Category: Spirit and soul
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Spiritual fasting in Lent (or any other time)
25th February, 2020Tomorrow marks the beginning of what for many people is the most important time of the year in terms of spiritual fasting. For Christians, Lent constitutes the 40-day period prior to Easter, serving as a reminder of both Jesus’ 40-day fast in the desert as well as the final period of his life…
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Physical and spiritual cleansing: from fear to love
Does the thought of water fasting frighten you? It’s completely natural to feel fear before and even during your first few water fasts. After all, unlike our ancestors, you’ve probably never gone without food for more than a few hours, let alone a few days. Food is comfort. Food is pleasure. And yes, food is…
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Facing your ego through water fasting
As important as any physical cleansing, water fasting also challenges you with emotional and spiritual blocks, bringing you face to face with your ego and fears. In a way, your journey through water fasting mirrors the entire spiritual path: both within each fast, as well as from fast to fast over the years. One of…
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Deeper states of consciousness while fasting
One of my favourite things to ‘do’ while water fasting is to find a spot in nature and simply sit, doing nothing, just being, staring out into the environment, remaining present and aware. Quickly, I become one with myself and the world around me. Time melts away… The experience of connection gives rise to the…
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Who am I?
Many spiritual traditions encourage you to ask the question: ‘Who am I?’ Perhaps most famously, Ramana Maharshi taught that this is all you need to do in order to experience your true self and enlightenment. Just keep asking yourself, honestly, from the depths of your heart, over and over again… Who am I? Who am…