Sun Gazette Newsletter – Issue 8

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Spring 2009 marks the release of the International Sun Imbibers’ Society’s eighth Sun Gazette Newsletter. Featuring an interview with Mark Amaru Pinkham of the Solar Brotherhood of Peru and a Templar Knight of The International Order of Gnostic Templars and an article by Dr. Mitchell Gibson.

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Proper oil for Trataka Meditation

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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.

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Rejuvenate With Kundalini Mantra Yoga – Third Eye Chakra

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This book excerpt from Rejuvenate With Kundalini Mantra Yoga by L R Chowdhry teaches how the Third Eye integrates and then diffracts the white light into seven color Prana. These seven color Prana are then sent to the seven Chakras where the prana is used to supply the body with energy.

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Yoga Plus – Candlelight Insight

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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.

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Kriya of Surya Namaskar by Yogi Manmoyanand (part 1)

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In his book Sivananda Buried Yoga, Yogi Manmoyanand writes about the secret kriya of surya namaskar and the deeper spiritual science the sun salutation uses to empower to chakras and energy levels of the human body. The information in Sivananda Buried Yoga was taken from Yogi Manmoyanad’s journey in the Himalayan Mountains and residence with a secret group of highly evolved yogis. The spiritual knowledge that Yogi Manmoyanad teaches in his book is difficult to find elsewhere and of great value to any serious spiritual practitioner, sun gazer and yogi.

This post features an excerpt from Sivananda Buried Yoga that teaches the traditional spiritual kriya of surya namaskar in a way that has been lost from modern yoga practice. Learn the purpose and power of the surya namasakar positions, mantras and chakras. Learn how the yoga kriya surya namaskar is designed to help the human body attract, store and use solar energy for its function.

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Sun Yoga for Body, Mind and Soul – online course at New Wisdom University

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In this four week course, learn the history of Sun Yoga, the science of sunlight and the human body, and techniques to utilize sunlight energy in the human body.

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Who is Sunyogi Umasankar?

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One of India’s well known Sun Gazing yogis, Umasankar has discovered a method of absorbing energy directly from the sun, removing the need to eat, drink or sleep. Learn more about who this Sunyogi is and how he discovered the spiritual practice of Sun Gazing.

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Indian Man Lives Seven Decades Without Food or Water

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In April & May 2010, Indian scientists studied Prahlad Jani – a yogi who claims to have lived for 70 years without food or water. Watch this video clip by NTDTV which features interviews by doctors who have studied Prahlad Jani – a breatharian yogi and medical mystery.

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Trataka – Concentrated Gazing (Yoga Magazine)

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This detailed article on Trataka – the yoga practice of concentrated gazing – was published by Yoga Magazine in May of 1991. Learn how this ancient Hatha yoga practice can help to improve all functions of the eyes, improve mental functions, create peace and improve energy levels.  Yogis and ancient yoga texts – like the Hatha Yoga Pradipika – share that higher spiritual abilities, like clairvoyance, telepathy, telekinesis, psychic healing can develop.  The practice of Sun Trataka – gazing at the rising or setting sun is also referenced by Swami Niranjan in this article.

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Agnya Chakra – Light of Love

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This article from Light of Love: Sahaja Yoga Meditation News teaches about the significance of the Agnya (Ajna) Chakra and Jesus Christ. Learn how Jesus Christ is the Lord of the Agnya (Ajna) Chakra, which corresponds to the Sun – evidenced from early depictions of Jesus Chirst in religious artwork and the significance of the dates of his life. Learn how the Agnya (Anja) Chakra works with sunlight to create the spiritual change that Jesus Christ embodied.

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Suryayog Sun Talks

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Suryayog is the yoga of the Sun.  It is an ancient yogic technique that has recently re-surfaced in India.  Suryayog involves just 3 steps: Sungazing, Meditation and Circle of Light, and can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age or faith.

This article reminds us of the importance of the Sun in our lives. If there is a wonder drug or cure-all it would be the Sun.

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We come from the Sun, We return to the Sun

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In his Coast to Coast AM radio interview, psychologist Christopher Holmes discusses his “most mind-boggling” subject – that humans beings are spiritual beings that come from the sun and return to the sun at death.

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The SOLution – a 4-CD audio book by Wayne Purdin

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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.

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Surya by Sri Chinmoy (part 3)

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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 3 discusses the famous Gayatri Mantra – a prayer to Surya, the sun god, for spiritual purification and enlightenment.

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Cats doing Sun Yoga

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To open widen our smiles and open our hearts, Sunlightenment presents a photo gallery of cats doing Sun Yoga, sun bathing, and Sun Gazing.  For when you feel like you are the only person you know looking at the sun, let these photos remind you that all of the natural world practices Sun Yoga.

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Surya Namaskara by Swami Satyananda Saraswati (video)

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Swami Satyananda Saraswati has written an extensive book on the practice of Surya Namaskar, the yoga Sun Salutation. This book teaches the complete Surya Namaskar technique, including the correct sequence of asanas, breathing pranayama, concentration locations, mantra, and bandhas. The inner meaning / esoteric science of Surya Namaskar is also explained. This book is highly recommended by Sunlightenment to deepen your Sun Yoga spiritual practice and improve your health.

Included in this post is a video example of the Surya Namaskar yoga practice, including the sacred bija mantras for each asana movement.

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Looking Sun in the eyes

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Suryamahayogi Amaranand Ram Ram constantly gazes at the Sun from morning to evening without blinking his eyelids.  He claims to be the only one to be gifted with this divine power from the Sun-god for he had chanted 40 lakh Ram mantras for over six months in the Himalayan valley. 

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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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