Surya Chikitsa Healer
Science and Technology have advanced phenomenally since the cradle of life evolved on earth thus expanding our vistas of knowledge. Yet there are a number of phenomena which science is unable to explain. One such important query is what is it which instills life in the body? Till date scientists have been unable to provide a conclusive answer to this question. The life giving force in all living beings remains a mystery.
We speak of Soul or Pran residing in every body. It is the reason for our body being alive. Once the Soul or Pran leaves the body, the body is lifeless. So what is Pran? Where does it reside in the body? Why does it leave the body? Where does it go after leaving the body? Science is silent on these queries. This is where Surya Chikitsa comes in.
The Sun is very highly regarded and worshipped in many cultures since time immemorial. The ancient Egyptian, Greek and Hindu culture all bear testimony to this. Even contemporary science upholds that life on earth can survive only so long as the Sun exists in our solar system.
Surya Chikitsa does not provide answers to above queries but strives to ensure well being of the Pran. Pran is the vital energy which instills life in the body. Surya Chikitsa is a natural line of treatment based on the tenet that health of the body is directly related to the well being of the Pran or vital energy in the body. All energy required by living beings to survive is ultimately derived from the Sun. In a way, Sun is the life giving force. Surya means Sun and Chikitsa stands for Treatment. Using this natural source of life giving energy – the Sun – to preserve and heal the Pran, in turn healing the body is termed as Surya Chikitsa.
The art or rather science of using the Sun’s energy to heal our body was developed in ancient Indiaand has been in use here since ages. Gradually this knowledge spread to Egypt, Unan, Iran, and China and in the more recent times to the Western countries, USA and UK. During that era, scientific basis of Surya Chikitsa was not documented. The treatment stemmed from deep rooted religious believes. The knowledge was passed from one generation to the other by word of mouth. Only the highly knowledgeable people, familiar with all the nuances of this line of treatment, specialized in providing this treatment.
Surya Chikitsa faced obscurity as new systems of medicine like Allopathic evolved. Surgeries became more a norm of the day rather than exception. But people are now disillusioned due the side effects which occur or when they contract diseases which are seemingly incurable. They are turning to alternate lines of treatment. The inquisitive minds of today will not accept any therapy that is not proven experimentally. Today Surya Chikitsa has been researched, documented and well proven. The wonderful result achieved by Surya Chikitsa or Sun Ray Therapy has once again increased its trustworthiness and popularity.
Generally, people living in rural areas, the farmer toiling in the fields, the laborers working bare body on the streets are subjected to elements of nature including ample sunlight. They may not have highest quality nutrition or best hygienic living conditions. Yet most of the times these people are much sturdy and resistant to disease as compared to higher/middle class people of the urban areas. These urban people may have high paying white collar jobs, spend most of their time in air-conditioned homes and offices, have a higher hygienic standard and eat rich food, yet they are frequently prone to illness, have much lesser immunity and stamina.
The main cause of this is because they have shunned Nature. Their body is deficient in the vital energy provided by the Sun. whatever little exposure they get to sunlight is insufficient to provide the requisite health benefits. The quantum of Sun energy in the body is disturbed causing low vitality, weakening of Pran and tendency to contract illness.