Edited extract from the Web site: http://www.solarhealing.com
Shri
Manek has researched ancient Jain and Hindu Scriptures and experimented
on himself under strict medical Scrutiny to Develop a simple and
scientific technique of harnessing energy from the Sun and the Earth.
He lived without food, on water alone, for a prolonged period of 411
days since several years. He dedicated his life to teaching how our
body can gain energy from sources other than food.
People who
practiced this method have observed negative emotions to drop, chronic
illnesses to disappear and all obsession with food become a thing of
the past.
Shri Manek’s method: Is to be practiced standing BAREFOOT
on BARE EARTH. No wearing shoes, and no standing on concrete, stone or
even on grass in a meadow or lawn (The grass absorbs the solar energy).
One has to stand either on sand or on gravel/mud/ earth. Bare feet have
to be in contact with the bare earth.
Practice
this in the open, in the first one hour after sunrise or the last one
hour just before sunset. During this time, the sun rays are not too
strong, and also the UV radiation etc. is supposed to be lower, so no
harm will come to the eyes. Start by simply gazing (or rather, looking)
at the sun for 10 seconds only. Do not stare or focus on the sun.
Simply just look at it. No stress or strain on the face, facial muscles
or eyes. Stand relaxed. No need to maintain an unblinking, unwinking
stare. Blink as and when it naturally happens. During the practice, the
attitude of “surrender” to the natural divine cosmic sun energy must be
there, as also an “auto-suggestion” and implicit belief that this is
going to help/heal/nourish you. Increase the time you gaze at the sun
by ten seconds each day. In about three months time, you will be doing
it for about 15 minutes. At this time, all your mental tensions,
problems etc. will go away. This itself is a major thing. If this is
your objective, you can stop the practice at this time and go to the
“Post sun gazing practice”.
If
you wish to go ahead, continue for another three months, increasing
again by ten seconds each day. When you are six months into the
practice, you will be somewhere around 30 minutes. At this time, all
your physical ailments will also be gone. If this is your objective,
you can stop the practice at this time and go to the “Post sun gazing
practice”. If you wish to go ahead, continue for another three months,
increasing again by ten seconds each day. When you are nine months into
the practice, you will be somewhere around 44 minutes. This is the
maximum. DO NOT EXCEED 44 minutes. You will find that in this period,
your hunger slowly goes down until it finally disappears and you have
no need for food any more.
At
this time, sungazing has to be stopped and there is no need to continue
the practice any more. According to Shri Manek, during the first three
months, the pineal gland is getting activated, and the hypothalamus or
pathway to the brain from the eye is getting charged. After that period
the solar energy starts reaching your brain and charging it. After this
period, the solar energy starts getting stored in each and every cell
in your body. When all the cells in the body are charged there is no
need to do sungazing any more. Only the post-sun-gazing practice needs
to be done to recharge the body. Shri Manek says that we need a lot of
energy for digestion of food and for our brain/mind, to deal with all
the mental problems, depression, negative emotions etc. He says that
since the sun gazing has removed all his mental problems, he is calm
and cool so no energy is used/lost here. Since he is not eating any
more, no energy for digestion is required either. So his energy needs
are greatly reduced and he can easily meet them without needing food!
Post Sun Gazing Practice: Simply walk barefoot on bare earth for 45
minutes a day!
Conclusion:
There is no urge to carry on doing sungazing for nine months until you
reach 44 minutes. You can stop the practice whenever – at three months,
six months etc. You will get the benefits accordingly.
