Beliefs & Legends related to Surya

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Ancient spiritual texts in India attribute many powerful healing abilities to Surya, the sun god. This article reveals some of the most popular qualities that Surya, the sun, has to share to people as taught in the legends of India.

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Spotlight on Sunlight

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All of us need to get some sunlight in order to remain healthy. Some scientists are now considering sunlight a “super nutrient”. Let’s look at the ways that sunlight helps our bodies.

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Can Sunlight Help Prevent Skin Cancer?

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We’ve heard countless times that sunlight causes skin cancer. We’ve also seen that there is little or even no scientific evidence to support the claim that sunlight causes skin cancer. It appears to be a rather clever marketing pitch for sunscreen. In this article by the University of California, San Francisco, we learn that sunlight actually helps to prevent skin cancer. The scientific evidence is in: “the sun may not be entirely the enemy some people think it is…vitamin D that sunlight helps the body create may help prevent a number of cancers, including skin cancer.”

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Lack of Light Causes High Blood Pressure?

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Around the world, the farther one gets from the equator, the more likely you are to find people with high blood pressure. Lack of exposure to ultraviolet light may actually contribute to the rise in blood pressure in higher latitudes, according to a new theory from an Alabama researcher.

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Sun Yoga and its Healing Aspects

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Qigong master Richard B. Serrano shares the health benefits of sunlight and Sun Yoga practice in this article from Your Spiritual Revolution eMagazine.

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Asthma is caused by Vitamin D deficiency

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New research provides evidence for a link between vitamin D insufficiency and asthma severity. The incidence of asthma cases has increased by more than 300 percent over the last two decades and now affects an estimated 20 million Americans. Learn how daily exposure to sunlight can greatly reduce your asthma and allergies.

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Surya by Sri Chinmoy (part 2)

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This article by Sri Chinmoy shares the Hindu teachings on Surya, the Sun god, found in the Vedas and Upanishads of India.  Part 2 discusses the Purusha and Prakriti and their relationship to the inner and outer sun.

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TIME Magazine: Heliotherapy Medicine

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In 1923 TIME Magazine published a short article on the “new” old therapy of healing with natural sunlight. Heliotherapy has been widely practices for over 2,000 years. However in 1923, TIME Magazine thought of the sun cure as a new addition to modern medicine.

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Let there be light: It’s good for our brains

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Swiss scientists have proven that light intensity influences our cognitive performance and how alert we feel, and that these positive effects last until early evening.

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Edgar Cayce on Vitality and Sunlight

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This article summarizes Edgar Cayce’s perspective and advise on vitality – the vigor and power of health and wellness. Edgar Cayce frequently references the importance of spiritual practices that awaken the kundalini energy and increase prana or chi energy in the body. He specifically mentions the ability to biologically absorb and utilize the energy of the sun through breathing practices and exercises.

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CBN News Video: The Amazing Health Benefits of Vitamin D

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What makes Vitamin D the #1 supplement for the body? What puts Vitamin D in a class by itself?

Vitamin D is more accurately classified as an essential hormone or steroid for the body than a vitamin. Across the board, studies show that the less sunlight a person gets, the more likely he/she is to suffer serious health problems. Adequate Vitamin D produces a 60% reduction in cancers. However, 75% of the population has Vitamin D deficiency. Learn more in this great video from CBN News.

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The Miracle of Vitamin – Vitamin D From Sunlight

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Krispin Sullivan, CN is a researcher, clinical nutritionist and author of Naked at Noon: The Importance of Sunlight and Vitamin D. In this extensive article, Krispin looks at the health benefits of vitamin D and how it is used in the body.

Part 2 of The Miracle of Vitamin D presents how vitamin D from the sunlight is processed in the body.

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HRM Sun Gazing videos in English and Spanish

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On Saturday, April 18, 2009 in Sant Vicens de Montalt, Catalonia, Hira Ratan Manek (HRM) gave his lecture on Sun Gazing. HRM teaches that a person can directly absorb sunlight energy in their body to feed, nourish, and detoxify it. This 12-part video last over 1 hour and provides detailed instruction in the practice of Sun Gazing. Spoken English with Spanish translation is provided during this video.

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What is Sunlightenment?

This website is dedicated to the free discemination of information on the healing powers of the Sun and the spiritual practices of Sun Gazing and Surya (Sun) Yoga. All information is given in the spirit of the Sun, whom shares its Light and Love without restriction. May all of humanity benefit from the enlightening energy of the Sun and the wisdom of all beings who share in this service of Sun Yoga.


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