That is certainly true. The human body possesses no solar panels. It does, however, possess eyes. As we all know, eyes gather light from the world around us and then our brains turn that light into tangible, understandable information. They convert light into things that are actually useful to us. And through a series of chemical reactions within the brain that light can be used in the same way plants use it–to actually energize the human body.

“We can create a rainbow anytime we want – go to the garden, just observe below a source of flowing water as the sun moves above. There you will see the rainbow. Eye can receive the entire spectrum of the sunlight. It’s like having a glass window.” As a student learning basic physics, even i know that any transparent medium with a refractive index denser than that of air will result in the dispersion of white light as it passes through it, hence creating a “rainbow”. There is nothing mystical about this.

Very true. I thought exactly the same thing when I read the website. Simple physics.

it is well known that the body can go into a “starvation mode” and survive on the fat of the body

Also accurate. Sailors adrift on the ocean had their bodies succumb to starvation, and they reached the point where their bodies were actually assimilating themselves in order to stay alive–that is, their bodies began converting themselves into energy for sustained functionality. Course, there’s only so much energy already stored in the human body. Once that energy runs out . . . the body dies.

Plus i don’t think much energy would be expended by sitting around gazing at the sun.

Nope. Sure wouldn’t. Not if that’s the only thing you did all day. If you were doing other things though, additional energy would be used up.

I appreciate that he is trying to help people but there is such a thing as giving people false hope.

And yes, I think that over estimating gains can be harmful. Too much hype will kill anything. Consider the numerous movies, books, computer games, products, etc, that have been utterly knocked off the playing field because of hype.

Yes. All of these things are valid arguments. Ultimately, however, they are simple non-sequitors. They bear little relation to the true question:

Can a person live off of sunlight and water alone?

Perhaps it would be much, much more productive to approach such a question with an open mind, rather than seeking from the start to disprove peripheral statements around it–such actions have little or no value. From the posts the two of you made, neither of you even got close to the heart of the matter. Your posts have both amounted to little more than wind to blow away the seeds of knowledge of those who might seriously consider this possibility.

Instead of automatically moving to criticize anything new or strange, why don’t you put the techniques into practice and find out what would happen? Conduct the experiment on a personal level. Find out what happens. Don’t cut others off from this possibility simply because you’re too lazy to try new things yourself.

Until you personally put HRM’s technique in practice you are not in any way an authority on the subject. You are speaking merely from your own limited experience, and worse than simply taking no stance on the subject, you’re indicating that you won’t even experiment on it yourself, and so prevent the sincere but uneducated from attempting this themselves. Until you actually put it into practice and conduct the experiment, and find out one way or another, it’s my opinion that you should just keep your mouth closed, rather than trying to repel others from something you know nothing of yourself.

As for me, now that I am aware of the existence of this possibility I intend to conduct the experiment myself, and perhaps I will return here in nine months with my own personal results, so I can know something myself. Why not do the same?

I’m not trying to be harsh about this. I simply see absolutely no reason to reject anything out of hand, no matter how far-fetched or strange it might sound.

“We can create a rainbow anytime we want – go to the garden, just observe below a source of flowing water as the sun moves above. There you will see the rainbow. Eye can receive the entire spectrum of the sunlight. ItÂ’s like having a glass window.”

As a student learning basic physics, even i know that any transparent medium with a refractive index denser than that of air will result in the dispersion of white light as it passes through it, hence creating a “rainbow”.

There is nothing mystical about this. The only thing mystical is how people actually believe that this is some miraculous phenomenon!

As for not eating for and living on the sun and water, it is well known that the body can go into a “starvation mode” and survive on the fat of the body. Plus i don’t think much energy would be expended by sitting around gazing at the sun.

I appreciate that he is trying to help people but there is such a thing as giving people false hope.

Hira (HRM) can be found at both http://www.solarhealing.com and at http://forums.lifemysteries.com (the forum)

Hira posts replies to questions on the forum, even in the midst of his travels across the US, England, and India.

He has not vashished in the least. You just don’t know where to find him!

For the past 2 years scientists at his Solar Healing Center have been studying volunteer Sungazers. Recently, feeling confident of the data they have collected and reviewed over this 2 year timeframe, the scientists have submitted proposals to NASA and NIH. There is much more going on in the world of Sungazing than you realize.

All you have to do to find out what’s going on is to get onto life mysteries and ASK him for yourself!

Janet Life Mysteries Moderator

Thank you very much.

    5. juli 2003  

NASA: We have no record of Hira Ratan Manek

In a number of news items and web pages, it is claimed that Indian mechanic Hira Ratan Manek has replaced food with sunlight in his diet, and that NASA has confirmed his claims.

However, NASA says it has no knowledge about the guy whatsoever.

After a thorough check with all its scientific officers and regional offices throughout the US over two days, a NASA spokesperson has denied it had invited Hira Ratan Manek in any official capacity, or that it has anything to do with him.

Recent news reports had stated that Manek, a 64-year-old mechanical engineer, who claims he has not eaten in eight years and lives on water and solar energy, had been invited by NASA to New York to show them how it was done.

However, NASA spokesperson Dolores Beasley said she had no idea why press reports had claimed that NASA had invited Manek. “No one checked with us,” said Dolores, public affairs officer for biological and physical research.

“We have no record of him being involved with us. We have checked with all offices doing related research at centers such as Johnson, Marshall and Ames.”

The above article was put on the web after I wrote about the story. Still, as I wrote, it was a very obvious hoax. Thanks to an awake reader for telling me about this news item in comments.

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