Benefits of FASTING | Intermittent Fasting | Fasting on Ekadashi 

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@@shatofor100 Yoga does not believe in torturing the body, it is not a masochistic affair, but it believes in purifying it. And, sometimes, purifying it and torturing it may look alike. A distinction has to be made. A man can fast and he may be only torturing himself.. He may just be against his own body...suicidal, masochistic. But then another man can fast and he may not be a torturer; he may not be a masochist and he may not be trying to destroy the body in any way. Rather, he may be trying to purify it...because in deep fasting, the body attains certain purities. You continuously go on eating every day; you never give any holiday to the body. The body goes on accumulating many dead cells - they become a load. Not only are they a load and a burden, they are toxins; they are poisonous. They make the body impure. When the body is impure you cannot see the hidden body behind it. This body needs to be clean, transparent, pure; then suddenly you become aware of the second layer, the subtle body. When the subtle body is pure then you become aware of the third body, and the fourth, and so on. Fasting helps tremendously but one needs to be very aware that one is not destroying the body. No condemnation should be in the mind; and there is the problem because almost all religions have condemned the body. Their original founders were not condemners; they were not poisoners. They loved their bodies. They loved the body so much that they always tried to purify it. Their fasting was a purification. Then came blind followers, unaware of the deep science of fasting. They started fasting, blindly. They enjoyed it because the mind is violent. It enjoys being violent with others. It enjoys a power...because whenever you are violent with others you feel powerful. But to be violent with others is risky because the other will retaliate. Then there is a simple way: to be violent with your own body. Then there is no risk. The body cannot retaliate, the body cannot harm you. You can go on harming your own body; there is nobody to react. This is simple. You can torture and enjoy power - that now you control your body; the body doesn’t control you.

Me too

Ya it's beautiful!

Yup. We made to believe that fasting is something we are doing for the god. But recent studies shows that intermittent fasting has significant health benefits . I have started fasting very recently . (On ekadshi)

@@shatofor100 can you please make a video explaining all about IF. I really require it.

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Yes! So true.

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@@shatofor100 Yoga does not believe in torturing the body, it is not a masochistic affair, but it believes in purifying it. And, sometimes, purifying it and torturing it may look alike. A distinction has to be made. A man can fast and he may be only torturing himself.. He may just be against his own body...suicidal, masochistic. But then another man can fast and he may not be a torturer; he may not be a masochist and he may not be trying to destroy the body in any way. Rather, he may be trying to purify it...because in deep fasting, the body attains certain purities. You continuously go on eating every day; you never give any holiday to the body. The body goes on accumulating many dead cells - they become a load. Not only are they a load and a burden, they are toxins; they are poisonous. They make the body impure. When the body is impure you cannot see the hidden body behind it. This body needs to be clean, transparent, pure; then suddenly you become aware of the second layer, the subtle body. When the subtle body is pure then you become aware of the third body, and the fourth, and so on. Fasting helps tremendously but one needs to be very aware that one is not destroying the body. No condemnation should be in the mind; and there is the problem because almost all religions have condemned the body. Their original founders were not condemners; they were not poisoners. They loved their bodies. They loved the body so much that they always tried to purify it. Their fasting was a purification. Then came blind followers, unaware of the deep science of fasting. They started fasting, blindly. They enjoyed it because the mind is violent. It enjoys being violent with others. It enjoys a power...because whenever you are violent with others you feel powerful. But to be violent with others is risky because the other will retaliate. Then there is a simple way: to be violent with your own body. Then there is no risk. The body cannot retaliate, the body cannot harm you. You can go on harming your own body; there is nobody to react. This is simple. You can torture and enjoy power - that now you control your body; the body doesn’t control you.

So true.

My pleasure. Thank you so much 😊

Thank you :)

Thank you so much for the support. 😊

Thanks for the support. :)

Thank you so much 😊

Lol

Ya Shambhavi Mahamudra is magical!

Thank you :)

Thanks so much 😊

That's nice too.

I have already made one. A day in my life video. The problem is... filming inside the ashram is not allowed.

@@shatofor100 okay. Thanks 😊🙏💜 Will check that out

@@shatofor100 link?

Thanks for appreciating 😊

Thank you :)

Yess

Glad it was helpful!

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Only fish, chicken, mutton and egg. And some ultra intellectuals eat beef and feel secular!

Thats a good point!! 😂

@@shatofor100 Correction Ms. Libra... not "ultra intellectual" they are called "pseudo intellectual"

That's really funny.

When you adopt to vegdiet and forego chicken and fish and also avoid onion and garlic , your body feels better.....

What do u eat at end of fasting

@@vickyvignesh55 I usually end the fasting day with something grain free like sabudana khicdi or potatoes . And the next day I resume my normal food

Awesome!

That's sweet

Please Shato, I hope you can answer to this important question

Yes go ahead! :)

Jay Shree Ram 🙏

There's a cook book by Sadhguru. May be that can help.

@@shatofor100 Thanks I'll look for it to see how it is

Yes.

Happy New Year to you too. :)

@@shatofor100 New year will be more happy if you become my first Indian female friend :) I'm from Sri Lanka

This is already known to Hindus who have been fasting on ekadashi, Masa Shivaratri from time immemorial. Good luck to you. Be proud be in the scientific culture that is called Hinduism. 🙏🏼

By crushing.

Thanks a lot 😊

It's open now. Check online.

No! What you need to do constantly is keep breathing. The 21 min shambhavi meditation is enough to make anyone balanced all day. Or try Isha kriya meditation from sadhguru app.

@@shatofor100 ok thanks actually because I get quite bad anxiety so when I’m having anxiety what Sadhguru says to do when it’s happening in the day?

@@zac7654 Chant Presence Time available on Sadhguru app

Well I'm not an expert in this field.

Eat more vegetables. Start with a plate full of light steamed veggies. Then eat some cooked food with a balance of vegetables, dal and carbs. Follow the same pattern for dinner. No snacking. Drink warm water in between meals and in the morning as soon as you wake up. Good luck!