| Can you revitalize yourself by a simple | | | | minute and if you can, a maximum of 5 |
| process? Yes, and it's a long held secret | | | | minutes. |
| passed down from the ancient Hindu | | | | |
| civilizations, long before there was Egypt, | | | | While in the star position ,and during the |
| Mesopotamian civilizations and ancient | | | | exercise, you may recite any prayer that |
| Greece. | | | | comes to your mind, and is in keeping with |
| | | | your religious belief. Repeating the prayer |
| By applying this simple technique (performed | | | | will help you absorb the cosmic energy, and |
| in the sunlight) you can instantly revitalize | | | | at the end of the exercise, you will feel |
| yourself, and bring to your body and mind a | | | | revitalized, refreshed, and energized. |
| refreshed, relaxed, yet fully energized | | | | |
| state. | | | | Do this exercise only in the sun, and or |
| | | | especially bathing in the sea. While in the |
| How it is done? | | | | sea, float on your back, and assume the same |
| | | | star position. When your swim is over, you |
| First of all, you must sit for a moment and | | | | will feel totally exhilarated. |
| collect all your thoughts, and feelings, and | | | | |
| mentally expel them to the universe. Its an | | | | Variation of the Exercise in the Original |
| easy exercise. You can pretend you are | | | | Concept |
| collecting them with a sticky piece of | | | | |
| cotton, and when all the thoughts, doubts, | | | | If you able, you can repeat the most ancient |
| fears, and anxieties are collected, mentally | | | | of all Hindu mantras, the Gayatri Manta while |
| expel them in an exploding gesture to the | | | | performing the exercise. The Hindus believe |
| universe. | | | | this mantra is completely non-sectarian, and |
| | | | praises God as a power of light to expel |
| As this is done, stand upright, and assume | | | | darkness, the way the sun expels the darkness |
| the star position. The star position is | | | | of the night. We include it here in |
| featured by Leonardo da Vinci in his "radial | | | | transliterated Sanskrit and its English |
| man" drawing. Both legs are spread apart, and | | | | translation |
| the two arms our outstretched parallel to the | | | | |
| ground. | | | | Om Bhur Buvaha Suvaha |
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| The left palm is facing the sky and the right | | | | Thath Savithur Varenyam |
| is facing the earth. | | | | |
| | | | Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi |
| Now in position you are ready to begin the | | | | |
| exercise | | | | Dhiyo Yonaha Prachodayath |
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| While standing in the star position, close | | | | WE contemplate the glory of Light |
| your eyes and feel the cosmic energy entering | | | | illuminating the three worlds: The gross, the |
| your body from your left hand, and pulsing | | | | subtle and the causal. |
| through your entire body. You can feel a | | | | |
| tingle in about 30 seconds after you begin, | | | | I am that vivifying power, love, radiant |
| | | | illumination, and the divine grace of |
| Visualize the energy pulsating through your | | | | universal intelligence |
| entire body, and exiting via your right hand, | | | | |
| grounding itself in the earth beneath your | | | | We pray for the divine light to illuminate |
| feel. Stay in this position for at least 1 | | | | our minds. |