The media commonly emphasizes one side of the sunlight health story, either siding with the danger or the benefits. However, M. Nathaniel Mead feels that a balanced message is the most intelligent approach when understanding how sunlight affects human health. Get the pros and cons of the sunlight & health debate in Part 7 of Benefits of Sunlight.
Sri Aurbindo teaches the significance of Surya Savirti – the Sun God – in his book The Secret of the Veda. Verse 81 of the Rig Veda teaches that Surya is the seer, the revealer. Surya enlightens the mind and the thoughts with the illuminations of the Truth.
That most familiar of asana sequences, Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation) is as rich in symbolic and mythic overtones as it is in physical benefits. Part 2 of this article in Yoga Journal magazine teaches the asana sequence of Surya Namaskar and offers tips to deepen your yoga experience.
In his second video on Supreme Master TV, breatharian Elitom Ben Yisrael discusses the process of transitioning to become a breatharian. Elitom shares a very detailed look at the actual breatharian process, what to expect when transitioning, and how to overcome the challenges to become a successful breatharian.
The Surya Pahar temple is situated amongst several archaeological remains in Goalpara in Assam, India. This temple is an ancient center of sun worship that is literally an art gallery of Indian sculpture.
Dr. Johanna Budwig, a 6-time Nobel Prize nominated cancer research scientist, presented this lecture to the Life and Action Congress in 1972. Dr. Budwig shares how the body stores photons and electrons from the sun to perform all vital functions. Lots of information!
In his book Shakti: An Introduction to Kundalini Maha Yoga, Shri Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas briefly mentions that the human being is connected to the sun via the energy channel called the Hita nadi. Shri Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas was a Kundalini Yoga master who performed miracles and lived to the age of 116.
Dr. Christopher Schneider is a chemist, Naturopath and breatharian coach living in Germany. In the summer of 1998, Dr. Schneider performed the 21 Day Process as taught by Jasmuheen and has since been living as a breatharian. In this 4-part video by Supreme Master Television we listen to Dr. Schneider and learn about his experience as a breatharian, breatharian coach, and Naturopathic healer.
In Swami Nirmalananda Giri’s article The Christ of India, Swami presents research that claims that Jesus Christ was a practicing sun gazer. Sun gazing was a common practice in the Essene sect of early Christianity.
A recent study by the University of Oxford shows that vitamin D deficiency increases the risk certain cancers, dementia and autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes. This study also found 2,776 binding sites for the vitamin D receptor along the length of the human genome – the human DNA system.
Ramana Maharshi, the great spiritual saint of South India frequently compared the Light of the Self to the Light of the Sun. Here in his famous poem Atma-Vidya (Self-Knowledge) Ramana Maharshi describes the spiritual Self as “Sun within the Heart… the boundless seas of Perfect Bliss!”
Learn about the role of sunlight in our lives. This article looks at how lives of humans have been shaped by sunlight, how the light levels of changing seasons affect human life, how the human body functions and hormone levels respond to sunlight, and how the responses of humans and animals to sunlight compare.
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 5 of The Miracle of Vitamin D focuses on vitamin D and Heart Disease, weight loss and weight gain, and the right fats to eat.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the most conclusive evidence to date that inadequate levels of vitamin D lead to substantially increased risk of death. From the year 2000 to 20008, over 18,000 men and women were studied. The results are worth reading!
Released on January 11, 1935 (1/11), this classic cartoon showcases the powerful healing effects of sunlight to create happiness and wellbeing. Much wisdom is contained within this simple cartoon.
The Essene Gospel Of Peace is a Holy Book of the Essene sect of Christianity. In this book, Jesus Christ teaches about prayer, purity, fasting, and the Angels of Air, Water, and Sunlight.
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.
This professional YouTube video shares the significant history and amazing artwork of the Sun Temple at Konark in Orissa, India. This Sun Temple took 12 hundred artisans and architects 12 years to construct. Learn also about the curative powers of Suyra, the Hindu Sun god, and the legend of Samba, son of Lord Krishna, who was cured of leprosy by worshiping the sun.
India’s oldest natural medicine, Ayurveda, is a giant collection of knowledge about the human body. In this Ayurvedic article by Dr. Helen Thomas, we learn Ayurveda’s knowledge and the benefits of sunlight and proper sunlight exposure. Learn what Ayurveda recommends as a natural alternative to modern chemical sunscreen.
Jericho Sunfire achieved the breatharian state after a process of body detoxification through dietary changes. Jericho Sunfire began his process by following fruitarian diet, changing to a liquidarian diet, and then moving into the food-free and water-free breatharian state. In this section of Jericho Sunfire’s The Process video series, watch as Jericho teaches about his initiation into the liquidarian diet – the changes he experienced and the challenged he faced.
30-second video clip shot by NASA’s SOHO – Solar & Heliospheric Observatory. This timelapse video shows 3 days of recorded video footage in 30 seconds. Watch the rotating sun with active sunspots and solar flares.
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