Surya the Sun God
One of my biggest inspirations is Surya (the sun God) rising over the edge of the
sea. Ignite my inner fire and fill me with energy and love for life.
I am never disappointed by the ever-changing cloud formations, colors, the calm or rough sea that reflects the sunlight, the shoreline full of stones and shells, and the changing air.
Temperature: an alchemical combination to inspire and awaken the senses, mind and inner self. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have seen my many sunrise photos.
Surya Namaskar, a soulful prayer to the sun, combining breath movement and asana practice, has many variations and many styles.
Yoga has developed its own Surya Namaskar sequence. You may be familiar with one or several. It is considered a prayer to the sun.
God in the yogic tradition.
India is full of amazing legends and intricate stories about infinite gods, goddesses and all
their relationships.
There are also overlapping stories as to what the real story of Surya is and he is a
infinitely interesting discovery to learn about all this tradition.
Here’s a bit about Lord Surya riding a seven-horse chariot at immense speed across the sky. This is Hindu tradition.
The chariot is driven by Arjun, who is one of the two main characters in the Bhagava Gita.
Here’s some of what the 7 horses mean:
seven days of the week, the seven colors of the rainbow and the seven chakras.
Here are some other meanings of the number 7 in general and from another tradition dear to my heart:
there are 7 continents on our planet and in the Native American Lakota
The tradition there are seven sacred directions, including the four cardinal ones.
Directions, the earth, the sky and the heart, connecting us all with the sacred directions.
I love seeing how different cultures and traditions overlap. I see a lot of this with the East Indian traditions, Buddhists,
Traditions and traditions of the Native Americans. Surya, the god of the sun like Apollo in the Greek tradition was also venerated, as in most cultures throughout history.
The sun is something that unites us all in its life-giving properties.
The sun, the center of our solar system, is part of what makes life possible on our planet and is without a doubt something to honor, adore, contemplate and understand from its life-giving properties to its value in so many cultures and traditions throughout. of history here on our planet.
Jai Surya! (Jai means “victory”, “praise” or “support”).
