I am a novice at sungazing. I have done a considerable amount of research on the topic though. I am only up to about 4-5 minutes per day. I don't recommended sungazing for anyone. Sungazing is a very personal choice and one needs to feel called to sungazing before proceeding. If you do feel this calling to sungaze though, I recommend the HRM method as it appears to be the safest method of the many methods that are proposed by sungazers around the world. Sungaze only within an hour of sunrise or sunset. This is critical.

I have had no good fortune with many other treatments for healing my eye and I felt drawn to sungazing because to me it felt like the answer was there for me. I have very poor vision in my left eye and if sungazing could be the answer then I felt I would try it out and see if there was any positive effects on my vision. I also have an eye disease in my left eye and thought I would give it a try. My left eye gets very red when I am tired or when I am around smoke or I am on the computer for too long. A large part of my day is spent writing reports and such so here I am. I tried sungazing for a few seconds at a time at dawn and dusk with no ill effects. I only sungaze now within an hour of sunrise or sunset and this is an important way to avoid the ill effects of potential damage from UV radiation, during other times of the day. I have noticed positive effects from sungazing including improved night vision and a better disposition when I sungazed daily but my vision did not general vision did not improve and the redness did not end. Now, I am convinced that I only had limited results because I did not follow through to a point where the effects would lead to the repair of my eye disease. While I did have some positive effects from initial sungazing, I had no dicipline and eventually quit sungazing. I don't think it is not good to push your self but only do what one feels comfortable to do.

My goal is to heal my left eye and I will attempt to follow the HRM method this time and continue until I get to 30 minutes. If my eye disease goes away then I will have reached my goal. In the past, I did not walk barefoot but I am going to try this time to follow this protocol. I am currently attempting to maintain a little more discipline and will let you know how it is going.

The following is fro a website that included the HRM sungazing method. * Remember to only sungaze within an hour of sunise and sunset:



12-10-03

At this point, Dear Friend, I would like to place a "Disclaimer" that in my journal for the month of December 2003, I am not suggesting that anyone try sungazing for any reason. The information about sungazing in this month and later months of my journal is simply for academic study only.

I am enclosing below some articles on sungazing or Solar Yoga. I hope you find them interesting.

Yours in...

Love, Life, Law and... LIGHT.

Pete

PS. As you remember in the past in my journals I often spoke of walking barefoot. Now you know the main reason for this... walking barefoot gounds the body to the earth which is necessary for the cells of the body to be charged with solar energy.

Attached:

12-11-03
An excellent article on the Sungazing Methods of Hira Ratan Manek
by Beiyin of FalconBlanco
International Sun Community.
http://falconblanco.com/fbgb/index.htm

"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 411days..." [while under strict observation by medical doctors. He has gone years without eating... only drinking water... gaining all his sustenence from the sun.]

"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."


12-12-03
"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 sungazing 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 sungazing practice”. If you wish to go ahead, continue for another three months, increasing again by ten seconds each day."

12-14-03
"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!"

12-16-03
"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."

http://falconblanco.com/fbgb/index.htm
http://www.seekeronline.org/journals/y2003/dec03.html
http://lifemysteries.com/psjs_faqs/06236228.shtml#07187031