of the
Magha priests of Iran (Wikipedia, Magus, 2005). had been brought to India to
officiate in ceremonies.” (Templenet, 1999).
“With the Zoroastrians, sun worship was the dominant religious theme although
a pantheon of other deities was not excluded... It was not the visible orb which
was worshiped as the solar divinity, but the spiritual power or being within or
above the physical sun, which was but its reflection. The lord of the solar
system sends its septenary forces and substances to all parts of the solar
kingdom, thus binding it into a single organic individual.”
(ExperienceFestival.com, sun worship, 2005).
Fleeing The Advent Of Islam In Persia (Iran)
“Magi... The priests of the
ancient Persian religion were
renowned as being mages. The
followers of this religion form a
very small ethnic group known,
in India, as the Parsis. After
invading Arabs succeeded in taking Ctesiphon in 637, Islam
replaced Zoroastrianism, and the power of the Magi faded.
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The mages fled the advent of Islam in Persia, or Iran, by
immigrating to India, settling in western principalities which form
the modern states of Gujarat and Maharastra. As one can only be
Zoroastrian by birth, the number of Parsis in the world is shrinking,
and the remaining population risks passing down genetic defects as
with any small community. Suffice to say, Parsis are very rare, and
Magi are even rarer.” (Wikipedia, Magus, 2005).
The Roman Empire And The Power Of The Sun
The Blazing Rays Of The Sun — A Burning Mirror
The Sun And The Ships — A Weapon, A Geometrical Monster
“King Hieron asked Archimedes to invent
new weapons when the Romans were
threatening to invade his native city
Syracuse. On discovering that a Roman
fleet had set sail under Marcellus, the
feared Roman Commander, Archimedes turned to the king and said,
‘I believe I can destroy the fleet.’
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‘By what means?’ asked the king.
‘By means of a burning mirror,’ replied Archimedes.
“Archimedes trained a battery of specially constructed concave
mirrors that reflected the blazing rays of the Sun directly onto the
ships. And lo and behold, the fleet was destroyed!
“The legendary Marcellus, on seeing the devastation wrought upon
his fleet, is said to have exclaimed: ‘Let us stop fighting this
geometrical monster, who uses our ships like cups to ladle water
from the sea, and has whipped our most efficient engines and
driven them off in disgrace, and with un-canny jugglery of his
mind, has outrivaled the exploits of the hundred-handed giants of
mythology.’
“Its devastating power is only one manifestation of the Sun’s
awesome energy. Its true manifestation is in the form of life force.
The Sun is inextricably linked with life on earth. Without it, life is
impossible. Sunshine is most cherished where it is cold most of the
time. In fact, people start talking of annihilation if the Sun is not
visible for a few days at a stretch.
(Ranjan, 2005).
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Greco-Roman Era And The Practice Of Heliotherapy (Sunbathing)
“The practice of heliotherapy continued throughout the Greco-Roman era... the
Athenian physician Hippocrates prescribed heliotherapy (sunbathing) for both
medical and psychological purposes... Sunbathing for medical and cosmetic
purposes has continued to the present time due to a pervasive cross-cultural belief
in the healing power of sunlight.” (Hockberger, 2002).
The History Of Sun Gazing And The Jewish People
Sun gazing was widely practiced among the ancient Jews. After it was banished,
those who practiced sun gazing were sentenced to death. Sun gazing continued
inside the community of Essenes as noted in the following quote.
“And if afterward there remain within you aught of your past sins and
uncleanness, seek the angel of sunlight. Put off your shoes and your
clothing and suffer the angel of sunlight to embrace all your body. Then
breathe long and deeply, that the angel of sunlight may be brought within
you. And the angel of sunlight shall cast out of your body all evil-smelling
and unclean things which defiled it without and within. And all unclean and
evil-smelling things shall rise from you, even as the darkness of night fades
before the brightness of the rising sun.
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“For I tell you truly, holy is the angel of sunlight who cleans out all
uncleanness and makes all evil-smelling things of a sweet odor. None may
come before the face of God, whom the angel of sunlight lets not pass. Truly,
all must be born again of sun and of truth, for your body basks in the
sunlight of the Earthly Mother, and your spirit basks in the sunlight
of the truth of the Heavenly Father.”
(The ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE, Book One). (Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
The Ancient Jews And The Sun
...From the http://www.sunlight.as.ro Web
site, the author wrote about the following
accounts:
The Jews employed watching the sun but the practice was
officially condemned.
Sun gazing was mentioned in Ecclesiastes 11:7: “Truly the
light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to
behold the sun.”
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Sun gazing was referenced in the Odes of Solomon:
As the sun is the joy to them that seek for its daybreak,
so is my joy the Lord; Because He is my Sun and His
rays have lifted me up; and His light hath dispelled all
darkness from my face.
(Sacred-Texts.com, Odes of Solomon, 2005).
Jesus And The Essene Community
According to the authors of the http://www.sunlight.as.ro
Web site, most of the scholars believed Jesus was a member
of the Essene community and many of his teachings were
similar to the Essene teachings. The Essenes considered
themselves to be the children of light.
The apostles indicated that they were Essenes when they used the terms “children
of light” and “sons of the light” when referring to their followers, the Christians. The
authors continue with the history of sun gazing by noting quotes that Jesus
preached concerning sun gazing, that he participated in sun gazing, and he
considered the sun to be his power.
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Jesus Preached Sun Gazing
1JN 1:5 And this is the message which
we have heard from him and announce
unto you, that God is light, and in him is
no darkness at all.
JN 1:7 The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of
the light, that all might believe through him.
JN 1:8 He was not the light, but `came’ that he might bear witness
of the light.
JN 1:9 There was the true light, `even the light’ which lighteth
every man, coming into the world.
(Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
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Other Global Areas With Sun Worship,
Sun Practices, And Sun Gazing
“We should be quite unable truly to understand how the central myths and poesies
originated, if we cannot, in some degree at least, realize the wonder with which
men saw the daily and yearly renewed sublime spectacle of the birth, the life
course, and the death of the life-and-light-giving Creator actually visible in the
Heavens — A wonder of eternal Re-birth.
“In early philosophy throughout the world, the sun and
moon were alive, and, as it were, human in their
nature, [endowing] the sun, moon, the sky, or any
feature of the physical world admitting of being readily
acknowledged with a soul and body, with parts and
passions, like their own.”
(Sacred-Texts.com, sun worship, 2005).
Literally, every area of the world and every era of humankind have had a similar
relationship with the Sun, and many of these cultures and places included the
participation in sun gazing. Why are we placing such emphasis on the history of sun
gazing and sun worship throughout the ages? We feel that in this manner, you will
see that current sun gazing interests are not out of line, but rather, fit neatly with a
common search by peoples of all global reaches, and for time going back to the
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roots of humanity. You are not alone. These histories will show that you are in very
good company!
Next, you will find a list found in this author’s research, of such places and
practices.
The Inca Empire, Qoricancha, The Inca Temple of the Sun
Santo Domingo Church & Koricancha
(Qoricancha, Coricancha - Inca Temple of
the Sun) — “Santo Domingo in Cusco was built
in the 17th century on the walls of the
Koricancha Temple of the Sun. The uninspiring
Baroque decoration of Santo Domingo makes a
poor contrast to the superbly crafted Inca masonry — in fact, much of the
cloister has been gutted to reveal four of the original chambers of the great Inca
Temple.
“The holiest religious symbol of the empire... a solid gold disc, far larger
than a man, mysteriously vanished before the main party of Spaniards
arrived. It has never been found to the present day. The disc was
positioned to catch the morning sun and throw its rays into the gold-lined
temple, filling it with radiant light and bathing the mummies of the dead
Inca rulers in sunshine which were seated in niches along the walls.
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“Every summer solstice, the sun’s rays shine directly into a niche — the
tabernacle — in which only the Inca was permitted to sit.
“Along with the main temple dedicated to the Sun, there were others for
the adoration of lesser deities — the Moon, Venus, Thunder and Lightning,
and the Rainbow.
(AndeanTravelWeb.com, 2005).
The Inca Empire, Lake Titicaca And The Children Of The Sun
South America, the Incas — Island of the Sun. “In the early 15th
century, the Inca Empire — the largest state to develop in the Americas
— expanded into the Lake Titicaca region in modern-day Peru and Bolivia
and usurped the Island of the Sun from local control.
“On the June solstice, the Inca king and high priests of the empire
assembled in a small plaza beside the sacred rock to witness the dramatic
setting of the sun between the stone pillars.
“As the elites paid homage to the sun from within the sanctuary, lower-
class pilgrims observed the event from a second platform outside the
sanctuary wall. From the perspective of the lower-class pilgrims, the sun
set between the stone pillars and directly over the ruling elite, who called
themselves the children of the sun.
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“The remnants of stone pillars are similar to pillars around Cusco [Cuzco],
which were described by several Spanish chroniclers of the 16th century.
Those pillars were large enough to be seen against the setting sun at a
distance of 15 kilometers. One such set of pillars marked where the sun
sets at the June solstice. Unfortunately... a combination of post-conquest
looting and recent urban growth in the Cusco valley has destroyed the
area where the Cusco pillars once stood.”
(Science Daily, 1998).
The Inca Empire, Machu Picchu, And The Sun Temple At Llactapata
The Sun Temple, Llactapata — “A complex set of seven buildings,
passageways, and courtyards, some of which are remarkably similar in
scale and orientation to the Coricancha of Cusco.
