Sunrise in Neyyer Dam, Kerala, India
Om on all 3 planes of eternal existence, earth, atmosphere, and heavens.
O effulgent, ever-present radiance of Sun Divine,
We meditate on thy transcendental light,
Inspire and illumine our consciousness.
In celebration of the sunniest day of the year, students often face the East and do 108 Sun Salutations. Being the Kapha I am, I tend to skip over this and instead spend the day outside in the sunshine digging in my garden. It is a rare occasion that I am awake for the sunrise, though I had the magnificent opportunity to take a dark morning hike to the mountain pictured above near the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala, India. It was a magical experience to be atop the mountain chanting as the sun crested. Though the choice is totally yours how to rejoice in the resplendent sun that makes life on Earth possible, here is an important Mantra I use.
Gāyatrī Mantra from Rigveda (III.62.10)
