To begin the practice of Trataka meditation, a flame from an oil lamp is often used. However in more advanced levels of Trataka, the rising and setting sun becomes the object of meditation. This article from Bhaktivedanta Ashram provides detailed instructions on how to perform Trataka meditation yoga in a safe and effective way.
Australian researchers have discovered that myopia (nearsightedness or shortsightedness) may not be caused by excessive reading as is commonly thought. New studies show that children from Sydney, Australia spent twice as much time reading as children in Singapore, yet developed ten times less cases of myopia. The key difference is that Sydney-based children spent four times more time outside in the sun.
The Hatha Yoga practice of trataka is a simple technique that has a purifying, invigorating effect on the mind and improves concentration, paving the way for a deeper meditation practice. Trataka also nourishes the subtle flame at the navel center, promoting vitality and inner health. In its more advanced form, as the Himalayan master Swami Rama said, “The practice of trataka eventually merges into surya sadhana, meditation on the solar energy.” Learn more about this power solar energy technique taught by Swami Rama in this Yoga Plus article.
Watch this 7 minute video from Natural News TV which shares one man’s experience with Sun Gazing. Learn how Magnus Mulliner, of the UK, has been sun gazing since 2005 and has experience many remarkable benefits – including eye sight improvement. Magnus Mulliner’s eyesight has improved from 20/20 to 20/12 feet – the U.K. equivalent of improving from 6/6 to 6/3.8 meters. Mangus has tested his vision regularly since sun gazing and noticed that his eyesight continues to get stronger. The world record for best eyesight is 6/3.5 meters. In a few years, maybe Magnus can break this record!
The SOLution is a 4 CD audio book with over 4 and a half hours of sunlight energy research, including the science, the history, the practice, and the people.
Short-sightedness in Asia has reached record level, with around 90 per cent of school-leavers in Singapore need glasses. Research from Australia found that children should spend a minimum of two to three hours outside each day in direct sunlight to avoid becoming short-sighted.
New research at the University of Kansas School of Medicine shows that eye health is directly related to overall health, occurrence of disease and aging. The gradual yellowing of the lens and the narrowing of the pupil that occur with age disturb the body’s circadian rhythm, contributing to a range of health problems. As the eyes age, less and less sunlight gets through the lens to reach key cells in the retina that regulate the body’s circadian rhythm, its internal clock, and hormone production.
This article by Dr. Mitchell Gibson tells how the hidden nature of sunlight holds an important key to higher human evolution. Part 1 of this article looks at the five major components of Sunlight: Information Factors, Universal Forces, Energetic Factors, Evolutionary Factors, and Enlightenment Factors.
The Suryanarayana temple at Arasavalli in Andhra Pradesh, India is an ancient one built by the Kalinga rulers in the 1st millennium CE. It is believed that those with skin ailments, blindness and barrenness are miraculously cured of their afflictions upon offering worship at this temple.
Bernarr MacFadden is one of the pioneers of healthy living in America. In 1925 Bernarr MacFadden published the book Strengthening the EYES: A System of Scientific Eye Training, which presented a detail study of the eye and techniques to restore strength to weakening vision and eye health. In chapter 19, Bernarr MacFadden teaches a technique to strengthen the eyes with sunlight. Although the fear of the sun was, and still is strong in humanity, many people have achieved amazing results with these eye exercises.
This article by Floco Tausin takes a deeper look into the relationship of the physical eyes, spiritual eyes, and spiritual practices like meditation and yoga trataka. Spiritual practices that focus the eyes on material objects, like the sun, also affect and strenghten the “inner eye”, “spiritual eye”, the “third eye” or Ajna Chakra. This awakens the practitioner to experience of inner spiritual light and psychic perception. Learn the methods taught by Carlos Castenda and the Indian Yogis to train the eyes to gain spiritual sight.
This information-packed article by Dr. Bernarr shares the remarkable discoveries of over a dozen health care practitioners throughout medical history, including Dr. Herbert Shelton, Dr. C. W. Saleeby, Arnold Rickli, Bernarr McFadden, Hippocrates. Part 2 of this article shares how the sun improves human health and heals disease. Muscle strength, tissue health, eyesight, mental and emotional health are all improved with proper sunbathing. While using sunblock, sunscreen, suntan lotion, and sunglasses have been proven harmful to the body.
The 5th issue of The Sun Gazette newsletter was released in the Winter of 2007 by The International Sun Imbibers’ Society.
Amateur filmmaker Matt Wilcox explains what sungazing is, how to sun gaze, and how sun gazing affects our brain – shown through an EEG experiment by world renowned neurologist Dr. Fred Travis. Observe the most thorough eye exam possible by one of the best departments of ophthalmology in the United States in this 11 minute documentary on Sun Gazing.
Issue 4 of The International Sun Imbibers’ Society newsletter, The Sun Gazette, was released in Fall of 2006.
Common to Sun Gazing practice is the experience of After Images, Phosphenes, Eye Floaters, and the Blue field entoptic phenomenon. Learn more about these phenomenon is this article by Floco Tausin as he takes a deeper look into the relationship of the physical eyes, spiritual eyes, and spiritual practices like meditation and yoga trataka. Learn how you can strengthen your eyes to gain spiritual vision and awaken the inner light.
The sun improves the eyes and pupils in many wonderful ways. For instance, it loosens tight muscles. The nerves and muscles just naturally let go of stress and tension, a leading cause of poor eyesight. The eyes thrive on the sun’s energy
Eyesight researcher and author of Secrets to Perfect Eyesight Robert Zuraw shares his single most important exercise you can do to correct and improve your eyesight.
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