“The Inca road that starts at the so-called ‘drawbridge’ or ‘hanging bridge’
at Machu Picchu provided an elaborate ritual entrance to Llactapata. It
would have allowed the Inca and his retinue to visit Llactapata on special
occasions to celebrate the rising of the sun at June solstice and the
heliacal rising of the Pleiades some twelve to fifteen days before solstice.
“The sun temple at Llactapata is not alone in the Inca realm. The
Coricancha apparently served as a model for other sun temples, such as
those as those at Quito, Pachacamac, Vitcos, Willka Waman, Huánuco
Pampa, and the Island of the Sun.
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“A further significance of the sun temple at Llactapata would have been
that the June solstice sun rose over Machu Picchu.
“Llactapata may also have been important because it provided a horizon
calendar. Of great interest would have been the heliacal rising of the
Pleiades near June 6-9, which may have been the first day of the Incaic
year.
“The jagged horizon visible from Llactapata would have allowed precise
tracking of the sun and determinations of the number of days before the
heliacal rising of the Pleiades and the June solstice.
“In contrast to the irregular horizon of Llactapata, the smooth horizon at
Cusco does not provide natural fiducial (regarded as a standard of
reference, as in surveying) marks, and pillars were erected by the Inca to
mark the sunrise/sunset positions at solstices and other significant dates.
“The sightlines, shrines, and buildings of Machu Picchu and Llactapata
appear to establish an extended ritual neighbourhood of Machu Picchu,
containing geographical, astronomical, and cosmological meaning.
“Solstice-equinox orientation in relationship with alignments on Huayna
Picchu and Mt Machu Picchu indicates that adoration and ritual focus on
these special mountains and the sun may have been the primary purpose
at Llactapata.”
(Malville et al, 2005).
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Native American — Lakota Tribe And Sun Gazing
Native American: Renewal Celebration — ImPurplehawk.com:
American Indian Spirituality and Sacred Rites. “The Sun Dance
amongst the Plains Natives is perceived as a replay of the original
creation. Its name is a mistranslation of the Lakota sun gazing dance
(Also see the Testimonials chapter — The Sun Dance: an Example of
Personal Sacrifice for the Spirit). Other tribes use different names.
“It fulfilled many religious purposes: to give thanks to the Creator, to pray
for the renewal of the people and earth, to promote health, etc. It also
gave an opportunity for people to socialize and renew friendships with
other groups.”
(PurpleHawk, 2005).
Southwestern Native Americans — The Sun, The Almighty
Southwestern Native Americans — The Southwest Culture. “The people
of the Southwest supported full-time religious leaders with shrines or
temples.
“Most Southwestern Native Americans believed that in the universe there
exists an Almighty, a formless spiritual force that is the source of all life.
The sun was venerated as the power of the Almighty.
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“They did not worship the sun, but prayed to the Almighty; the sun was
its symbol.”
(U-S-History.com, 2002-2005).
Scotland, Early Celtic Religion, And Sun Worship
Scotland: the early Celtic religion — Sacred-Texts.com, Sun
Worship. A Scotch dance, the Reel, still keeps up the memory of the old
Celtic circular dance. There is, also, the Deisol, or practice of turning sun-
ways, to bless the sun. This was from right to left, as with Dancing
Dervishes now, or the old Bacchic dance, from east to west.
Sacred-Texts.com, sun worship, 2005).
Scotland, The Gaelic Religion, And The Sun As Symbol Of Divinity
Scotland: The Gaels — Sacred-Texts.com, Sun Worship. “Donald
Ross, Scotch Inspector of Schools, writes in a similar way of his ancient
northern kindred, ‘The noblest strains in all Gaelic literature are in praise
of the sun, and which is also represented as the ultimately inexplicable
factor in the universe.
In the sun, the Gaels found the highest attributes of divinity, power, and
purity.’”
Sacred-Texts.com, sun worship, 2005).
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Sun Gazing — What To Expect
When Listening To The Masters
Please keep in mind that every individual is different. Sun gazing has many benefits
and it benefits people in different ways.
A few things happen if you perform sun gazing correctly. After approximately three
months of sun gazing, you will have increased mental and physical energy. Your
need for food will decrease since sun gazing nourishes your body. You will
experience tranquility in your life.
Hira Ratan Manek
Solar Empowering: Nutrition & Nurturing
HRM, in an interview in November 2004, was asked if sun
gazing was coming back now, because the world needs it. In
his simplistic manner, he responded, “Yes, people are fed up
with modern medicines to cure their illnesses.”
(Knight & Manek, 2004).
One very exciting concept came up in this interview. When asked why sunlight
brings the kind of effect that it does, HRM said, “Because from birth we have infinite
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powers. Our brain is a supercomputer. We are moving into
an age where computers will be a thing of the past. We will
be using our ‘brainuter!’” (Your brain is your internal
computer, and actually much more powerful than today’s
PCs.)
“The power we enjoy from birth is the software of this
computer. Then our thinking process is the combination of the keyboard and the
mouse.
“Now, what this computer lacks is the power supply, and the power supply is the
sun energy.
“After all, we know that this generates electricity. This light can enter the brain only
through the human eye. The eye is connected directly to the brain — that is a
medical fact.”
(Knight & Manek, 2004).
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HRM contends that many social and personal ills are due to a lack of sunlight in our
lives. Ponder this Transcript of a Dec. 01, 2002 Lecture by Hira Ratan Manek:
Crises Occur Due To Lack Of Use Of Sun Energy
“Now days we rarely use the sun energy
willingly as we are scared of the solar
radiation and treat it like the enemy. Many
human crises occur due to lack of use of
sun energy.
“First major crisis is mental tension and worries. Lack of self-
confidence. Negative thinking. Fear, anger, irritation, greed,
hostility, and lack of compassion. All these are ailments of the
mind. Can we overcome all these setbacks easily? Can the present
human kind — each and every one of us, become a good-natured
person contributing to world peace?
“Yes, if we make use of the sun energy.
“Next crisis... after psychosomatic disorders come physical
diseases and then lastly spiritual ignorance. We can ourselves
hardly liberate us from these problems and diseases.
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“As we age, we have the onset of geriatric diseases Parkinson’s,
Alzheimer’s.
“The biggest setback we have encountered is lack of immunity.
Most of us suffer from poor immunity. We have no energy to tackle
day-to-day living. We can overcome all this by taking sun energy. It
is an established fact that total health includes — mental, physical,
and spiritual wellness.”
(HRM, Solar Empowering, 2002).
Taos Pueblo Tribe, Southwestern USA:
Carl Jung In “Memories, Dreams and Reflections
Two very wise men within their respective cultures...
and the grand realization that all of our similarities of
culture and religion, both current and from the past had
bonded them together in one fantastic repertoire of
history:
“Our conversation took place on the roof of the fifth
story of the main building [pueblos at Taos]. At frequent William Victor Higgins (1884-1949)
A Review by Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN
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intervals, figures of other Indians could be seen on the roofs, wrapped in
their woolen blankets, sunk in contemplation of the wandering sun that daily
rose into a clear sky...
“As I sat with Ochwiay Biano on the roof, the blazing sun rising higher and
higher, he said, pointing to the sun, ‘Is not he who moves there our father?
How can anyone say differently? How can there be another god? Nothing can
be without the sun.’ His excitement, which was already perceptible, mounted
still higher; he struggled for words, and exclaimed at last, ‘What would a
man do alone in the mountains? He cannot even build his fire without him.’
“I asked him whether he did not think the sun might be a fiery ball shaped by
an invisible god. My question did not even arouse astonishment, let alone
anger. Obviously, it touched nothing within him; he did not even think my
question stupid. It merely left him cold. I had the feeling that I had come
upon an insurmountable wall. His only reply was, ‘The sun is God. Everyone
can see that...’
From another conversation with the Pueblo chief:
“I therefore asked him, ‘You think, then, that what you do in your religion
benefits the whole world?’ He replied with great animation, ‘Of course. If we
did not do it, what would become of the world?’ And with a significant
gesture, he pointed to the sun... ‘After all,’ he said, ‘We are a people who live
on the roof of the world; we are the sons of Father Sun, and with our religion
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we daily help our father to go across the sky. We do this not only for
ourselves, but for the whole world. If we were to cease practicing our
religion, in ten years the sun would no longer rise. Then it would be night
forever.’” (Memories, Dreams Reflections 248-52).
(RaySender.com, Carl Jung, 2004).
Other Web Sites Of Interest —Taos Pueblo & Father Sun
Edward S. Curtis’s The North American Indian — Table of Contents, at:
http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/toc.cgi
Pueblo de Taos, New Mexico — Part of the U.S. World Heritage Sites, of
the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, at:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/worldheritage/taos.htm
Taos Free Art Site Map — Taos Free Art provides an educational resource
for teachers & students as well as public domain &/or publicly owned &
disseminated fine art suitable for use as clip art on non-commercial sites.
Taos Free Art celebrates the Native American, Hispanic, & Anglo arts &
cultures of Taos, New Mexico, & the Southwestern region. Located at:
http://www.taos-art.org/sitemap.html
Taos Pueblo: A Thousand Years Of Tradition, at:
http://www.taospueblo.com/
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Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lure of the West,
at: http://americanart.si.edu/t2go/1lw/image-frame.html
Niels Ryberg Finsen
Sunlight As Treatment In Battling Disease, in 1903!
