Fasting and psycology

[TheWanderer]

Navratri is going on and many are fasting too.

Instead of religion take, I want to talk about what our ancestors must have thought while introducing the concept of it.

I see mainly two points

1) physical detox obviously - intermittent fasting / no outside food / generally fasts come with at the time when weather is changing so keeping body ready

2) physiological detox. When u r fasting obviously will power increases. It gives hope if you can fast for prolonged time ,you can accomplish anything. The discipline it builts.

Fasting can kick start your journey of finding your strength, your discipline or the start you were waiting for .

 

[cheetra]

Foundational formula for success :
Powerful triplet of attributes: "I can think, I can wait, I can fast."
Hermann Hesse's classic novel Siddhartha
this is timeless wisdom which fasting helps to inculcate.

 

[Hope24]

Never thought of fasting this way, it’s not just about faith but also discipline and self-control

 

[TheWanderer]

Never thought of fasting this way, it’s not just about faith but also discipline and self-control

Thank u

 

[PRETTYCUTIE]

Navratri is going on and many are fasting too.

Instead of religion take, I want to talk about what our ancestors must have thought while introducing the concept of it.

I see mainly two points

1) physical detox obviously - intermittent fasting / no outside food / generally fasts come with at the time when weather is changing so keeping body ready

2) physiological detox. When u r fasting obviously will power increases. It gives hope if you can fast for prolonged time ,you can accomplish anything. The discipline it builts.

Fasting can kick start your journey of finding your strength, your discipline or the start you were waiting for .

Fasting starts with controlling hunger but ends with mastering yourself. Maybe that was the real wisdom behind the ritual.

 

[TheWanderer]

Foundational formula for success :
Powerful triplet of attributes: "I can think, I can wait, I can fast."
Hermann Hesse's classic novel Siddhartha
this is timeless wisdom which fasting helps to inculcate.

timeless wisdome truly.. the life style given to us has all the science behind the thought

 

[TheWanderer]

Fasting starts with controlling hunger but ends with mastering yourself. Maybe that was the real wisdom behind the ritual.

Yes surely.. to help us be better version of us and make us believe in oursleves

 

[AARADHYAA❤️]

Maybe the real purpose was never just about religion.
It was about teaching us that sometimes the body needs rest and the mind needs discipline. A beautiful tradition with a deeper meaning.

 

[MrDream]

Navratri is going on and many are fasting too.

Instead of religion take, I want to talk about what our ancestors must have thought while introducing the concept of it.

I see mainly two points

1) physical detox obviously - intermittent fasting / no outside food / generally fasts come with at the time when weather is changing so keeping body ready

2) physiological detox. When u r fasting obviously will power increases. It gives hope if you can fast for prolonged time ,you can accomplish anything. The discipline it builts.

Fasting can kick start your journey of finding your strength, your discipline or the start you were waiting for .

Perfectly captured psychology behind fasting. That's the reason why fasting days are included in their lifestyle. In earlier days on fasting days people used to seat in temples or at home God's prayer. That was to clear the mind. Our ancestors designed everything scientifically but no documentation. They, then, didn't have ISO