If there is a
problem of macular degeneration, Shri Manek suggests to do the
following modified exercise: Look at the sun for a second or so. Then
close your eyes and “see” the image of the sun in the “third eye” (ajna
chakra – middle of the eyebrows). Keep focusing on this mental image as
long as it persists. When the image goes away, open the eyes and just
look at the sun once again, and then repeat the process (focus on the
image with closed eyes). Repeat a third time. Do this until the image
persists for about 5-6 minutes. At this time, the macular problem will
be healed, and then you can do the regular practice.
www.falconblanco.com/sungazing/manekji.htm
[NOTE:
Yes, sun gazing is possible. This article does not discuss the fact
that human carbon-based cells are changing to crystalline cells, which
utilizes Light for energy in 5D. This man must be advanced in his
conversion to crystalline cells and holds very high frequencies. ---PHB
] http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/health/holistic_alternative_medicine/news.php?q=1226775052
November 15, 2008 12:02 PM SUNGAZING
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Hira Ratan Manek was born on 12th of September 1937 in Bodhavad, India,
was raised in Calicut, Kerala, India, where he had his Mechanical
Engineering degree from the University of Kerala. After graduation, he
joined the family shipping and spice trading business and continued
working there until he retired in 1992.
After
he retired, he began to research and study the ancient practice of sun
gazing in which he had been interested in since his childhood. This
method was an old but forgotten method, which had been practiced, in
the ancient times in many different parts of the world. (see Sun Gazing
- History http://www.solarhealing.com/sghistory.htm
)
.... After
working on this method for 3 years, he was able to re-discover the
secrets of sun gazing. During his study, he was mainly inspired from
the teachings of Lord Mahavir of Jains, who was also practicing this
method two thousand and six hundred years ago. Other inspirations for
sungazing came from ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Native Americans.
Since
June 18th, 1995, HRM has and continues to live only on sun energy and
water. Occasionally, for hospitality and social purposes, he drinks
tea, coffee and buttermilk. Until now, he had three strict fastings,
during which he had just sun energy and only water and was under the
control and observation of various science and medical teams.
The
first of these fasting lasted for 211 days during 1995-96 in Calicut,
India directed by Dr. C.K. Ramachandran, a medical expert on allopathy
and ayurvedic medicine.
This was followed by a 411 day fast from
2000-2001 in Ahmedabad, India directed by an International team of 21
medical doctors and scientists led by Dr. Sudhir Shah (Dr. Shah's
synopsis report) and Dr. K. K. Shah, the acting President of Indian
Medical Association at that time. Dr. Maurie D. Pressman, MD also
describes his experience with HRM in an article he wrote and later
joined the team for the next observation on HRM.
After the
excitement of the findings at Ahmadabad, HRM was invited to Thomas
Jefferson University and University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
where he underwent a 130 day observation period. This Science/Medical
Team wanted to observe and examine his retina, pineal gland and brain,
therefore this observation team was led by Dr. Andrew B. Newberg, a
leading authority on the brain and also featured in the recent movie
"What the Bleep Do We Know", and by Dr. George C. Brenard, the leading
authority on the pineal gland. Initial results found that the gray
cells in HRM's brain are regenerating. 700 photographs have been taken
where the neurons were reported to be active and not dying.
Furthermore, the pineal gland was expanding and not shrinking which is
typically what happens after mid fifties and its maximum average size
is about 6 x 6 mm, however for HRM, it has been measured to be at 8 x
11 mm.
There
have been many other sungazers who have achieved similar results and
have volunteered to be tested, however due to lack of funding and other
lifestyle restrictions the results have not been documented. The
uniqueness of HRM is that he has surrendered his living body for
observation and experiments to the scientific firmament for several
extended periods of time. Although scientists and doctors have agreed
that hunger is being reduced if not eliminated, due to the complexity
of the various brain functions, they have not been able to explain how
sungazing has such positive effects on the human mind or body, however
more research is underway.
In
2002 Hira Ratan Manek gave over 136 lectures in USA and has been
invited by government agencies of many countries to help them
understand this process at which point he established his International
Headquarters in Orlando, Florida. In 2003 HRM gave over 147 lectures in
US, Canada, Caribbean and UK and nearly 400 newspapers all around the
world have published articles on him.(...)
There are now Solar
Healing Centers coming up all over the world and facilitating a global
group of HRM Phenomenon practitioners. For those who are interested in
learning more about the sun energy is an effective healing source, HRM
recommends these books:
- "Light, Medicine of the Future", by Jacob Lieberman
- "The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century", by
Richard Hobday.
