A Wisdom Archive on Surya

In Hinduism, Surya is the chief solar deity, son of Dyaus Pita or Indra. He has hair and arms of gold. His chariot is pulled by seven horses, which represent the seven colors of rainbow. Tvashtri is his son, as are the twins Yama and Yami and the Asvins (by Saranya). Another name also used in vedic astrology is Ravi. A well-known Hindu mode of worship of Surya is done at the rising (and also setting) of the Sun, known as Surya Namaskara (Sun Salutation). Twelve yogic postures are assumed in order with twelve sacred Hindu ...

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Suryayog is a dynamic spiritual yoga which brings us in tune with nature and the inner self. We are drawn towards eternal light, from saguna swaroop to nirguna swaroop - from the human to the Supreme.
 
Suryayog is a meaningful way of life taught by Himalayan Masters and practised by yogis who survive without food and sustenance for days. They draw power from Surya or the Sun, whose vibrant energy transforms and changes the bio-electric powers in all beings, fusing body, prana, mind and soul into a divine experience of cosmic consciousness.

 
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surya:
surya - the sun

 
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Surya
The sun-god, currently Vivasvan; also, the sun planet.

 
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The Hindu scriptures present the Sun as the most potent god. There are only five Puranic gods and the Sun is one of them but the images of the remaining four gods Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesh and Durga are also found in Him. In Surya Sahastranam several synonyms of the Sun are actually Vishnus names and at one place He is also called Jyotirlinga, representing Shiva. Mahakal is both the name of Shiva and the Sun.
 

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Then Gargya the grandson of Surya questioned Pippalada:

“O Bhagavan! What are they that sleep in man? What wake in him? Which is the Deva who sees dreams? Whose is this bliss? On what do all these depend?”

A spiritual view on dreams and the meaning of dreams by Sri Swami Sivananda, an authority in the vedic sciences and traditions.

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Suryanamaskar is the salutation to Sun God which is one of the major sources of prana in this creation. Prana being "The Force" in the universe, that which is responsible for creation, maintenance and transformation in the physical.
 
The sun's energy vibrates at innumerable frequencies manifesting in the physical as various food/ prana for various living things like trees, leaves, animals, humans etc.
 
Instructions and benefits for:
-       Surya Pranam Asana
-       Hasta Uthaan Asana
-       Padhasta Asana
-       Ashwa Sanchalan Asana
-       Parvat Asana
-       Ashtanga Namaskar
-       Bhujang Asana
 

 
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Some brilliant, very effective and simple mudras, which you can practice anytime and anywhere:
 
Instructions and benefits for:
-       GYAN MUDRA
-       PURN GYAN MUDRA
-       ABHAYA MUDRA
-       DHYAAN MUDRA
-       PRITHVI MUDRA
-       VARUN MUDRA
-       VAYU MUDRA
-       PRAN MUDRA
-       LINGA MUDRA
-       MRITSANJIVINI MUDRA
-       SURYA MUDRA
 

 
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Ratha Saptami
This falls on the 7th day of the bright fortnight of the month of Margaseersha (December-January). People worship the sun in the early morning and recite the Surya Sahasranama. Good actions done on this day give manifold results.
 
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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