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The Virtues of Fasting

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What comes first in the mind when we hear the word “FASTING” … is that we have to spend the day without having food?   Or stay hungry all day? WHY? Have you ever thought why fasting has to be done and what’s it sole purpose? Have you ever questioned what fasting really means and why/How it has to be done? Maybe you never questioned OR Maybe you questioned but never got an answer. Here is my story …….. How I started questioning and how I found some of the answers. From the time I started traveling around the world my all beliefs were shaken. I found several meanings and facts for the one belief of mine which I thought are the only truth because everyone in my family and community is doing it so religiously without questioning. Now when my beliefs were shaken I had to rebuild the trust in it or just let it go. Letting go was the last option as due to some obligations I had to follow it, so I started questioning each and every belief I was holdi