Sungazing is the act of looking directly into the Sun.

A few seconds of such sungazing could cause serious retinal burns, since of course the star was far brighter in the near-IR than in visible light.

Manek states that Sungazing is the key to his health citing Yogis, ancient Egyptians, Aztecs, Mayans and Native Americans as practitioners of the art.

Short-term over-exposure can cause snow blindness, which is analogous to sunburn of the cornea, or can cause solar retinopathy, which is long-lasting retinal damage and vision impairment from sungazing.