According to his website, Wily Brooks has been a breatharian for some 30 years and has been teaching his philosophy on the subject for over 20 years. In Wiley’s definition, a breatharian is a person who, under correct conditions, can live without eating food. He gained notoriety in 1981 when he appeared on the national TV show “That’s Incredible.” To demonstrate his strength he lifted 1100 lbs. of weights, nearly 10 times his own body weight. Wiley is currently 66 years old and can still lift 600-900 lbs. of weight without working out.

For a few years he stopped conducting seminars on Breatharianism so he could devote all his time to resolving the issue of why he himself needed to begin eating again in order to keep his physical body alive, even though his 5D body manifested completely. He found four major deterrents to being able to live totally without food in our present environment. Brooks lists these deterrents as:

1. People pollution


2. Food pollution


3. Air pollution


4. Electro pollution

Wiley now invites people once again to his workshops so that he can share his newly researched insights into the phenomena of living on Light.

Hira Ratan Manek (HRM) was born in India in 1937. The information on his website states that after retiring from a shipping and trading job at the age of 55 he began to study the practice of Sun Gazing. This ancient but forgotten method had fascinated him since childhood. After three years of studying Lord Mahavir of the Jains, who practiced this method 2,600 years ago, HRM was able to find the secrets of sun gazing. He also gained inspiration from energy practices of ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Native Americans.

Since June 18, 1995, HRM has lived and continues to live only on sun energy and water. He occasionally takes tea or coffee for hospitality sake and to be sociable. An important part of HRM’s path is his commitment to research. Because of this he has undergone three separate fasts under the observation of medical teams. In the excitement of these observations, where he has been found to be in excellent health even though doctors can’t explain how, HRM was interviewed in newspapers and on television many times. He currently gives lectures and workshops all over the world within which he shares his philosophy and teaches his method.

HRM teaches that sun gazing will increase the qualities of “light” within the gazer and that all conditions, mental and physical, can be healed through this practice.

A woman living in Australia, Jasmuheen, claims to have been physically nourished by the Universal Life Force of Prana since 1993, according to her book, Living On Light (1998). She has been instrumental in bringing this once esoteric practice reserved for saints and sages into the realm of possibility for people who feel a heart calling to experience such a lifestyle. Jasmuheen is one of the many teachers and channelers who believe that as our bodies move through a process of ascension to a higher vibration (from 3rd dimension to 5th dimension) they will become lighter, less dense, and there will be less requirement for physical food.

Jasmuheen has done a lot of research and experimentation in this field, utilizing her own body as her laboratory. After undergoing a 21 day process, which she outlines in her book, she went into seclusion for six months, staying in meditation much of the time, with the intent of understanding how this information and practice could be of benefit to the world. She has been the subject of much controversy, which will be covered in more detail in a later section of this course. As a result of her research and experience, she very strongly recommends that people always follow their own inner guidance in this practice. She is clear in her teachings that this path is not for everyone and much physical, mental, emotional and spiritual preparation is essential for people who are considering the path. As an alternative that might appeal to a larger group, she offers what she calls a Luscious Living Lifestyle Program (LLLP). This is a program that combines components of conscious eating, meditation, exercise and other practices that bring joy and vitality. She teaches that when the body is healthy and vibrant, a person may naturally move to eating less and less food and feeling more and more nourished by the prana of love, light and nature. Therefore, the LLLP could be seen as a preparation for eventually leading a breatharian lifestyle, or it could be seen as a model for living in itself that brings many of the benefits of breatharianism and less of the challenges.

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