Moving forward in history, in 1903, the medical community recognized the use of
sunlight as a treatment in battling a disease. Niels Ryberg Finsen was awarded
the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1903.
The award was “in recognition of his contribution to the treatment of diseases,
especially lupus vulgaris, with concentrated light radiation, whereby he has opened
a new avenue for medical science.” (Nobelprize.org, 2005).
Sunyogi Umasankar
Inhale Your Nutrients
Another well-known sun gazer, Sunyogi Umasankar, discovered a method of
absorbing energy directly from the sun, removing the need to eat, drink, or sleep.
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The Sun’s Cosmic Energy Rays Touched His Body
Every morning he meditated upon the
reflected sunlight. He realized he was able
to absorb powerful energies from the sun’s
rays. He experimented by looking directly
at the sun. He looked directly into the sun
as it was rising and then he concentrated on the sun as it rose
higher into the sky.
“After meditating for a couple of months, he began to see the sun
as a clear hazy ring with soft blue sky inside. He felt increasingly
soothed with an indescribable feeling of peace and calm as the
harsh brightness disappeared and the sun’s cosmic energy rays
touched his body.
“After this experience, he found even [simple foods] hard to digest.
His body rejected food, yet he felt fully nourished and energized.
“‘My discovery made me believe that looking directly at the sun is a
way of charging one’s body cells with kinetic energy.’
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“As far as essential vitamins and minerals are concerned, the
Sunyogi claims that as they are present in the air, he just inhales
them directly from surroundings.
“‘I believe that almost all the ailments that our body develops, is
because of eating.’
“And the Sunyogi strengthens his claim by saying that he hasn’t
knocked on a doctor’s door since 1988.”
(Iyer, 2004).
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Getting Into The Light In Everyday Life!
Sun Gazing Tips — Let The Sun Shine In!
One of the most overlooked ways to get more sunshine
into your life is to let the sun shine into your home. The
sunlight will make you feel happier. If you live in northern
climates, you can use sunlight to heat your home in the
winter and save energy. Sunlight helps you stay healthy.
Sun gazing has been used for curing psychosomatic and
mental illnesses, and psychological problems. People have used sun gazing for
increasing mental strength and memory power and developing the confidence to
face problems in life.
In recent years, some members of the medical community have warned people to
avoid sunlight. They warn of skin cancer and premature wrinkling. On the other
side of the coin, others in the medical community encourage the therapeutic use of
sunlight for treating depression and fighting cancer. It is a fact that sunlight
exposure increases vitamin D levels and releases endorphins, which promote the
feeling of well-being. Doctors have successfully treated Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD) with vitamin D. If you experience high levels of stress, you may need to
increase your exposure to UV-B sunlight and increase your calcium intake.
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Safe Sun Gazing Practices
Start sun gazing gradually in duration. Increase your
sun gazing as your eyes adjust to sun gazing. Before
you jump in with both feet, learn the precautions you
should take. Please note that we have created
somewhat of a “mirror” of information found on HRM’s
site, Solar Healing Center. HRM’s words are EXACTLY
what you need to study and follow. Anything we would
do to change his words, except for brief editing, would
be very wrong and probably harmful.
Note For Sun Gazing Beginners
Confine your sun gazing to within one hour of sunrise or within one hour of sunset.
You should never sun gaze outside of these hours. For example:
If sunrise in your area occurs at 6:04 AM, confine your sun gazing to the
hour from 6:04 AM to 7:04 AM.
If sunset occurs at 8:52 PM, confine your sun gazing to the hour from
7:52 PM to 8:52 PM.
(HRM, sungazing process, 2003)
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For All Levels, Follow These Sun Gazing Tips
Catch the sun in the morning just as it appears over
the horizon. Visit http://www.sunrisesunset.com
to find out when the sun rises in your area. Print the
monthly calendar for your reference.
You will have the best results sun gazing at sunrise. Sun gazing at sunset
is an option although it is slightly less effective.
Check the current UV index at http://www.weather.com. Do not sun
gaze when the UV index is above 2.
Sun gaze in silence.
Relax and maintain good posture. Stand up straight.
Remove your shoes and feel the sand or the earth with your bare feet.
Your bare feet draw energy including vitamins and minerals from the
earth. Grass absorbs the sun’s energy so avoid standing on grass or other
surfaces.
Blink naturally.
Remove your contact lenses if they are removable. Some contact lenses
block UV light.
Always time your sun gazing sessions. Use a countdown timer.
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Begin by sun gazing for ten seconds on the first day.
Stare directly into the rising or setting sun with your eyes open. You may
blink. If you are afraid to stare directly into the sun, look at the sun’s
reflection on water or on polished obsidian stone.
Do not wear sunglasses.
Do not wear sunscreen.
Go outside. Do not sun gaze through glass if you can go outside. The
glass absorbs the UV rays and you will not receive the full benefit of sun
gazing.
Gradually increase your sun gazing. On each new sunny day, add ten
seconds per day to your sun gazing time.
You will encounter cloudy days. Do not add seconds to your sun gazing
during cloudy days. For example:
The first day is sunny and you will devote 20 seconds to sun
gazing.
The second day is cloudy so you will devote 20 seconds to sun
gazing.
The third, fourth and fifth days are cloudy, so you will devote 20
seconds each day to sun gazing.
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The sixth day is sunny, so you will increase your sun gazing
time by 10 seconds. You will devote 30 seconds to sun gazing.
The seventh day is sunny, so you will devote 40 seconds to sun
gazing.
Remember, sunsets are not as powerful as
sunrises.
When you increase your sun gazing time, you
may need to split your sun gazing between
sunrise and sunset.
You will always have a sun gazing time allotment per day. Never exceed
your sun gazing time allotment. For example if your allotment for the day
is 30 minutes, you could sun gaze for 20 minutes at sunrise and ten
minutes at sunset.
Take a 45-minute walk each day in your bare feet when the earth is
warm. Practice your walking and sun gazing separately.
Walk on sea sands. If you do not have access to sea sand, walk on bare
ground. Sea sand becomes charged by the sun. It holds the charge for a
long time. Sea sand gives you the most contact with earth and the sun
recharges the sand daily. If sea sand is not available, walk on sand, bare
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ground, mud, road, or concrete — in that order. Avoid standing or walking
on grass, rocks, or water.
Close your eyes after you sun gaze. Keep the after images recorded in
your mind.
Do not take shortcuts. You cannot rush sun gazing. If you exceed the
time allotment for the day, you will reduce your sun gazing benefits.
Similarly, if you sun gaze with your shoes on or sun gaze while standing
on rocks, your sun gazing benefits will be decreased.
Do not doubt the safety of gazing directly into the sun.
(HRM, sungazing process, 2003)
A Few Other Considerations
Attempt to focus your line of vision steadfastly on the sun, and do not
move. The sun will begin to appear unchanging in one spot, in
relationship to you. You can blink as necessary, but when gazing, make
sure your gaze is firm.
If the sun’s disc suddenly appears black, savor this moment and let it
linger. Some say that this moment of the black disc is when true
transformation begins within you.
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Sun gazing is a very personal experience, and you should allow yourself
to be very open to it. Open your heart to the sensations. Many will
experience a rapid heart beat, as loving energy flows within you. This is
a good sign, and similar to sensations felt when in the presence of one
you love. Consciously relax your breathing with slow intake and then out,
of about 5 seconds. Allow your diaphragm to relax in deep breathing.
The sensations can be very intimate. Many people mentally say “Thank
you,” or even a deeper thought, such as “I adore you, loved one,” or
something similar. Many people find increasing levels of joy as they
continue sun gazing practice.
Sun Gazing Tips For Various Situations
You may live in a city where you do not have access to sand or the ground. You
may live in colder climates. You may have myopia or may have had laser surgery
on your eyes. Here are a few sun gazing tips for you.
Sun gaze inside your home on days when it is too cold to sun gaze
outside. Remove your shoes before you sun gaze.
If possible, sun gaze through an open door or window. Stand in your bare
feet. If you cannot open the window, gaze through a window pane that
does not have UV protection.
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If you live in a high-rise building, stand in a box of sand with your bare
feet to get the full benefits of sun gazing.
If you live in an area with grass, concrete, and roads, remove a section of
grass so you can stand on bare ground.
If the sun is too strong for you to sun gaze within an hour of sunset, wait
until the sun turns large and red just before sunset. The sun will be more
at a more comfortable brilliance for your sun gazing.
If you have had laser surgery on your eyes, follow your medical care
practitioner’s advice on limiting your sun exposure following your surgery.
Wear your sunglasses as long as prescribed. When you are able to go
without sunglasses, begin your sun gazing, but not until at least three
months after the surgery.
If you have myopia, you may see two or more suns when you sun gaze.
Time your sun gazing sessions as close as possible to sunrise or sunset
when the sun is large and red. When you have achieved 15 minutes of
sun gazing, keep your sun gazing limit at 15 minutes for one month and
then increase your sun gazing time in ten second increments.
If you see black spots during or after sun gazing, close your eyes after
your sun gazing session. Keep your eyes closed until the black spots
disappear. Also see sun as a black disc.
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Sunbathing in moderation in comfortable hours during the day is
beneficial. Bask in the sun but do not bake your body. Expose as much of
your body as possible for the most medicinal value.
