fair enough I see your point!
On a forum dedicated to collecting anecdotal evidence? How dare you!
And thanks for sharingā¦it seems like an interesting rabbit hole to explore.
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So the thing is. Why would you look at the sun though? Itās painful. And pain = bad. So I canāt understand how this developed over the years by other people. What possessed them to be like āthis hurts but Iām gonna keep doing it for some kind of benefit that Iām not 100% sure of?ā
Iāve heard of closing your eyes and pointing them towards the sun. But directly looking at it always seemed dangerous to me too.
I mean working out hurts too. I dont think its that simple.
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Fair point. I was thinking in terms of older civilizations. Like you can stick your hand in a fire and that hurts too. But youāll never acclimate to it. I mean you could if you killed all the nerve endings in your hand, but that seems like a bad idea.
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You only gaze at the sun during sunrise or sunset, when the intensity is low. This subject should be researched by those interested, ppl leave out important details and nothing should be taken as fact.
If you do it at any other time, youāll cause irreversible damage.
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You donāt gaze, just for a while. Spending a few times outdoors increases exposure to natural light and stimulates the production of dopamine, a chemical that is found in the eye that promotes normal eyeball growth.
Try also walking bare foot on the sand or earth itself. It will work some wonders too.
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Firstly this.
Secondly this. Starting at sunrise or sundown for a few seconds was my start. I slowly expanded over time. I can gaze into sunrise for extended periods without any challenge. No pain, not even feeling uncomfortable or the need to squint my eyes.
But to be honest, Iāve tried it at other times as well after some months of training. Suddenly the sun looks only like a hole in the blue sky, showing a dimension of light behind it.
Though even I would not recommend to try sungazing at high noon in summer.
But I might be a freak of nature. So donāt try what I did and expect to keep healthy eyes.
In older generations, especially without artificial light, the sun was adored. You have sun deities in most ancient cultures. But even in Christianity there are light rituals involving the sunrise, like at Easter. So itās no wonder, that people yearning for the sun during winter, waiting for the sun to shine again, gazed into the sun when it rose.
And I wonāt debate that sticking your hand in an oven is unhealthy. But I would rather compare that to looking directly into a laserpointer.
A friend of mine is a baker for over 30 years. He can grab hot backing sheets, straight from the oven with bare hands. Only for a short period, but still. Donāt ask me how this is possible. I dont have the slightest clue. I would burn my hand before I actually have touched it.
Yeah. I would agree. Letās not derail this thread with sungazing.
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Eat more carrots
you are a very funny man
But dangling those could just lead us down rabbit holes.
Years a go someone here in the Forum talked about Feldenkrais.
I have this, but never got surround trying it: