Do you flagellate yourself and wear a hairshirt or the cilice?
2006-09-12 22:02:20 · 5 answers · asked by carl 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I fast because of financial reasons
2006-09-12 22:07:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ofcourse every religion is preaching the importance of fasting and specifies the time too. For Christians jusr before Easter Sunday, Muslims during the month of Ramadhan, etc.
What is the meaning of fasting?
Search for the truth with the faith's Holy Book/s. Unending Prayers to the Almighty. By keeping complete hungry stomach from dawn to dusk. Consumption of solid, liquid, natural foods stuff either cooked or uncooked are prohibittted that includes natural pure water, intake of any injection advised by the physician. Also total control over the mind, body and tongue is very much needed. No alchohol and Cigarette during the complete period is very much needed, I mean even after breaking the fast one should not use it as the poison or intoxication may damage the following day's fasting.
If any one does everything faithfully during the time of fasting,
God will shower him/her with contended happy life.
2006-09-13 05:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by SESHADRI K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hare Krishna Devotees Fast on Ekadasi and also on the day of appearance of Lord and his great Devotees..
Fasting Helps one to control one's Sences, specially the toungue and the Belly. On the Day of Fast one engages more in Service of Lord as Chanting his holy names.
2006-09-13 06:48:41 · answer #3 · answered by Parsu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe there is nothing wrong with fasting when you feel like it. I believe that you can fast as often as you like.
2006-09-13 05:12:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I fast. The rest is not my path.
2006-09-13 05:05:50 · answer #5 · answered by LeBlanc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