“I have not eaten anything for the past nine years. I live off the energy from the Sun” says Hira Raten Manek, a 68 year old man from Kerala who claims he has discovered the way to convert the Sun’s rays into life giving energy.

Shri Hira Raten Manek was in Boston on the weekend of Oct. 31st speaking about Solar-healing, a technique he claims is a panacea of all ills – both mental and physical. “You need to do sungazing which is a one-time practice of your lifetime usually for a period of 9 months.  You have to walk barefoot for 45 minutes for the rest of your life. After the first three months of this practice your mind will attain a sense of balance. All mental tensions and depressions will go away. You will sense a remarkable change. After six months of practice all your physical ills will go away. After nine months of practice you will not need any food to sustain yourself,” says Manek.

How is this possible? “We have a super computer in our bodies given to us by the nature, which is our brain. I call it the “brainutor”. The brain is more powerful than the most advanced super computer. If we can activate the human brain and awaken these infinite powers inherent in ourselves then we can raise ourselves to higher levels.   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. When the brain and body is trained it can absorb the sunrays directly and convert it to energy” says Manek.

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 who was, the acting President of Indian Medical Association at that time. HRM was invited to Thomas Jefferson University and State University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where he underwent a 130 day observation period.  They 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.

How did he discover this amazing technique? “After graduating in Mechanical Engineeing from Trivandrum Engineering College, I joined the family shipping and spice trading business.  All through my career I was very interested in the ancient scriptures. There is a lot of evidence in ancient traditions from all over the world including India, Egypt, Native American and others on the value of Sungazing.  After retirement I undertook a study of many of these traditions and was able to formulate my technique. I experimented with it and I was successful in giving up food.”

What is his goal in life? “My goal is to achieve world peace and I have the means to do it. The technique I have is simple and can be used to remove mental tensions, physical ills and even give up food, which is the root of many ills. The Sun is the center of our Universe and the source of all energy. If we can bring the Sun into ourselves there can only be peace. Once you rid the world of physical and mental diseases, mankind can accomplish great things” says Manek.

Hira Raten Manek has established a Solar Healing Center in Orlando, Florida. To learn more about  Solar Healing, you may visit his website at www.solarhealing.com.

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