Message #17845

[Jitendra Hydonus]

I used to fast because I read in the SRF lessons that it is a good practice once a week or three days a month. I was bit militant about it at first and looked a bit sullen those days. I had one kriyaban that was a friend say to me; " Your not going to fast again today.. i hope." Those were the days. Lots of discipline at the the expense of some happiness. But really it amounts to control over the body. It comes much easier with time and many times now I just seem to fast naturally.

Anyhow i just think we are going in that direction mccoy. Fasting is another way to rely less on food. A lot of this eating thing is a
matter of habit aand redefining our habits. We find that we have many other energy sources- nature.. the wind.. the sun good company etc. As a race we are just in the habit of overindulgence. It's only made us prisoners.