Again, do not use sunscreen. When you are
painted or coated with lotions and creams —
they degenerate and the chemicals enter your
body. This is our wrongful use, and why we
end up blaming the sun for skin cancers.
When the body gets heated up, you perspire. Sweat is a waste product
and needs to go out of the body.
(HRM, sungazing process, 2003)
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Sun Gazing — The Practice, The Process
Sungazing is a one-time observance of your lifetime — usually for a time period of
9 months. You can break up the sun gazing time into three phases: 0 to 3 months,
3 to 6 months, and 6 to 9 months. The practice includes looking at the rising or
setting sun one time per day — but only during the hours that are safe. No injury
will happen to your eyes during the morning and evening safe hours. The safe
hours are during the one-hour window after sunrise or during the one-hour window
before sunset. It has been proven scientifically, beyond a reasonable measure of
doubt, that during these time periods, one will not experience UV and IR rays
exposure, which is harmful to your eyes. (HRM, sungazing process, 2003)
Sun Gazing : From 0 - 3 Months :
Achieve Perfect Balance Of Mind
First day, during the safe hours, look for a maximum of 10 seconds.
Second day look for 20 seconds, adding ten seconds every succeeding
day.
Therefore, at the end of 10 continuous days of sun gazing you will be
looking at the sun for 100 seconds, i.e. 1 minute and 40 seconds.
Stand on bare earth with bare feet.
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Eyes can blink and/or flicker.
Stillness or steadiness of the eyes is not required.
Do not wear any lenses or glasses while sungazing.
Have a belief that the sunrays or lights that you are getting into your eyes
are of immense benefit and will not harm you. This will give you earlier,
quicker, and better results.
You need not restrict any of your normal daily routines. There are no
restrictions. You can enjoy your food while applying this practice. Hunger
will disappear eventually by itself.
As a precaution, have your eyes examined by a doctor. This is to err on
the side of caution from a scientific standpoint. Also, you should have
periodic check ups. Additionally, you can buy photo sun-cards to monitor
UV and IR radiation, which are priced at about $2.
When you reach three months, you will have gazed at the sun 15 minutes
at a stretch. What is happening as you go up to 15 minutes?
The sun energy or the sunrays passing through the human eye
are charging the hypothalamus tract, which is the pathway
behind the retina, leading to the human brain.
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As the brain receives the power supply through this pathway, it
is activated into a “brainuter.”
One of the software programs inherent in the brain will start
running and we will begin to realize the changes, since we will
have no mental tension or worries.
We will have the self-confidence to face life’s problems by
means of developing a positive mindset instead of a negative
one.
We will become fearless since our psychosis will have
disappeared, as well as all the ills of the mind.
Humans have good and bad qualities, which are two sides of the
same coin. In the absence of sunlight, we develop bad qualities.
When sunlight enters the brain, good qualities appear, replacing
bad ones. Eventually, even spiritual ignorance goes away.
After 3 months of sun gazing, you develop:
A sense of confidence and know the answers for yourself,
spiritually.
There is a balance of the mind, where you are in a position to
judge personal answers — the correct answers.
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You develop powers that are already inherent in you. Bad
qualities disappear, anger, greed, jealousy leave you.
You become a lovable creature. Everybody likes you.
You will do no wrong.
If you are positive or fearless, you will not harm anybody nor
pain anybody.
You will become a compassionate person. This is a great
contribution to world peace.
A positive approach creates solutions to problems and waste in
society.
This is the first phase of the method and lasts around 3 months.
(HRM, sungazing process, 2003)
Sun Gazing : From 3 - 6 Months :
You Are Your Own Master Within 6 Months
70 to 80% of the energy synthesized from food is apprehended by the
brain and used up in fueling tensions and worries. With a lack of mental
tension, the brain does not require the same amount of energy as before.
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As you continue gazing, your tensions will decrease and the need for food
intake will go down.
When you reach 30 minutes duration of continuously looking at sun, you
will slowly be liberated from physical disease. By then all the colors of the
sun will have been reached by the brain, through the eyes.
The vital organs are dependent on certain sun color prana. The brain
regulates the flow of color prana appropriately to the respective organs.
It is important to note that the prana divisions are not the same as
what we normally see in the solar spectrum. They resemble the display of
colors that we see on the higher levels... in the causal, mental and astral
bodies. (dhyansanjivani.org, 2005).
All the internal organs get ample supply of the required color prana...
Kidney/red, Heart/yellow, Liver/green, etc. Colors reach the organs and
address any deficiencies. This is how color therapies work — Reiki and
Pranic Healing.
After 3-4 months, you can become cured of your physical ailments with
autosuggestion, which is imagining and visualizing healing your ailments
while gazing at the sun.
Eyes receive the entire spectrum of the sunlight, which is distributed to
the different parts of the body by the brain on a need-per basis. As a
result, you are cured from all diseases.
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Photosynthesis (not the type utilizing chlorophyll, as that is only for
plants) is transforming the sun’s energy into a usable energy format. This
is how Photovoltaic cells work and electricity is produced.
As you continue gazing at the sun, energy is no longer being used up for
mental impairments or physical ailments; thus, its storage level increases
in your body. You are your own master within 6 months.
(HRM, sungazing process, 2003)
Sun Gazing : From 6 - 9 Months :
Energy Is High, Hunger Disappears Forever
In 6-months time, you will start to have the original form of micro food,
which is our sun. Additionally, this can avoid the toxic waste that you take
into your body while you eat regular food.
7 ½ months and 35 minutes of sun gazing is when hunger starts going
down obviously. The need for food intake decreases. No one needs to eat
more than his or her hunger levels. Hunger comes because of energy
requirements of the body, which is necessary for its existence. But, food
is not a necessity for the body to function... only energy is needed.
By eight months, you should see hunger almost gone, and energy levels
are at a higher level.
You will sense that the brain is well activated with the sun energy.
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Well done! You are now a “solar cooker”!
(HRM, sungazing process, 2003)
Sun Gazing : After 9 Months :
Sun Gazing Ceases, Walk And Relax, Nurture The 3rd Eye
After nine months or when you reach a 44 minutes level of sun gazing,
you should give up gazing because solar science prohibits further gazing
for the sake of eye care.
The body will become discharged when you stop practicing, and it has to
be recharged. Now you must begin walking barefoot on bare earth for 45
minutes daily, for a total of 6 days. Relaxed walking only, preferably when
the earth is warm and sunlight is falling on your body.
When you walk bare foot, an important gland in the brain’s center called
the pineal gland or the third eye is activated. The big toe of the foot
represents this gland. It has always been known as the seat of the soul.
The Pineal gland has optic nerve endings.
The remaining four toes represent glands too — pituitary, hypothalamus,
thalamus and amygdala. Amygdala for the last 2 years has been gaining
importance in medical research. It’s a nucleus of the sun — or cosmic
energy — and plays an important role in the photosynthesis via the
sunlight reaching the brain through the eye.
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When you walk barefoot, your body weight stimulates all these 5 glands
through your toes. This is strengthened by the earth’s heat/energy and
the sun prana falling on the head or the crown chakra.
All these create a magnetic field and the body/brain recharges with the
energy of the sun entering into you.
Relax. Walk 45 minutes per day, for one year and food continues to be
not necessary for you.
After one year of recharging, if you are satisfied with your progress, you
can give up barefoot walking. A few minutes of sun energy falling on you
once in 3 to 4 days will be enough, from then on.
Strengthen your immunity system by continuing with the barefoot
walking.
Achieve enlightenment on all levels, spiritually, physically and
emotionally. To read more in depth on this topic area, go to HRM’s Web
site, Solar Healing Center.
(HRM, sungazing process, 2003)
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Sun Gazing —Mental, Emotional,
Physical, And Spiritual Well Being
Find Peaceful Cures For Mental Tension,
Personal Frustration, Fear, Grief, Irritability, And Anger
Omram Michael Aivanhov — Think And Act As A Child Of God
“In your thought, with your imagination, try to draw some of these divine particles
[of the Sun] into yourself. In this way, little by little, you will completely regenerate
all the materials of your being. Thanks to the Sun, you will think and act as a child
of God... If you are able to watch the sun with a free, clear mind you will feel that
you are entering into contact with it, with its spirit, and that you are absorbing its
rays, like so many seeds of life.” (Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
Healing Benefits Of Sunlight
Ancient civilizations knew very well that sunlight provided the power to see,
warmth, health, and energy. Their comprehension of how sunlight provides these
life-sustaining effects was wrapped up in mythology and traditions of their cultures.
“The old German epic poem, the Edda, tells us that Germans used to carry their
sick, in the springtime to the sunny mountain slopes, in order to expose them to
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the sunshine. Certain Germanic tribes placed their feverish children in the sunlight
on the tops of their houses.” (Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
Beginning in the late 17th century, a new mythology raised its head in Europe,
which was founded on scientific principles and presented the foundation for a more
dependable understanding of the connection between human beings and sunlight.
By the beginning of the 19th century, the application of this philosophy led to the
awareness that sunlight is not a sole stimulus but, rather, a gathering of stimuli of
diverse wavelengths (e.g. infrared, visible, and ultraviolet). This insight inspired
further studies designed to determine whether dissimilar wavelengths might be
accountable for the various effects of sunlight. (Hockberger, 2002).
Sunbathing And Health
Even though heliotherapy (sunbathing) has been practiced worldwide for at least
2400 years, there was not very much objective verification supporting its supposed
curative abilities.
