I am interested in pursuing this for a variety of reasons, physical and spiritual. I am curious what your experience was and what I can expect.
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agree 100% I recently completed a 5 day fast, after 36 hours I moved into a period of tremendous energy and clarity, it has me really really wanting to extend out to 21 days and then, eventually a fast of 40 days and 40 nightsSerotonin said:
What kind of fast? My only advice would be to do this under strict medical and spiritual guidance.
Medical for obvious reasons and spiritual because fasting can easily invert from being a significant positive to a significant negative without the support and guidance of a spiritual elder or counselor.
As with a prayer rule it's probably best to start off small and build up over time but maybe you have done this.
why fast?Zobel said:
why?
I guess 40 days does seem arbitrary, but it was more in reference to the amount of time Jesus fasted.Zobel said:
i mean why fast for 40 days?
i'm asking because if you're talking about spiritual benefits, i don't think it is necessary or good for you to do this. that's not the fasting discipline of the Church, which has been kind of like a spiritual lab for making holy people for centuries. you'd be better off - and likely much more challenged - keeping the discipline of the Church for a year than trying to fast for 40 days.
and if you're talking about physical benefits, i suppose i don't really care or have an opinion other than to say i think it's dangerous and risky to your health.