Jain Digest 2007 11 1

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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JAIN DIGEST • Winter 2007
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Roma Ahar of HRM
positive results. He felt progressively energized and his hunger
started to diminish. There was no strong will power required There seems to be some mystery about food habits before to fast, just a lessened desire for food, and an increase in energy. Tirthankar Rishabdev's times. Did human beings sustain their After 3 years of experimentation, he was able to put his finger bodies primarily by Roma Ahar during the third Aara of on the secret of sun-gazing, a practice believed to have been Kalchakara? Did the habit of taking Kawala Ahar start gradually widely used by the Indians, Egyptians, Greeks and Native during the 4th Aara, the Aara when the remaining 23 Americans in ancient times. It is believed that even today, many Tirthankars lived? Roma Ahar is a means of getting energy ascetics in India and Native American tribes in South America directly form an energy source such as the sun or the earth, have been regularly practicing sun-gazing. while Kawala Ahar means consuming normal solid food that
What differentiates HRM is his willingness to withstand in effect generates the energy required by the body. Such a
scientific scrutiny, and his eagerness to support scientific belief would have been discarded as a myth based on the current state of scientific knowledge about the Human body. Strangely,
research. we do have one living example of a person who since June Details on Sun Gazing by HRM can be found on http:// 18th, 1995, continues to live directly on sun's energy and water. www.solarhealing.com. The following is an abstract. The
practice listed below is that of Mr. Hira Ratan Manak and JAINA does not offer any specific opinion on the sun-gazing practice.
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His living and food habits have been scrutinized and observed by the scientific community. This person is Hira Ratan Manek. Hira Ratan Manek, or HRM as he is popularly called, has observed long periods of strict Jain fast under medical observation. The first of these fasts lasted for 211 days during 1995-96. This was followed by a 411 day fast in Amdavad in 2000-01, under medical supervision. The third one was for 130 days in USA in 2002. While not on strict Jain fast, HRM partakes occasional tea, coffee and buttermilk for hospitality and social purposes. He has not consumed any solid food since June 18th, 1995. Born in Bodhavad, India, raised in Calicut, Kerala, India, he received his Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Kerala. In 1962, he stumbled upon Sri Aurobindo's ashram in Pondicherry. There he mer The Mother. The Mother looked at HRM and said "You must bring down the sun's energy to the earth, in order to help the Supermind to descend upon humanity". Many years later, after his retirement, he remembered the words of The Mother, and began his study of and experimentation with sun-gazing. Inspired by the teachings of Lord Mahavir who, according to HRM also practiced similar method twenty six hundred years ago, he started to see some
Learn Sun Gazing as taught by Hira Ratan ManakWe have a super computer in our bodies, given to us by nature, which is our brain. HRM calls it the "brainutor". Unluckily, we hardly use 5-7% of this enormous capability. If we can activate the human brain and awaken these infinite powers inherent in ourselves using sun's energy, then we can raise ourselves to higher levels. Eye can receive the entire spectrum of the sunlight and act as the path for the Sun's Energy to enter the human brain. Perform this practice only within the first hour after sunrise or hour before sunset, when UV and IR levels of sunlight are considered safe for the human eye. Sun gazing is a one-time practice of your lifetime. Look at rising or setting sun, only once per day in the manner described below. Stand on bare earth with bare feet. Eyes can blink and/or flicker. Stillness or steadiness of the eyes is not required. You can continue eating while applying this practice. As a precaution, have your eyes examined periodically by a doctor. This is to err on the side of caution from a scientific standpoint. Additionally, you can buy photo sun-cards to monitor UV and IR radiation. 1. Look at the rising or setting sun - only once per day in
increments of 10 seconds, starting with 10 seconds the first day, 20 the second day and so on. When you reach three months you will be gazing at the sun 15 minutes at a stretch. What is happening: The sun's energy or the sunrays are now passing through the human eye and charging the hypothalamus tract, which is the pathway behind the retina leading to the human brain. What you will observe: You will begin to realize the changes; relief from mental tension or worries, increase in your self-confidence, developing a positive mindset, and
become fearless. 2. Continue this for another 3 months until you reach 30
minutes of sun-gazing at a stretch.
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