“By the 18th century, reports began to appear in the medical literature
indicating that sunlight ameliorated different skin diseases.
“There were also reports that sunlight had beneficial effects on internal
maladies.
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“Additional observations indicated that sunlight was capable of altering
basic human physiology.
“Probably the most remarkable claim during this period was the positive
influence of sunlight on mental health. This idea can be traced back to
Hippocrates who recognized that depression was more common in the
winter months in Greece, when there was less sunlight.”
(Hockberger, 2002).
Among the Roman writers who described the use of the sun-bath were Celsus,
Galen, Cicero, and Pliny the Younger (Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus).
“Sol est remediorum maximum,” — the sun is the best remedy — exclaimed Pliny.
The Ancients, in writings by Herodotus and Antyllus, knew that “the sun feeds
the muscles.” The Greeks clearly respected the significance of sunlight. Their
athletes went through training naked, outside in the sunshine, thereby revealing all
their muscles to the sun’s beneficial effect.
Sunbathing Helps Heal Almost Everything
Sunbathing helped heal the skin cancer of Dr. Harland G. Call. His skin cancer was
diagnosed by two M.D.’s, one of whom was a surgeon who recommended surgical
removal. Call employed sunbathing of the affected area. Within a short time, the
skin cancer disappeared, after which he reported back to the M.D. who had
recommended surgical removal. When the local M.D. examined him, he confirmed
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that the skin cancer had disappeared without surgical removal.
(Bernarr, 2005).
According to Dr. Bernarr, sunbathing helps heal almost everything. Visit his Web
site to read his perspective on the healing powers of sunlight.
Fasting And Sun Gazing
Fasting is an episode of abstinence either from all foods, or from specific items. You
can consume fluids in adequate quantities to satisfy thirst and physical
requirements. During the absence of food, the body will steadily cleanse itself of
everything except for the vital tissues. Starvation will only occur when the body is
made to use vital tissue in order to survive.
Although proteins are being used by the body while fasting, a person that fasts
even as long as 40 days on water will not undergo a protein deficiency, or a lack of
vitamins, minerals, or fatty acids. As unhealthy cells break down, all critical
substances are utilized and conserved in a very amazing manner.
Traditionally, we have an unwarranted fear of fasting; believing that body strength
shrinks from the catabolism of proteins from the muscle fibers. But, not to worry!
Even during long fasts, the quantity of muscle fibers stays the same. Even though
healthy cells may be reduced in size and vigor for a short time, they remain hale
and hearty.
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Sunlight Works With Normal Body Mechanisms
Understanding the process whereby sun gazing helps in fasting, we must
understand several body chemicals, and what processes prompt them to interact
with one another. Sunlight suppresses hunger by using two body mechanisms:
By stimulating melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH) production into the
pituitary gland;
By stimulating serotonin production and suppressing melatonin production
into the pineal gland.
A deeper understanding of this process is found at
http://www.sunlight.as.ro/sungazing.htm and do a go/find
(keyword) search for the section title, “Sun Gazing Helps Fasting.”
Detoxification: Allow Your Body To Use Its Own Wisdom
It is understood that rest is a big factor in supporting recovery. It is when your
body is at rest that it can direct the most energy toward various mechanical and
chemical sequences of detoxification.
When fasting, people experience revitalization at a rate that is much quicker than
normal. She is getting rid of toxins and excesses. This allows her body to use its
own wisdom to healthfully restructure itself from the base, atomic level. As the
toxic burden is reduced, every cell’s function is enhanced. In exactly the same way
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that crucial nerve energy is “stockpiles” during a night’s sleep, the fasting person
builds nerve energy through rest, sleep, and detoxification. Don’t ever deprive
yourself of necessary sleep, even while not fasting.
Almost everybody who fasts discovers the same thing... that when they fast, they
in fact have no hunger, and actually have more energy than in their “normal”
situation. It is certainly liberating to discover that if we let go and trust, we will be
taken care of... our bodies become our guides.
Fasting is the simplest, easiest, and most efficient method for finding out that we
really do have the freedom and power take control of our bodies, and to heal.
You gain self-confidence in your new-found ability to have power over
your life processes, to set a goal, and fulfill an intention.
The freer your body is of toxic products flowing through your blood and
lymphatic system, the clearer is your ability to think.
The first stage of fasting can be quite difficult, but after your body has
thrown off its cargo of toxins, your brain is supplied by a more unpolluted
bloodstream. Your mind powers and your clarity of thinking are amazingly
increased. The other senses also become more finely tuned.
A person is then simply more alert, and one’s thinking processes seem to
launch into new areas. Mental as well as physical senses become
heightened, and many times, there might be a feeling of euphoria,
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particularly during longer fasts. Some people, for the first time in their
lives, will have the experience of emotional stability.
It is during a fast that a metamorphosis
takes place. The body goes through a
tearing down and rejuvenation of
damaged materials. Because of this,
fasting is legendary for its capacity for
rejuvenating and giving the body a more youthful quality. It dissolves
unhealthy cells in a systematic approach, leaving healthy tissue. The fasting
body experiences an extraordinary redistribution of nutrients.
Even though fasting is not recommended in every circumstance — for
instance, fasting is contraindicated in cancer of the liver — in many
situations, fasting is the only known resolution. Fasting has been
beneficial for:
arthritis chronic fatigue syndrome
asthma colitis
high blood pressure Crohn’s disease
lupus diverticulitis
cases of paralysis spastic colon
neuritis irritable bowel syndrome
neuralgia neuroses
mental illness fibromyalgia
Fasting will also break down tumors and because of this, many people have overcome cancer with fasting.
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Pineal Gland And Sunlight
The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland located in the center of the brain. It is
responsible for the production of the hormones melatonin and serotonin. Let’s look
at a few definitions:
Melatonin has a role in regulating circadian rhythms. Melatonin is a
hormone produced in the pineal gland, the retina, and the GI tract.
Serotonin plays an important part of the biochemistry of anxiety,
depression bipolar disorder and is influential on appetite and sexuality.
The circadian rhythm is a name given to the “internal body clock” that
regulates the (roughly) 24 hour cycle of biological processes in animals
and plants.
The retina is a thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball and it is the
part of the eye which converts light into nervous signals.
The pineal gland secretes melatonin around twilight and helps in the sleep process
in response to diminishing light. Melatonin is suppressed on cloudy days when the
level of light is diminished. When light is diminished to the level of the light on
cloudy days, the pineal stops producing melatonin within about half an hour.
(Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
Click here to read more information about “The Third Eye — The Pineal Gland.”
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Sun And Soul —
Sun-Related Exercises For Your Health
Awakening The Sun Within — Hollow Earth Model
Often, we simply need to feel stillness, in this world full of stress. Learn to use the
Sun as part of your general system for achieving peace and health. This is designed
to help you let go of polarity, and experience no separation between creator and
creation. It is oneness, as well as nothingness. It is a place of stillness.
“Bring your awareness now into the heart, awakening the ‘sun’
within, feeling it radiating out further and brighter with each
breath. Take time to deepen here at the heart. Now, from the heart,
make a ‘figure 8,’ looping front and down to the solar plexus
chakra, back and up to the heart, then front and up to the throat
chakra, and returning back and down to the heart. Use the circular
breath to activate these two chakras fully until each is experienced
as a bright radiant Sun. Stay with this for a while.
“Now, from the heart, make a figure 8 loop down to the sacral
chakra, back to the heart, up to the third eye, and then back down
to the heart. Continue until you feel these chakras becoming fully
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activated. Then link together the root and crown chakras in a figure
8 loop, again centered around the heart. Feel these chakras lighting
up.
“Again, let your breath be slow, subtle, and circular. As you
deepen, you might even find that your breath seems to stop
completely at times. Let your breath simply follow its natural
course. Now extend a figure 8 loop connecting down to the Earth
chakra, then back to the heart, up to the soul chakra, and back to
the heart. These chakras are at a distance of about two feet below
the feet and two feet above the head. Let each of these polarities
become merged within the heart.
“Once these chakras are fully activated, continue the journey along
the vertical axis. Link together the energy centers found about half
a mile below the feet and half a mile above the head. As these
awaken, notice what happens to your sense of self. Do you feel
more expanded, more inclusive, more alive?
“Now, again starting from your heart, connect below with the
Earth’s center of gravity. In the Hollow Earth model, this would be
in the middle of the inner and outer surfaces of Earth, in the center
of the mantle. As you return to the heart, and then move up above
you, feel yourself linking the Earth’s center of gravity to the Moon,
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imagined vertically above. Remain here until this connection feels
strong.” (Windrider, 2004).
The Sun — A Very Important Place
“The nearer you get to the sun in spirit, soul, and thought, with your
heart and will, the nearer you will be to God, for on the physical plane,
the sun is the symbol and the tangible representative of the Deity.”
(Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
“According to the Markandeya Puran, the Sun is the embodiment of
Brahma, the world originates from the Sun and is established in it.”
(Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
“The sun is regarded as a very important place, a halting point of the soul
in the gradual ascent to the Absolute. Of all the deities who are supposed
to direct the soul onwards in its passage upwards, the sun is considered
the most important. It is a very prominent location where the soul is not
only purified in an intensive manner but is landed in the realm of light as
it finds itself in the region of the sun. The soul that is to depart the body,
after having completed its career of life through meditation in this
manner, prays to the sun for opening a passage. The immediate
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experience after the body is cast off is one of ascent to the sun.”
(Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
The Relationship Between The Sun And Individual Souls
There is a very close relationship in Indian religion, between the individual soul and
the Sun, which is the center and creator of everything.
“At the birth, the self, coming from the sun, enterers the new born baby,
through the first breath, and establishes its location in the heart. With
each heartbeat, the inner self takes energy from the body and grows
stronger.
“At the death, that inner self leaves the body and returns to the sun.
“If the sun was not worshipped during the life, the soul will feed the sun
with his energy and when it will become depleted, it will reincarnate, to
regain its energy.
“The offering which is offered in the fire, goes to the sun. That is the main
reason for the cremation rituals from ancient India. The dead body is
offered to the sun, by cremation, facilitating the liberation of the soul and
ending the cycle of the reincarnations.”
(Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
“Tiphareth is the switching point where divine powers are transmitted into
human existence, and where we become aware of our spiritual mission on
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earth, the Great Work. Tiphareth illustrates the unique position of the
human race as a healing mediator between heaven and earth.”
(Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
Omram Michael Aivanhov And The Sun Within
Again, let’s explore the ages-old comparison of the Sun with God. For instance,
when the sun emerges after the rain, its radiance bathes us in warmth. To come
into a bond with God is to know what sunshine truly feels like. “This is the message
he has given us to announce to you: God is light and there is no darkness in him at
all.” (1 John 1:5 NLT). When we combine this with Aivanhov’s quote, below, it
becomes very clear that one goal of sun gazing may fulfill yet another concept,
found in all major religions, that we are made in the image of the Father, of God.
“When we focus our attention on the sun, the centre of our universe, we
draw closer to our own centre, our higher self, the sun within; we melt into it
and begin to resemble it more and more.” (Sunlight.as.ro, 2005).
Our personal inner sun shines; our intrinsic enthusiasm for life makes us vibrant
and glowing. We begin to express ourselves easily and with self-confidence.
Apologies disappear, reticence retreats. We feel special. Our outcry is pure and
clear, “Here I am! I am ME! Who I am makes a difference in this world.”
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Immune System —
Your Body’s Defense Against Disease
Fatigue And Full Spectrum Light
If you spend your days indoors, you miss the ultraviolet (UV) component of
sunlight. Glass removed the UV component. The glass bulbs of light bulbs absorb
UV. If you try to grow plants under incandescent bulbs, they will die. If you grow
your plants under full spectrum light, they will flourish. Some plants, such as trees,
need the light of the sun. You can keep trees inside for short periods of time, but
you will notice a significant increase in vigor and growth if you put the trees out in
the sunlight.
If you work in an office or factory setting, be aware that fluorescent lighting
increases fatigue and drains you of vitamin A and energy. Studies have proven that
UV light lowers the blood sugar of diabetics (Pincussen cited in (Sunlight.as.ro,
2005). When the blood sugar drops, people run out of energy, become irritable,
drowsy, and emotional.
Exposure to sunlight raises insulin level and lowers blood sugar. Sunlight entering
the eyes provides a counterbalance to blood sugar lowering effect of sunlight hitting
the skin (Relkin cited in (Sunlight.as.ro, 2005). The sun gazing guru, HRM,
sleeps for a couple of hours per day and feels little or no fatigue.
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Rainbow Fruits And Vegetables
The sun is a primary source of energy. Fruits and vegetables grow in the sun and
absorb their primary energy from the sun. We eat plants for energy, but plants are
secondary sources of energy. The key to this book is to learn how to absorb energy
directly from the sun.
Vitamin D — It Regulates Your Immune System
The ancient civilizations worshiped the sun and used the sun’s energy to heal their
bodies. As we get closer to the modern civilization, we see individuals who do not
get enough sunlight. Some of the people work in environments where sunlight is
absent. Others stay out of sunlight for fear of developing cancer.
As the research into vitamin D is accumulating, it’s hard to know where the
accolades should start. “Activated vitamin D is one of the most potent inhibitors of
cancer cell growth,” says Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD, who heads the Vitamin D,
Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory at Boston University School of Medicine. “It
also stimulates your pancreas to make insulin. It regulates your immune system.”
(Trubo, 2004).
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Vitamin D Deficiencies And Light Therapy
Sunlight — Your FREE Source Of Vitamin D,
And What Is Better Than Free?
What is better than free? If it is also highly effective, then that is surely better!
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is used by the body in the absorption of
calcium. Sunshine is a significant source of vitamin D. The body can produce
vitamin D after exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. UV rays from
sunlight trigger vitamin D synthesis in your skin.
A deficiency of vitamin D can occur when individuals have limited exposure to
sunlight. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to rickets and osteomalacia. Rickets results
in soft bones and skeletal deformities. Osteomalacia results in muscular weakness
and weak bones.
Who Is At Risk Of Vitamin D Deficiency?
The National Institute of Health has determined these individuals may be at risk of
vitamin D deficiency:
Individuals with darker skin have higher levels of skin melanin content.
Melanin is the pigment that gives skin its color. The high melanin content
reduces the skin’s ability to produce vitamin D from sunlight.
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Individuals who have limited sun exposure are at risk of vitamin D
deficiency. This population includes people living in northern latitudes in
the United States, homebound individuals, individuals who work in
settings that prevent sun exposure and individuals who wear robes and
head coverings for religious reasons.
Americans age 50 and older are believed to be at increased risk of
developing vitamin D deficiency.
(NIH, 2005).
The Vitamin D Factor In Disease vs. Health
“What’s really remarkable is that vitamin D deficiency is epidemic
throughout the entire United States, through all age groups. And
I’ll give you some examples. It’s well known that elders throughout
the United States are at high risk. And upwards of 40-60% are at
risk for vitamin D deficiency.
“But we also now realize that even younger adults that are
otherwise active and who may be always wearing screen before
they go outdoors, or they never see the light of day because they’re
working all the time. When we did a study in Boston, we found that
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students and doctors 18-29 years of age, at the end of the winter,
32% were vitamin D deficient.
“More shocking, though, was that we also looked at young girls
(working with Dr Sullivan and Dr Rosen in Maine) — and these are
Caucasian girls ages 9-11 - and we found that 48% were vitamin D
deficient at the end of the winter. And 17% remained vitamin D
deficient at the end of the summer because of wearing all the sun
protection.” (Adams, 2005).
Vitamin D And Sunlight Exposure — 15 Crucial Facts
Click here to read the Fifteen Facts You Probably Never Knew About Vitamin D and
Sunlight Exposure that were compiled by Mike Adams, based on an interview with
Dr. Michael Holick, author, The UV Advantage. (Adams, 2005). In addition, the
article addresses these important topics:
How and why your body manufactures vitamin D
How your body regulates levels of vitamin D automatically,
even with excessive sunlight exposure
Why vitamin D deficiencies are now epidemic in the
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American population
How vitamin D deficiencies cause prostate cancer, breast
cancer, cervical cancer, osteoporosis, rickets and other
diseases
The true cause of asthma
Why antihistamines conceal the symptoms of asthma
rather than treating its cause
Why skin pigmentation makes African Americans and
Hispanics especially susceptible to vitamin D deficiencies
Why the sunscreen industry has tried to discredit Dr.
Holick
Why milk and orange juice are poor sources for vitamin D
Why where you live on the planet ultimately determines
how much sunlight you need
How dermatologists misinform people about the real risks
of sun exposure
Seasonal Affective Disorder: how to treat it with sunlight
exposure
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A simple, five-second test that reveals whether you’re
suffering from severe vitamin D deficiency
Why vitamin D deficiencies impair your body’s ability to
absorb calcium
Fifteen facts you probably never knew about vitamin D
A complete list of diseases and disorders caused by
vitamin D deficiencies.
(Adams, 2005).
Remarkable Vitamin D!
Dr. Holick: “What’s really remarkable is that vitamin D deficiency is
epidemic throughout the entire United States, through all age
groups. And I’ll give you some examples.
“It’s well known that elders throughout the United States are at
high risk. And upwards of 40-60% are at risk for vitamin D
deficiency.
“But we also now realize that even younger adults that are
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otherwise active and who may be always wearing sunscreen before
they go outdoors, or they never see the light of day because they’re
working all the time.
“When we did a study in Boston, we found that students and
doctors 18-29 years of age, at the end of the winter, 32% were
vitamin D deficient.
“More shocking, though, was that we also looked at young girls
(working with Dr Sullivan and Dr Rosen in Maine) — and these are
Caucasian girls ages 9-11 — and we found that 48% were vitamin
D deficient at the end of the winter. And 17% remained vitamin D
deficient at the end of the summer because of wearing all the sun
protection.” (Adams, 2005).
Vitamin D And The Reduction Of Cancer
“Sun scarcity can take its toll on human health... There is some striking evidence
that as you go farther north, the incidence of certain kinds of cancer increases...
There is more prostate and colon cancer in the north than in those who live closer
to the equator.” (Trubo, 2004).
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The hypothesis that vitamin D may reduce cancer risk is based in part on studies
showing that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased prevalence of
cancer, and on evidence that vitamin D, when converted into a hormone, promotes
the normal growth of cells and has anticancer properties.
The current information about vitamin D can be confusing. The skin manufactures
vitamin D after exposure to ultraviolet radiation, yet dermatologists say that no
amount of sun exposure is safe because ultraviolet radiation can cause skin cancer.
