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Fasting, Perception and the Sixth Sense – Part 1
Have you seen him who makes his desire his god, and God sends him astray purposely, and seals up his hearing and his heart, and sets on his sight a covering? Who, then, will lead him after God [has condemned … Continue reading
Posted in 04. Science, 08. Fruits of Fasting
Tagged Ajna Chakra, Clairvoyance, Dean Radin, Extrasensory, Fanaa, Gestalt, God-consciousness, Illusions, Inner Eye, Intuition, Moksha, Mysticism, Nirvana, Paranormal, Perceived reality, Precognition, Psychology Today, Qur'an, Sixth Sense, States of mind, Sufi, Third Eye
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Fasting, Ketosis & Altered Consciousness
And whoever does more good than he is bound to do, it is better for him; for to fast is better for you - if you only knew. [Qur'an - 2:184] Ketosis illustrates a striking convergence of religion and science. Normally, our … Continue reading
Fasting and Exorcism
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him [the evil spirit] out? And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting … Continue reading
Silence of God
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile … Continue reading
Spiritual Catharsis
And when those who believe in Our revelations come unto thee, say: Peace be unto you! Your Lord hath prescribed for Himself mercy. Verily, whoso of you does evil through ignorance but afterwards repents thereof and does right, (to him) … Continue reading
Posted in 08. Fruits of Fasting
Tagged Catharsis, Gnostism, Hebrews, Immune system, Jesus, John Wesley, Leviticus, Mind-Body Interactions, Purification, Qur'an, States of mind, Stress, Yum Kippur
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Abstinence and Fasting
Successful indeed are the believers Those who humble themselves in their prayers; And who keep aloof from what is vain, Who are active in deeds of charity; Who abstain from sex, except from their wives or those whom their right … Continue reading
Posted in 01. Definition
Tagged Abstinence, Monks, Qur'an, Sahih Bukhari, Sex, Shakespeare, St. Chrysostom
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Escaping the Matrix
[Since they have become oblivious of God] corruption has appeared on land and in the sea as an outcome of what men’s hands have wrought: and so He will let them taste [the evil of] some of their doings, so … Continue reading
Posted in 05. Lifestyle
Tagged Compassion, Environment, Genes, Gluttony, Lust, Matrix, Mercy, Perversion, Profligacy, Psyche, Sin
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Lust, Fasting & Self-Control
There is no satisfying lusts, even by a shower of gold pieces; he who knows that lusts have a short taste and cause pain, he is wise; even in the [supernal] pleasures [of the devas], he finds no satisfaction; the … Continue reading
Posted in 08. Fruits of Fasting
Tagged Dhammapada, Gluttony, Leo Tolstoy, Lust, Sahih Bukhari, Sex, Thomas Aquinas
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Rumi’s Stomach
There is an unseen sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness! Man is like a lute, neither more nor less: When the lute’s stomach is full, it cannot lament, whether high or low. If your brain and stomach burn from fasting, their … Continue reading
Posted in 07. Fragrance of Fasting
Tagged Fads, God-consciousness, Lust, Passions, Perceived reality, Rumi, Stomach, Submission, Sufi
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Rite Fasting
“This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work–whether native-born or an alien living among you – because on this day atonement will … Continue reading
Posted in 06. Religious Fasts
Tagged Lent, Leviticus, Ramadan, Thomas Aquinas, Yum Kippur
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Attitude Modification
“Yet if you devote your heart to Him and stretch out your hands to Him, if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent, then you will lift up your … Continue reading
Posted in 07. Fragrance of Fasting
Tagged Attitude, God-consciousness, Isaiah, Job, Mind, Perceived reality, Psalms, Sahih Bukhari, Shame, Spiritual awareness, States of mind
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Fasting and Pain
The more a man desires spiritual life, the more bitter the present becomes to him, because he understands better and sees more clearly the defects, the corruption of human nature. To eat and drink, to watch and sleep, to rest, … Continue reading
Posted in 10. Fasting Hearts
Tagged Anguish, Anxiety, Despair, God-consciousness, Integrity, Joel, John Calvin, Mind, Mystical experience, Psalms, Purification, Spiritual pain, States of mind
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Fast Times
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages), Most surely man is in loss, Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Endurance. [Qur'an, Surah 103] God has … Continue reading
Posted in 05. Lifestyle, 09. Feeding the Spirit
Tagged Consumerism, Lifestyle, Meditation, Nahjul Balagha, Qur'an, Time, Transcendence
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Simulated Adversity
Oh you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you so that you may attain God-consciousness. [Qur'an 2:183] Fasting produces physically measurable conditions. It also produces conditions not yet scientifically defined that we … Continue reading
Posted in 05. Lifestyle
Tagged Deuteronomy, God-consciousness, Perceived reality, Spiritual awareness
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Front Row Fasting
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood, and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank Thee that I am not as other men are, unjust, extortioners, … Continue reading
Why Fast?
Do you fast? Prove it by doing good works. If you see someone in need, take pity on them. If you see a friend being honored, don’t get jealous of him. For a true fast, you cannot fast only with … Continue reading
Posted in 05. Lifestyle
Tagged John Chrysostom, Pope John Paul II, Spiritual exercises, Therapy
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Mental Purity
Not nakedness, not platted hair, not dirt, not fasting, or lying on the earth, not rubbing with dust, not sitting motionless, can purify a mortal who has not overcome desires. [Dhammapada 10.141]. Often we strive to attain lofty spiritual states … Continue reading
Posted in 03. Limits & Limitations
Tagged Attitude, Dhammapada, John Cassian, Purification, Spiritual states, States of mind
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Remembrance of God
Recite that which hath been inspired in thee of the Scripture, and establish worship. Lo! worship preserveth from lewdness and iniquity, but verily remembrance of Allah is more important. And Allah knoweth what ye do. [Qur'an 29:45] When we know … Continue reading
Posted in 10. Fasting Hearts
Tagged Liturgy, Mystical experience, Remembrance of God, Ritual, Spiritual armor, Trust
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