We
have a super computer in our bodies given to us by the nature, which is
our brain. HRM (Hira Ratan Manek) calls it the “brainutor”. The brain
is more powerful than the most advanced super computer. Each and every
human being is gifted with innumerable talents, and infinite inherent
powers by nature. Individuals should never underestimate themselves.
Everyone is gifted. If we make use of these powers we can take
ourselves to great levels. Unfortunately, these infinite inherent
powers are programmed in that part of the brain that is largely dormant
and goes unused. Even medical science agrees we hardly make use of the
brain but about 5-7% – the most brilliant of humans like Albert
Einstein is reported to have used only about 32% of their brains.
If
we can activate the human brain and awaken these infinite powers
inherent in ourselves then we can raise ourselves to higher levels. We
can achieve any results we want. In order to operate the brain
effectively, it needs to be activated. Being a holistic entity it needs
a holistic power supply. Sun energy is the source that powers the
brain, which can enter and leave the human body or the brain only
through one organ that is the human eye. Eyes are the Sun Energy’s
entry door to the human brain.(...)
HRM asserts that the rainbow is
in the eye not in the sky. The seven colors of the sun is only the
reflection of what is in the eye. We can create a rainbow anytime we
want – go to the garden, just observe below a source of flowing water
as the sun moves above. There you will see the rainbow. Eye can receive
the entire spectrum of the sunlight. It’s like having a glass window.
Eye is the perfect instrument to receive all the colors of the rainbow.
Since eyes are delicate parts of the body, we have to use them in such
a way that they serve our purposes without getting damaged. Present day
teachings and ideas such as don’t look at the sunlight at all --you
will damage your eyesight; never go out in the sun as you will get
cancer, are causing needless hysteria and paranoia. The more you are
away from the nature, the more there is a cause for illness and you
will automatically support global corporations.(...) http://www.solarhealing.com/sungazing.htm
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(...)
In
November of 2002 there were some flyers put up around school (American
College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ACTCM), about an Indian man,
Hira Ratan Manek (HRM), coming to lecture in Berkeley, CA. The flyer
was preaching this man's ability to store the sun's energy in his
brain; it was also advertised that HRM hadn't eaten food in seven
years. At the time I was certainly caught up in the ‘supernatural’ and
the quest of 'enlightenment'. Along with many Bay Area individuals; I
owned the tapes, the books and the scented oils. I burned incense, I
took classes, and although I had not taken classes on burning incense,
I certainly believed there was more to life than meets the eye. What is
the goal? Why are we here? Who am I? (...)
I'm
in, if HRM's eyes were ok, maybe mine would be fine as well (in fact,
his lecture mentioned the ability of sungazing to heal many visual
impairments). I lugged myself out of bed; walked a few blocks away to
Holly Park, stared at the rising sun for 10 seconds and went back to
bed. The next day I gazed for 20 seconds, then 30 then 40. As I
increased the amount of time staring into the sun certain physical
sensations were beyond words, and my mental acuity was certainly
changing. Sungazing became an obsession, for the next few months I
traveled a fair amount, there were occasions where I would get up at
4:30am, hike an hour in the chill of the approaching dawn to a ridge to
stare at the sunrise for 3 minutes. Crazy.
Is this conceivable? Could the problem of world hunger have such a
simple solution? Could it actually be possible to live without food?
For years people were ostracized for stating the world was round. For
centuries scientists have been locked away, doctors have been put in
jail, and witches have been hunted. What are we all afraid of? http://www.sungazing.com/ http://www.sungazing.com/652.html
how to sungaze
Emotional healing in Cancer patients; by Dr. Michael D. Winer
(...) In 2005, I treated an 85-year-old woman who had advanced
pancreatic cancer. She had lost over 10% of her body weight and
required several medications to control her pain. No other medical
intervention was deemed appropriate and she had been told that she had
6 months to live. I treated her for issues of being controlled by
others, especially her father, and for aloneness, and helped her
develop her happiness, playfulness and pleasure. Within three months,
her CEA had dropped from 14.69 to 7.9 and her CA19-9 and CA125 levels
were back within normal limits. Her tumors stabilized and stopped
growing, while she regained all of the weight that she had lost and she
was able to reduce her pain medications. She is now living an active
life, including nearly full-time employment. (...)
http://www.sungazing.com/673.html
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An excellent article on the Sungazing Methods of Hira Ratan Manek
by Beiyin of FalconBlanco
International Sun Community. http://falconblanco.com/fbgb/index.html http://www.seekeronline.org/journals/y2003/dec03.html
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(...)