The amount of vitamin D that might help prevent cancer, if any, is not known.
It also is not known just how much or how little sunlight is needed to replenish
stores of vitamin D. The answer varies depending on the season, a person’s skin
color (the process takes longer for people with darker skin), a person’s distance
from the equator, and clothing.
The National Cancer Institute
Bone Health, Osteoporosis And Vitamin D
It has been estimated that over 25 million adults in the U.S.A. have, or are in
jeopardy of developing, osteoporosis.
“Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by fragile bones, and it
significantly increases the risk of bone fractures.
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“Osteoporosis is most often associated with inadequate calcium intake.
However, a deficiency of vitamin D also contributes to osteoporosis by
reducing calcium absorption.
“Osteoporosis is an example of a long-term effect of vitamin D
insufficiency.
“Adequate storage levels of vitamin D help keep bones strong and may
help prevent osteoporosis in older adults, in non-ambulatory individuals
(those who have difficulty walking and exercising), in post-menopausal
women, and in individuals on chronic steroid therapy.
“Daily supplementation with 20 µg (800 IU) of vitamin D may reduce the
risk of osteoporotic fractures in elderly populations with low blood levels
of vitamin D.”
(Trubo, 2004).
Multiple Sclerosis And Vitamin D
Research has shown the immune disorder, multiple sclerosis, is more
common in areas with fewer hours of sunlight. For example, multiple
sclerosis is more common in Canada and the northern states of the U.S.
than in the southern states. (Trubo, 2004).
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What Is The Vision That Drives HRM
To Lecture All Around The World?
Global Healing And Peace Everywhere.
HRM: There will be no energy crisis because sun energy will never end; no
pollution because sun energy never produces pollutants; no obesity and no hunger;
no AIDs and no cancer. All will be mentally, physically, and spiritually fit. Yes, we
are moving towards the golden age of
Satya Yuga from the present Kali Yuga — from bad to eternal good.
(Knight & Manek, 2004).
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Testimonials
From The Forums: Discipline, Peace, and Charity —
I’m A Changed Person
From the Life Mysteries Forums: How To Become Saint-Like People
posted by Lumin4000
“I realized that with a lot of the Bible-based art, the holiest [persons] had halos.
These halos, as I now understand, very well depict a sun behind their head, and
shining rays of golden light... Get it? It is as if the power of the sun lies in these
people, and shows their holiness.
“If we sun gaze, where does the sunlight go? Exactly. If all of a sudden people
realize how to become saint-like people, I can see how the world will change. And
another thing, there are three things that you must learn, in my opinion, to ascend
yourself to the next level. They are very simple, but they are very important.
Discipline, Peace, and Charity.
“Discipline, which can be found in certain ascended masters such as
Jesus, and can be as simple as mind over matter, or going as far as being
so disciplined that you do not have to eat for years. (HRM!)
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“Peace, which can be found in the Dali Lama (did I spell it right?). This is
the overall feeling of being one with everything, and breaking the
boundaries which separate us from others, which were illusions in the first
place because in reality we are all one. Many people have reported peace
in sun gazing, as well as myself, because the practice can unite yourself
with a very great body.
“Charity, which is the highest form of love, just giving to others, and
becoming self-less (like Jedi’s!). Charity is talked about on Life Mysteries,
and I believe they refer to it as the master lesson, as it really is.
“Without these things, becoming ascended seems next to impossible;
because you cannot remain secular if you want to become supernatural...
they do not mix well together.
“My advice for those on the Web site is to let go of your life of worldly
affairs, piece by piece, and become that bright creation that you envision
in your mind, because you can do it! You should not treat it as just some
ordinary aerobics exercise, as it is not.”
(LifeMysteries.com, Saint-like, 2005).
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The Story Of Giri Bala, As Witnessed By
And Written About, By Paramahansa Yogananda
The story of Giri Bala was told to Yogananda when he met her at the age of 68.
This fascinating true story has been verified by many entities. At the time of their
meeting, she had not eaten nor taken fluids for over 56 years. She was still living
the life of a modest and uncomplicated villager. She had, in her early years, as
rumor spread, been taken away to the palace of the leader of her region. There,
she was kept under strict scrutiny but was eventually “released” with the
endorsement that yes, indeed, she did exist purely on Light.
From his Autobiography of a Yogi, Yogananda wrote:
“‘Your nourishment derives from the finer energies of the air and sunlight,
and from the cosmic power which recharges your body through the medulla
oblongata.’ When Yogananda asked her, ‘What is the use of your having been
singled out to live without eating,’ she answered, ‘To prove that man is
Spirit.’ Her face lit with wisdom. ‘To demonstrate that by divine advancement
he can gradually learn to live by the Eternal Light and not by food.’”
(From Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi, CHAPTER
46 The Woman Yogi Who Never Eats).
(Sunlight.as.ro, 2005)
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The Lakota Sun Dance:
An Example Of Personal Sacrifice For The Spirit
“Mary Crow Dog tells that by participating in these rituals
and ceremonies, some Native Americans gained a sense of
who they were, instead of a feeling of displacement in a
culture so unlike their own.
“To dance, to make flesh offerings, to endure the self
torture of this, our most sacred rite, gazing at the sun,
blowing on their eagle-bone whistles, praying with the
pipe. It was like a rebirth... The strange thing was seeing
men undergoing the ordeal of the Sun Dance who came
from tribes which had never practiced this ritual. I felt it
was their way of saying, ‘I am Indian again.’
“The primary purpose of the Lakota Sun dance is to ask
the Spirit to bring a successful bison hunt. Although the
importance of hunting buffalo is gone, the Lakota still feel
the symbolic connection to their past with this ritual.
“It also celebrates the creation of the world. This is why
the Sun Dance contains steps re-creating the mythological
perception of time, space, energy and mass all interacting.
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“The Lakota Sun Dance is so often misunderstood because
of this piercing of flesh that occurred during the ritual.
Returning your own flesh and blood to the Creator was
considered a thanksgiving (giving back) not torture or
mortification.
“Dancers vow to dance from sunrise to the daybreak star
of understanding.
“The Lakota Sun Dance was a powerful and deeply
emotional four-day long ritual involving great personal
sacrifice. This was an act of sacrifice for the community
given to the Creator. Without this dance, the Lakota lose a
sense of who they are and what they believe.”
(Thompson, 2000).
From The Forums: The Source Of All Brightness & Love
Ray Sender’s May 2004 Blog Pages
You wrote: When I use my peripheral vision to gaze, I feel thrills in my heart area,
my whole chest, and of course, from that the whole self feels good. Physical
feelings, almost sexual... I can’t think of any other way to describe it.
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“Could you describe in greater detail what you mean by ‘When I use my peripheral
vision to gaze?’ I get a similar thrill in my heart and chest — and once had it
measured, at first by having a woman friend put her ear to my chest to listen to the
change of pulse, but later with an EKG monitor. Definite change of heartbeat was
occurring when I sun gazed — big speed-up! I’d like to do this again at some point.
“I used to turn the old phrase ‘Things seem brighter when you’re in love’ around to
‘When you look at the source of all brightness you feel as if you’re in love.’”
(Sender, 2004). Also see Rapid heart beat.
From The Forums:
I Wonder What A Full Person Is?
From the Life Mysteries Forums: How To Become Saint-Like People
posted by BeholdInfinity
“I have worn glasses for over 30 years and would really, really, really, really, (get
the picture?) enjoy not needing to use them anymore...
“Last week after I finished one of my daily meditations, I opened my eyes and
looked at my altar. It was crystal clear and I was not wearing glasses. Then my
vision “fogged” up. I thought to myself, ‘Interesting.’ I closed my eyes for a
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moment and reopened and, again, my vision was crystal clear. Then it fogged up
again.
“This, to me, indicates that I already have perfect vision. There is a mental
obstruction that I feel is being slowly removed by sungazing. So I remember the
clarity and continue...
“Also, when I got to 12:50 sungazing, my thoughts started to evaporate. When I
first started sungazing, I would pray, chant, sing, talk to the sun, and suddenly,
now, there is nothing to say.
“There is just ‘being,’ if that makes any sense.
“I wonder what a full person is? With a fully awakened brain, with the awakening of
brain cells that are in the heart, with the awakening of the neurons in the
intestines, what type of person does one become. This is one of my aims.”
(LifeMysteries.com, heal eyesight, 2005).
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Conclusion
Creator And Sustainer Of All Things
“In all ages, in all climes, and in all nations, the Sun, under various names and
symbols, was regarded as the Creator and as sustainer of all things.”
(Sacred-Texts.com, sun worship, 2005).
As we researched to bring the most vital, current information to this book, a
primary discovery was that if you dig deep enough, data begins to show that sun
gazing has always been an intrinsic part of sun worship, in almost all areas studied.
The act of sun gazing was the “open gate” to a personal relationship with the god
entity. All other benefits were results of the relationship with god, father, or deity.
We truly must heed the words of the current practitioners of sun gazing, as they
are the ones who are living proof that this concept is valid. In the November 2004
interview with NewConnexion.net, HRM had these things to say about attaining
spiritual peace and physical health.
HRM: The Development Of The Spiritual Side
HRM: “Why are we backward in spiritualism? Because we lack
mental health and spiritual balance. We have so many desires,
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desires... They are killing our physical system and disturbing our
peace and world peace... What is sin, after all, but harming others?
