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Last Post 10/23/2010 6:43 PM by  Joyce Genis
My search for a good place to sungaze.
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10/22/2010 10:40 PM
    I have been sungazing in the morning indoors through the windows of my house that face east, because it is getting cold here in Minneapolis, MN. My neighbor has trees that at times block the sun. So I have been chasing the sun lately, which has been fun and somewhat comical. I check the paper each day for the time the sun rises--and I desire to find a place to see the sun before it has been up for an hour (safe sungazing time). I am up to five minutes of sungazing right now and as I am both near- and far-sighted, I am staying at 5 min. for a month or so until, as the sungazing instructions say, I notice some improvement. By the way, how will I notice improvement--should I have my eyes checked to see if my eyesight is getting better?

    Okay, so I desire each morning to find the sun for 5 minutes of sungazing, before it has been up for an hour. It is not visable at first because it has to rise above my neighbor's trees. Then I try to catch it in between the branches and the leaves. Sometimes I think I have the sun just right, it is shining brightly through the trees, then suddenly it is gone because it has risen behind a tree trunk or a big branch. So I run to my upstairs window to see if I have a better view--no, it's not better, then I run downstairs again. Meanwhile my family thinks I'm crazy so I prefer to sungaze with no one else in the room, which is difficult in the dining room.

    And sometimes there are bands of clouds, so I catch the sun shining as it rises above the first band before it is hidden by the next band. At first I felt a little stressed wondering if I was catching enough of the sun's rays through the trees, clouds, etc. However now I find the sun peaking through as best as possible according to the various circumstances and I am at peace with its light and beauty whether I can see the full orb or whether I can see some rays beaming through the clouds or trees. And if it is cloudy I can be content gazing at the clouds and visualizing the sun.

    I am excited each morning to greet, meet and find the sun! I also enjoy the sunrise meditations. For the pranayama I do Dwal Kul's breathing exercise to the count of eight, saying "I Am Alpha and Omega". I do the eye exercises. I printed out Benjamin Christ's collection of meditations on the sun (by Omraam)and I read one every day. I also use El Morya's Great Central Sun Meditation. I meditate on Omraam, Helios and Vesta, Alpha and Omega, and other favorite masters and feel the sun blazing in my heart until my love and gratitude expands to fill the planet and beyond. What a beautiful communion I experience with the sun! I expect healing and peace to grow in my being. Thank you Wayne, David, and the masters for bringing us this teaching on the sun!
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    10/23/2010 8:41 AM
    Joyce,

    I am glad to hear that you have reached 5 minutes and are having good experiences. I used to think that the 5-minute rule wasn't important to follow. I thought that it was okay to assume that your eyesight was improving and that you could continue adding 10 seconds. But now I realize that it's not the quantity (i.e., how many minutes you sungaze), but its the quality of attention. As Master Omraam said in today's meditation, "You must love the light from the sun, think about it, melt into it, then it will speak to you, help and heal you." Sometimes on those rare cloudy days in Phoenix, I only see the sun for a few seconds before it goes behind the clouds. But those few seconds are enough to transmit my love and receive the gifts from the sun. HRM says the brain is a supercomputer. This computer I'm typing on is capable of transmitting and receiving thousands of bytes per second. Imagine what the brain is capable of. Also, we have been using light to transmit information for only a few decades, but the sun has been doing it for billions of years.

    So, don't worry if you can't get your 5 minutes in because of obstructions. HRM says you get benefit from gazing at the radiance from the sun as in glowing clouds without looking directly at the sun. And stay at 5 minutes till the next time you are due for an eye exam. I had an exam last February and my insurance allows one exam per year, so I could get one in January.

    Wayne
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    10/23/2010 9:49 AM
    Joyce,
    So glad to hear your experiences. It can be a challenge to find a good sungazing spot as the seasons change, the timing changes and the place on the horizon where the sun first emerges changes. It has amazed me what a wide angle is created during the year as the sun emerges moving north or south based on the season. Suddenly a tree or building is right in the way! Sometimes you can move and change the angle a little, and sometimes you can't.Clouds and rain are also part of the mix. I've had fantasies of building a stone tower that reaches above all the buildings and trees, where I could sungaze and sunbathe as well, undisturbed by anything around me. (the other fantasy is to live on the beach on the east coast or at the top of a bald mountain, but alas I live in a wooded hilly area since I love trees ) Lately, I thought I had found a good sun set spot, but it has turned out to be too public. I find I just cannot relax with people milling around so close to me. I've even had one man approach me and tell me "don't look at the sun, it could hurt your eyes!" I just smiled and shrugged and continued gazing. So ultimately I just keep coming back and trying again the next day. Right now the sun is rising late, but I realized in a few weeks, daylight savings time will have it back at 7:00 am. Perfect timing for me to finish before I have to leave for work! Thankfully this timing will continue through December when after the winter solstice, the days will get longer and the sunrise time will shift to earlier timings. Also, standing barefoot outside in December (even in Atlanta) can be painful, which I've done, but I am so glad to hear about wool socks! I once did my sungazing barefoot at Bryce Canyon in Utah on vacation in November and there was snow on the ground though not on the rocky outcropping where I stood! Needless to say, my feet where not happy. So I fully understand being indoors where you live.

    Happy Sungazing!

    -Marla
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    10/23/2010 6:43 PM
    Thanks, Wayne and Marla for your encouragement and advice. It will be nice when daylight savings time is over and the sunrise will be earlier. Yes, when I sungaze outside, I do find it hard to relax when I'm not in a private place. My yard is mostly grass, so I was searching for a quiet spot with sand or pavement. Well, one of these days we will have a community with special sungazing places and sungazing towers! --Joyce
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