Harness the Power of Sun to Augment Vitality and Abundance
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veryone knows that without the Sun, there is no possibility of life on earth. The lives of all the plants, animals, and humans on this planet are dependent on the Sun. All of the food produced on the planet is essentially the product of Sun’s energy. Plants absorb light energy from the Sun through its green pigment (chlorophyll), creating a chemical reaction that produces carbohydrates. Plants are nourished by these carbohydrates. This process is called photosynthesis. A human’s diet consists of vegetables and milk. The cow, buffalo, goat, etc. produce milk by eating the plants and vegetation. Thus, even indirectly, all food can be considered to be made available only from the Sun rays. The Sun sends energy to earth in two invisible ways: infrared radiation and ultraviolet rays. Infrared radiation keeps our planet warm and intensifies biochemical activity. Ultraviolet rays are essential to the body as they stimulate the production of vitamin D. Vitamin D has a vital function in increasing calcium and phosphorus absorption from food. It plays a crucial role in skeletal development, immune
function, and blood cell formation. Treatment of various diseases by artificially generated infrared and ultraviolet rays has started. But the direct use of Sun rays is better than the benefits derived from other artificial measures. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), getting anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes of sunlight on your arms, hands, and face twice or thrice a week is enough to reap the vitamin D-boosting benefits of the Sun. Besides, sunshine has a unique ability to destroy bacteria. Medical scientists have found that sun rays can be beneficial in all types of diseases, including loss of appetite, dysentery, cough, boils, pimples, chronic eye diseases, mental imbalance, etc. In fact, there is a complete Sun Therapy for this purpose. Since ancient times, the Vedic method of performing Trikal Sandhya (praying three times during the morning, noon and evening) was designed to take advantage of the beneficial power of the Sun. Ashrams, Gurukuls, etc. used to be in such a pleasant environment where there was plenty of sunlight, fresh air, a pure open sky, and a holy climate to reap the benefits of solar energy. In a cold country, when there is no fog or clouds, and clean light comes on the earth, people are eager to sunbathe for an extended period with bare minimum clothing. Many legal measures have been enacted in those countries to take in sunlight as a unique opportunity. Still, in countries like India, it is easily accessible; so here people avoid the strong hot Sun and consider golden morning sunlight beneficial and sufficient. Beyond physical interaction with the Sun, there is a tremendous benefit to gain from spiritual connection
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything. - Arabian Proverb Akhand Jyoti
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