Six Important Things the Sun Does for You
Read a short article on the six of the sun’s most important functions.
Read a short article on the six of the sun’s most important functions.
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article discusses: Sunlight and Diabetes
Breatharians Akahi and Camila offer messages, prayers and meditations of Love to Mother Earth in this 3rd internet TV episode of Alegria*.
The recent study of Prahlad Jani – an 82 year old breatharian yogi living in northern India – has concluded after 15 days of observation by India’s Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences. Medical doctors and scientists have proven that during his observation, Prahlad Jani did not eat, drink, urinate or defecate. This is medically unprecedented. Read the rest of this entry »
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 1 of this article in Yoga Journal magazine shares the History and Practice of Surya Namaskar.
Vitamin D is vital in activating human defenses and low levels suffered by around half the world’s population may mean their immune systems’ killer T cells are poor at fighting infection. Scientists are now learning how crucial vitamin D is for actually activating the immune system.
Swami Sivananda is one of the world’s most well known and respected yogis. He authored over 200 books on Yoga, Vedanta, and other subjects. In his book Mind – Its Mysteries and Control, Swami Sivananda teaches how the mind is created by the food that we eat through a process of pranic transformation and transportation. Swami Sivananda also states, “If you know the process of drawing the energy from the cosmic energy or solar energy, you can maintain the body with this energy alone for any length of time and can dispense with food.” Is sun gazing this secret method of yoga?
The 2nd edition of Living on Sunlight: The Art and Science of Sun Gazing as taught by Hira Ratan Manek, HRM is a 107-page eBook compiled by Vina Parmar, MBA.
On May 1, 2003 the newspaper New Indian Express published an article on Hira Ratan Manek (HRM). HRM claims that a daily practice of suryanamaskar (sun gazing) has increased his immunity against disease.
Dermatology expert Dr. Bernard Ackerman dispels the the myth of skin cancer being caused by sunlight in his research on melanoma.
Swami Nirmalananda Giri teaches us many ancient yoga secrets in his book Om Yoga – Its Theory and Practice. In the section called “Om is the essence of the evolutionary solar energies”, Swami Nirmalananda Giri references the ancient spiritual texts of Inida, the Upanishads, to teach us that “Sunlight is the radiant form of Om, so the sun initiates the entire solar system into Om. Human beings are solar creatures, therefore to intone Om is the most natural thing they can do. The japa and meditation of Om aligns us with the solar powers that are Om and thereby greatly increase our life force and the evolution of all the levels of our being.”
“We meditate upon the supreme effulgence of the Divine Creative Sun, that she may give impulse to our intelligence.” Wendell E. Wilkinson provides two meditations to connect more strongly to the powerful energy of the Sun – allowing the infinite intelligence of the Sun to illuminate your mind and heart.
Prostate cancer kills 31,000 American men every year, the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men. Did you know that sunlight has been shown to reduce the risk of prostate cancer? In addition, prostate cancer cells have Vitamin D receptors – leading scientists to believe that sunlight and Vitamin D can be used to fight cancer in the body.
This article has been removed from Sunlightenment.com at the request of the Vitamin D Council.
May we all one day learn to share our love, light, and knowledge as freely as the Sun, whom shares itself without restriction to all of life upon this planet.
Breatharian Reine-Claire Lussier teaches us how to attract, store and use more Prana energy (qi/chi) during our daily life. Learn how you can add meditation and energy healing practices to your busy life as you work towards living as a food-free breatharian.
The sun has been the inspiration of mythologies and symbolism, rituals and beliefs in all cultures throughout history. Part 2 of this article explains the various sun dieties of various cultures and their stories.
Wayne Purding, founder of The Sun Center of Phoenix, interviews the sun gazer Hira Ratan Manek (HRM) in this 28 minute mp3 audio file. Listen to HRM speak about how he learned the ancient practice of sun gazing. Hear about his meeting with great spiritual masters in India. Learn the amazing physical and spiritual benefits of sun gazing in this audio interview.
Active sun gazer Wayne Purdin is the founder of The Sun Center of Phoenix, located in Phoenix, Arizona USA. In this article, Wayne traces the roots of sun worship as practiced in Arizona. Articles includes a photograph of Hira Ratan Manek (HRM) at the Hohokam ruins near Phoenix, Arizona.
At least 2,000 genes, or nearly 10% of your genes, have been identified that are directly influenced by vitamin D, which in turn impact a wide variety of health issues, from preventing the common cold and flu to inhibiting at least 16 different types of cancer. There’s even evidence linking vitamin D to the process of brain detoxification of heavy metals such as mercury.
A powerful spiritual practice is to get up early every morning to worship the sun as it rises. Our Sun is alive and conscious. Behind our Sun is the light of all lights, the Sun of all Suns, the Source, The Supreme Light. We are a spark of that great light. Meditate on the Sun and you will feel your soul-glow increase.
In a new study, researchers used a complex computer prediction model to determine that intake of vitamin D3 and calcium would prevent 58,000 new cases of breast cancer and 49,000 new cases of colorectal cancer annually in the U.S. and Canada. The researchers’ model also predicted that 75 percent of deaths from these cancers could be prevented with adequate intake of vitamin D3 and calcium.
Jakob Lorber (July 22, 1800–August 24, 1864) was a Christian mystic and visionary who referred to himself as “God’s scribe”. He wrote that on 15 March 1840 he began hearing an ‘inner voice’ from the region of his heart and thereafter transcribed what it said. By the time of his death 24 years later he had written manuscripts equivalent to 10,000 pages in print, expecting and receiving no financial reward for his work.
The Healing Power of the Sunlight is one of Jakob’s books, which discusses the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of sunlight and ways to effectively use the sunlight for healing and spiritual awakening.
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.