The Wonderful Benefits of Fasting

Fasting will have dramatic effects on both your physical and spiritual well being. It will help strengthen your willpower, help you to realize you are sustained by more than "bread alone", which in turn, is a big step in shedding that ego.

What is food but energy condensed in a solid form anyway? Your essence is energy, food is energy, so there must be a way to bypass the illusive nature of needing food to sustain yourself right?

Well, of course there is!

Here's Some Food For Thought:

In the Gospel of Matthew Jesus says:

"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God".

Man shall not live by bread alone (food), but by every word (prana, or life-energy) that proceedeth out of the mouth of God (the medulla oblongata where this life-force enters and flows to the five energy centers (chakras) in the spine and then to all parts of the body.)

I will show you a complete system for consciously taking this life force in and energizing every cell of your body. But that's for a different time.

Fasting for one day a week with fruit, or for three days with good orange juice, can be done safely providing you are in reasonable health. I cannot recommend longer periods of time without the supervision of a doctor, but you know yourself what is right for you.

So what's the point?

Well, fasting will free up that prana, or life-force from its daily activities used for digestion, detoxification, excretion, and your circulatory system (heart). It all makes sense right?? errr. John I think YOU need a donut or something because you're talking crazy!

When we eat, our bodies via our sympathetic nervous systems use a lot of energy (life force if you will)in the chemical breakdown of that food. We all know that I'm sure. The heart pumps more blood to rid us of the toxins we ingest, our intestines, livers, stomachs; all our body engines as well as the life force needed for the process are overworked.

Now that's on a good diet. If we over-eat or eat junk, you can imagine it's even more of a workout for those body engines.

Your life-force, or prana CAN get burned out and it needs a chance to re-charge. Fasting, even for these short periods can give your body the rest it needs and accomplish exactly that!

If you make fasting a habit it will prove to be even more of a blessing for you. Without you even knowing it, you and your body will start to understand and realize its independence from "food" and naturally start depending on the universal "word of God".

This "awareness" can work in everything; whether conquering disease, creating prosperity, or the supreme goal of finding God.

The mind will not show you its miracles unless you place a demand on it and make it work. In this sense it's exactly like a muscle which will grow strong and tight with exercise, or wither without it.

So long as you allow yourself to be a slave to your palate or other "sensations" this will not work.

For now, the physical benefits alone fasting will have on your over-worked organs and life force should be enough incentive for you to start the practice.

Are you starting to see the power all these seemingly small practices I share with you on these pages can (and will) have on your personal growth? Read on but it's time for action!

What to Watch Out For:

Watch out for those telling you, you will get sick, weak, or die if you fast. Rest assured you won't if you follow my suggestions.

If you allow thoughts to enter your mind suggesting that you are hungry, you will be so don't! Part of the process is to train your mind to fight off such silliness. Your mind is like a metaphysical muscle and in order to get stronger, it must be made to work through....exactly this type of exercise!

Instead, make up your mind that your body is strong, you will feel no weakness; rather you will feel great power. Affirm that often whenever you need added strength.

Most people don't know these things because they have never tried it. Do you know anyone who fasts anymore? Yet rest assured, they'll be the first ones to discourage you. Don't listen to them and try it! Prove ME wrong! Ha! a challenge. LOL

I'm no one special and I had no special gifts or powers when I started on my journey. Just the desire to better myself and in turn the world around me. You're here so I applaud you sincerely.

What I share with you sounds simple and it is. This one simple thing can and will change your life so if you find yourself scoffing at it.... then kick that thought to the curb.

The wonderful effects fasting will have on you will put to rest any doubts you may have and there is no doubt in my mind you will see these benefits first hand. It's powerful!

It's fine to love food, just don't be a slave to it. To master this one thing, and in turn your body, is one of the greatest blessings you can have.

I seldom eat yet my body stays at a consistent weight. If I want to eat, I do and if not, I don't. If my stomach pangs, I take in more prana but even more importantly, if I can do this, I know you can too!

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