Man lives for 11 years eating only sunlight

Pravda ^ | August 28, 2006 | by Alexander Timoshik

[aculeus]

Hira Ratan Manek claims that since 1995 he has lived many days solely on sunlight and water.

Sun gazing is the practice of staring directly at the sun to receive “nourishment” from it.

The practice is controversial since some believe that looking directly at the sun for even brief periods of time may cause blindness or severe damage to the eye. Most eye care professionals advise against looking directly at the sun.

“Sun gazing is a relaxed look at the sun just as we see sunrise and sunset,” Manek said. “It gives all benefits for health. Those who practice sun gazing get total health of mind, body and spirit without any cost … but only at safe times of the sun.”

Sun gazing is often practiced with the bare feet in direct contact with bare earth. Some sun gazers only sun gaze during the so-called safe hours, one half hour after sunrise and one half hour before sunset, while others feel that sun gazing can be done at other times of the day.

Manek, 69, from Bodhavad, India, has studied sun gazing for several years and claims that since June 1995 he has lived only on sun energy and water. Occasionally for hospitality and social purposes he drinks tea, coffee and buttermilk.

According to Manek and other proponents, sun gazing was practiced by a number of cultures including the ancient Egyptians, Aztecs, Mayans and Native American tribes as well as practitioners of Indian and Tibetan Yoga.

When asked how depriving the body of food would lead to adverse effects, Manek said the human body requires energy and that the sun is capable of providing the body with all the energy it needs to function.

“What we traditionally eat is nothing but a secondary source of sun energy,” he said. “But the body has a mechanism to receive energy directly from the sun and store it to use as it requires.”

Some positive results reported by sun gazers are increased energy level and decreased appetite.

Pravda.ru has recently published an article about another case of so called “sun eating”.

Nikolai Dolgoruky calls himself a “sun eater.” He lives in the Dnepr region of Ukraine. He feeds only on prana and solar energy.

“After arriving in a village where he lives, I saw a barefooted man standing on the porch. He was wearing a bright orange dress with the sun embroidered on the chest. The man’s face looked otherworldly, his eyes glistened, and a smile crossed his face. He moved about easily and seemed to be barely touching the ground. He did not have no sunken cheeks nor bags under his eyes. His skin was glowing from inside as if he were a happy teenaged girl”. (Read the full text of the article “Ukrainian man eats only sunshine and lives by the law of flowers”)

[jrg]

Somebody send this article to Cindy Sheehan.
NO! She'll suck up all the sunlight!

[Ladysmith]

LOL!!!

[BaBaStooey]

The first thing I thought when I saw the headline was:



But when I read the line: "Sun gazing is the practice of staring directly at the sun to receive “nourishment” from it," the only thing I could think of was....



Harry Caray: Let me ask what's your favorite planet.

Dr. Ken Waller: Well, I don't have a favorite. I find them all fascinating there all a part of a-

Harry Caray: Mine's the sun. Always has been. I like it because it's like the king of planets.

Dr. Ken Waller: Well, Actually Harry it's not a planet it's a star.

Harry Caray: Well! Planet or star, when that thing burns out were all gonna be dead.

Dr. Ken Waller: Well that's true but it's not gonna burn out for a very long time.

Harry Caray: I hope not. Dr. have you ever seen an eclipse.

Dr. Ken Waller: Ah! Yeah I've seen many.

Harry Caray: You know if you stare at it head on it'll burn your eyes out.

Dr. Ken Waller: Well it's not best to stare at the sun in an eclipse.

Harry Caray: Well it's hard not to. I once took a pair of binoculars and stared at the sun for over a hour.

Dr. Ken Waller: Why would you do that?

Harry Caray: Curiosity I guess. Heck I'm curious as a cat. I have a couple of friends that call me whiskers.

Dr. Ken Waller: Because your curious like a cat.

Harry Caray: Yes! Hey!

[LRS]

Sunny day - Sweepin’ the clouds away,
On my way to where the air is sweet.
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street.

Come and play, everything’s A-OK
Friendly neighbors there that’s where we meet
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to Sesame Street

It’s a magic carpet ride.
Every door will open wide.
Happy people like you.
Happy people who,

Like a beautiful sunny day sweepin’ the clouds away
On my way to where the air is sweet
Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Sesame street,
how to get to Sesame Street,
How to get to . . .

[hosepipe]

[ Manek, 69, from Bodhavad, India, has studied sun gazing for several years and claims that since June 1995 he has lived only on sun energy and water. ]

Obviously a liar... and Any that believe him are Moonbats...

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Spent most of my time in Wallingford and Meriden.

I worked for a week in Meriden back in '89.
I found it to be a very cruddy, depressed town. Hopefully, thing have changed in the past 17 years.

[bwteim]

LOL - There is a resemblance. Good old Abe. He's not a con artist.

[Aquinasfan]

I'm almost tempted to urge Pravda to go back to the old wall-to-wall coverage of the five-year-plan to increase wheat production.

[I'm ALL Right!]

Okay. I did a quick serch for Aztec ruins+images and that's what I got.

[mikrofon]

Hira Ratan Manek claims that since 1995 he has lived many days solely on sunlight and water

Just another Manek sun-day...

[Proverbs 3-5]

Hmmmm....I'm wondering just how much buttermilk????? Maybe it's Ent draught

[streetpreacher]

Maybe you've been staring at the sun for too long.

[Tokra]

I had a friend back in the early 70s who claimed he could survive without food by sitting in a pyramid and absorbing "orgone" energy. He built a pyramid in the back yard of the commune I lived in. His "no food, will live solely on orgone energy" lasted about 2 days - til we had a barbecue in the back yard.

I guess "orgone energy" couldn't compete with the smell of barbecued chicken.

BTW - another claim was that pyramids would keep a razor blade sharp. I swear to God, I used the same razor blade for over a year by keeping it in the miniature pyramid he made me for my razor blades. Strange but true.

[Elsie]

It was wasn't such a bad error, it's just that I've visited ruins lately and they were fresh in my mind. ;^)

[ApplegateRanch]

Hmmmm....I'm wondering just how much buttermilk?????


5, 6 times a day...a quart or so at a time?

With a Virgina ham pureed into it?

Oh, and an occasional handful of Brussels sprouts, just to replenish his skin-chlorophil levels?

Maybe also needs to smear his tongue with a tablespoon full of ghee several times a dy...just a s a sunblock, of course.

[ApplegateRanch]

She is one butt-ugly dude!

If that is the result of diet, I'll stick to my good old steak & potatoes.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Twenty two replies before someone mentioned seeing a host...... ;^)

[MozarkDawg]

classygreeneyedblonde.

Aha, that explains it ... I am a classygreeneyedbrunette. ;)

And I do mean classy, it was my sister who had to *eat the Sunlight*, Mom washed her mouth out numerable times, not me!! :D

[Twinkie]

Maybe your friend snuck in during the night, removed your razor blade from the pyramid and sharpened it on his "magic sharpening rock", returned it to the pyramid, knowing you wouldn't fool with that pyramid the rest of your life. The yogi's favorite practical joke.

[ladyinred]

ROTFL! This is your typical new age scam artist! Did anyone ask him "who are you wearing?"