Do you want to feel better, live longer, and experience mental clarity? Fasting is one of the best ways to lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes; it’s also an excellent method to develop self-restrain and spiritual enlightenment. According to the Dalai Lama, “The key to a happier and more successful world is the growth of compassion. This is obtained by developing our good human qualities.”(96). Fasting is an excellent practice that helps to develop good human qualities. There are many different ways to fast, Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines fasting as, “abstaining from food, or some types of food.” (392) One should practice fasting regularly, because according to the Bible and scientific studies, it is proven that fasting is one of the most powerful weapons in our arsenal to experience a better relationship with God, detoxification and restoration from body ailments, release from the bondage of food and weight loss, and some use “hunger strikes” to alter government policies. Fasting is an ancient harmless exercise that just about anyone can do. The webpages titled, “The Art of Living-Relating to Life, and Pretty Thin” fasting is defined as an amount of time that you abstain from either all foods or specific foods. Fluids are drunk to meet thirst and mental requirements. While not eating food, your body will cleanse itself of everything with the exception of vital tissue. It goes on advising that starvation will happen only if the body is forced to use the vital tissues to survive, and that participating on 40 day water fasts will not cause mineral, protein or vitamin deficiencies. An effective fast requires that you have clear thoughts about the outcome. To be successful, one should have a desire that’s based on either a physical, spiritual or political need. Fasting and prayer are often paired together but another popular pair related to fasting is detoxification and weight loss. When animals are
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