When there is no sin, you are in the spiritual kingdom; the best
things will come to you automatically.”
(Knight & Manek, 2004).
Therefore, all of these wonderful benefits come from being in the spiritual kingdom.
Answers for mental problems, or solutions for physical discomfort or disease, are
gifts of being in the spiritual kingdom. Sun gazing leads to that kingdom... and the
meeting of the king. Sun gazing, then, becomes much more than a rote process
that we follow in hopes of improving our life.
As we’ve seen in the pages of this book, it is a walk, a journey, through establishing
relationship with the being that has been core to all life on this planet. The gift of
SUNLIGHT becomes perhaps the most important element in your life, when you
seek answers through the procedures of sun gazing. More than a mantra, more
than a prayer... sun gazing opens a door to intimate knowledge of universal truths.
From the Sunlight Web Site, comes this testimonial:
“I developed a close and personal relationship with the Sun. The Sun became
my friend and companion. In my transmissions to the Sun, I called them
‘talks’ not necessarily a prayer, or a meditation, I like to keep it simple.”
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The kindest, most sincere thing you might wish for someone is not “I wish you
health,” or “I wish you wealth.” It is simply this: “I wish you light.” A beautiful
quote that embodies this wish was found on the RaySender.com Web site, and it
seems so very fitting to bring closure to this writing.
LIGHT — by Eric Ashford
“Light is your understanding. Light is the knowing, and not the knowledge. Light is
being compassionate with yourself. Light is not clinging to anything. Light is
wanting nothing. Light is knowing you have everything worth having. Light is seeing
what is, in what appears. Light is the understanding of children. Light is your
sensual nature and your spiritual reality. Light is your divinity. Light is your
acceptance of humanity. Light is your awareness of the love you are. Light is your
open and unashamed heart. Light is your forgiveness. Light is the content of form.
Light is beauty in all things. Light is no thought in thought. Light is soul awareness.
Light is growth, decay, and renewal. Light is gratitude. Light is releasing all that has
gone. Light is knowing you are at the very point of perfection now. Light is an
awakening from fear. Light is awakening from littleness. Light is the gift of
grandeur. Light is the home of peace. Light is the bloom of creation. Light is your
breath in God. Light is God on your breath. Light is where you came from. Light is
where you are. Light is where your going. Light is anything that is open. Light is
recognition. Light is the bud of manifestation. Light is the bloom of holiness. Light is
the vibration of infinite energy, infinitely expressing itself. Light is Love. Light is the
eternal in the atom of this moment. In all the world there is only you. Shine.”
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Glossary
Circadian rhythm is a name given to the “internal body clock” that regulates the
(roughly) 24 hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants. Source:
Wikipedia
Hormone is a chemical messenger from one cell (or group of cells) to another.
Source: Wikipedia
Inedian refers to sun gazers who no longer need to eat any food.
Melanin is the pigment that gives skin its color. Source: Wikipedia
Melatonin is a hormone produced by pinealocytes in the pineal gland, the
retina and the GI tract (Wikipedia)
Pineal gland is a small endocrine gland located in the center of the brain. It is
responsible for the production of melatonin, which has a role in regulating
circadian rhythms. Source: Wikipedia. Visit
http://www.crystalinks.com/thirdeyepineal.html to learn more about
the pineal gland.
Pinealocytes are the main cells of the pineal gland.
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Retina is a thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball and it is the part of the eye
which converts light into nervous signals.
Serotonin plays an important part of the biochemistry of anxiety, depression
bipolar disorder and is influential on appetite and sexuality.
Sun gazing refers to the practice of looking directly into the sun within one hour of
sunrise or within one hour of sunset.
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is used by the body in the absorption of
calcium.
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Recommended Reading
This author recommends these books and Web sites for further information about
sun gazing.
Adams, Mike. (2005). The Healing Power of Sunlight and Vitamin D: an exclusive
interview with Dr. Michael Holick. Retrieved July 18, 2005 from
http://www.truthpublishing.com/MichaelHolick.html
Bernarr, Dr., D.C. D.D. Sick? Well? ... Sunbathing helps you and everyone.
www.healself.org/sun.html This Web site describes how sunbathing helps
heal skin cancer and does not cause skin cancer.
Dwinell, Mason. (2005) The Earth Was Flat: Insight into the Ancient Practice
of Sungazing: Insight into the Ancient Practice of Sungazing. This is
the only book that I’m aware of that’s written by a sun gazer about his
personal experience with Sun Gazing – Highly Recommended!
FalconBlanco.com. (2005). Fasting. This page provides an excellent overview on
fasting. The entire Web site is a treasure chest of resources in this book’s
topics. http://www.falconblanco.com/health/fasting.htm
Hobday, Richard. (2000). The Healing Sun: Sunlight and health in the 21st
Century. Herndon, VA: Findhorn Press.
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Liberman, Dr. Jacob. (2000). Light: Medicine of the future. How we can use it
to heal ourselves NOW. Rochester, VT: Bear & Company.
The Life Mysteries Forum is no longer available online. Some of the sun gazing
discussions have continued at http://www.unexplained-
mysteries.com/forum/. This was formerly the primary forum for sun
gazers and contained an abundance of articles, testimonials, and resources.
Mercola, Dr. Joseph. Begin your journey to independent health.
www.mercola.com. Dr. Mercola often speaks about using sunlight to heal
various physical and emotional conditions.
Pinto, Vinny. (2004). Sungazing at www.rawpaleodiet.org/sungazing/
This educational, public-service Web site offers the history, information,
stories and links about sungazing.
Savur, Bharat. (2003, September 8). It’s sun gazing now!
www.blonnet.com/life/2003/09/08/stories/2003090800090200.htm
This article, printed in Hindu Business Line, discusses sungazing.
Serrano, Ricardo B. (n.d.) Sun yoga and its healing aspects. Sun Yoga. Retrieved
July 18, 2005 from www.freedomhealthrecovery.com/sun.html
This article discusses sunlight, the eyes and our well-being. Serrano delivers
the reasons why we need UV light from the sun. He raises the question “Has
Science Made a Mistake”?
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Shah, Dr. Sudhir V. Prolonged fastings - how is it possible - a hypothesis.
www.rawpaleodiet.org/sungazing/shah-hypoth-411fast2.html
Dr. Sudhir V. Shah observed HRM during his 411 day fast. The article
discusses Hira Manek’s sungazing and his loss of need for solid food.
Schenck, Susan E. (2006). The Live Food Factor: A Comprehensive Guide to
the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet. The Live Food Factor is
the first comprehensive guide to not only the raw food diet, but also the raw
food movement itself.
Sungazing group at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/sungazing/
This group is for people who sun gaze. The purpose of this group is to offer
support and advice to folks who have chosen to sun gaze, and for sun gazers
to share experiences.
Sunyoga at http://anandaproject.org/sunyoga/ is the Web site of Sunyogi
Umasankar. He has discovered a method of absorbing energy directly from
the sun, removing the need to eat, drink, or sleep. The Web site contains
information about the discovery of sunyoga, the basic principles of sunyoga,
sun meditation, and links to other resources.
Trudeau, Kevin (2006). More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored
Brand Name Products That Cure Disease. If you have allergies, arthritis,
acid reflux, cancer, heart disease, lupus, back pain, sleep problems, sexual
problems, suffer from depression, are overweight or have acne - all of these
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problems are addressed via alternative therapies in the book, and the specific
products and ways to cure these diseases are listed.
Wolfe, David (2006). The Sunfood Diet Success System. David Wolfe's Sunfood
Diet Success System could be regarded as the raw foodist's bible. It is the
latest edition of his classic book, updated and made gorgeous by library
binding, spectacular Kirlian photography of raw foods throughout, and cutting
edge information about raw foods.
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Useful Web sites
Check the current UV index at http://www.weather.com. Do not sun
gaze when the UV index is above 2.
Visit http://www.sunrisesunset.com to find out when the sun rises in
your area. Print the monthly calendar for your reference.
Search http://www.google.com/ for information about UV meters,
timers and watches and UV cards.
Visit http://www.crystalinks.com/thirdeyepineal.html to learn more
about “The Third Eye — The Pineal Gland.”
Be sure to visit many pages on the ExperienceFestival.com Web site,
as they have many hyperlinked tools that are thorough resources for the
topics in this book:
Alternative Medicine:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/alternative_medicin
e
Alternative Medicine Dictionary:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/alternative_medicin
e_dictionary
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Alternative Medicine Terminology:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/alternative_medicin
e_terminology
Astrology: http://www.experiencefestival.com/astrology
Body, Mind, and Soul:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/body_mind_and_so
ul
ExperienceFestival.com for dictionary, at Google:
http://snipurl.com/hlsu
Mayan Calendar:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/mayan_calendar
Native American Dance:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/native_american_da
nce
Native American Spirituality:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/native_american_sp
irituality
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Natural Healing Dictionary:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/natural_healing_dic
tionary
Polarity energy balancing massage: Alternative Health
Dictionary:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Polarity_energy_
balancing_massage/id/79835
Prana: http://www.experiencefestival.com/prana
Solar System Dictionary:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/solar_system
Spiritual Dictionary:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/spiritual_dictionary
Spiritual Enlightenment:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/spiritual_enlighten
ment
Surya: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Surya:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Surya/id/195135
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