Recently a historical and amazing incidence took place in Ahmedabad,
Gujarat, India. A gentleman called Shri Hira Ratan Manek(H.R.M.) aged
64 , a mechanicalengineer residing at Calicut, originally belonging to
Kutch., Gujarat, has just accomplished a remarkable record- a world
record, by doing continuous fasting for 411 days, as per jain
tradition.(i.e. taking only boiled water during day time and just no
other food or liquids). He had done similar jain fasting for 211 days
in 1995-96. This time, he started fasting on 1.1.2000. The unique
thing, was that this time he was under continuous day to day medical
checking and elaborate medical testing- with a critical evaluation by a
team of expert doctors, representing various fraternities of medical
science including family physicians, physicians, cardiologist,
neurologist, endocrinologist, surgeon, pathologists, genetician,
radiologists e.t.c. Also from time to time several teams of physicists,
chemists, biochemists, physiologists and several doctors from all
different specialities from India as well as abroad have spent time to
meet him, examine him. All of them have been impressed with the
genuinity of fasting but every body is wondering how this has become
possible.(...)
http://www.rawpaleodiet.org/sungazing/shah-hypoth-411fast2.html
http://www.thetaobums.com/lofiversion/index.php/t337.html
en francais:
(...)
Cette méthode, c'est le sungazing, un mot anglais qui signifie
“fixation du soleil”. Cette pratique, remise au goût du jour par
Hira
Ratan Manek (HRM) dès 1992, permet de stimuler le cerveau
grâce à
l'énergie lumineuse du Soleil. Les sungazers, qui fixent le
soleil
levant ou le soleil couchant, obtiennent divers bienfaits :
santé,
sérénité, bien-être, développement
des capacités spirituelles. Autant
de bienfaits exposés par le Docteur Lefebure dans sa pratique
scientifique du Phosphénisme : plus de 10 ans avant HRM, il
décrivait
déjà les exercices de fixation du Soleil…
Cette pratique ancestrale
était réservée aux initiés. HRM l'a
redécouverte dans les travaux
d'anciens yogis qui pratiquaient la fixation du soleil il y a 2 600
ans. Cette pratique existait également chez les
Amérindiens, les
Égyptiens et les Grecs, ce qu'avait déjà
constaté le Docteur Lefebure.
Le
Docteur Lefebure est le créateur du Phosphénisme,
méthode permettant de
transformer l'énergie lumineuse en énergie mentale. Le
Docteur Lefebure
s'est appuyé sur une longue tradition ésotérique,
mais son trait de
génie consiste à avoir porté un regard
scientifique sur les phénomènes
initiatiques. Initié lui-même dans la voie sensorielle par
GALIP,
Zoroastrien et diplomate ukrainien, il s'est attaché à
trouver un
critère scientifique permettant de savoir
précisément ce qui
fonctionnait dans les exercices initiatiques. C'est ce qui lui a permis
de présenter des exercices très précis
après en avoir éliminé tout ce
qui se rattachait à un folklore religieux ou
ésotérique. http://www.phosphenisme.com/z_sungazing.html
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(...)
- Le Sungazing , ancienne pratique de guérison et de
méditation
utilisée depuis la nuit des temps ( mais perdue après le
déclin de
l’Ancienne Egypte) , est revivifié par un autre maître
Indien, Hira
Ratan Manek, le pionnier du sungazing qui n’hésite pas à
offrir son
corps à la science pour prouver que l’homme peut vivre
d’énergie
solaire et d’eau uniquement…. http://www.sungazing-tantra.com/
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