Guest guest Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Namaste dear brothers & sisters, I was wondering if any of you observe any fasts throughout the year, associated with holy days. If so, are they similar to Islamic fasts (sunrise to sunset)? Thank you for your input! This little mind continually wants to learn! (**) Jai Ma!!! ¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.•´ .•´¨¨)) ((¸¸.•´ ..•´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::.. -:¦:- ((¸¸.•´.¸..•` ..::Bela::.. "Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you. The heart that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness is the choicest offering at the altar of God" - Amma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 It's pretty normal for Hindus to fast once a week, often on Tuesday or Saturday. There is a practice among Vaishnavas to fast on ekaadashi, the eleventh day of the lunar cycle. "Fast" means different things. Sometimes it means avoiding cooked food (guess who I think satarted this spiritual practice, Mom?). What it means can be decided by your ayurvedic practitioner in order to be harmonious with your physical type. Fasting often is combined with the practice of silence as well. There are other times when fasting goes on for Hindus. For instance, people fast all day on Mahashivaratri which is an all night vigil. It's easier to stay up all night if you haven't eaten all day. Hmmm. Maybe this would work for Devi Bhava days as well. People fast all day until midnight on Krishna's birthday. Then there's a special meal in celebration of Krishna's birth. Many religious traiditons have fasting or abstinence as part of their practice. People can use whatever practice is in their own tradition. It gets a little nuts trying to follow Hindu traditions unless you are associated iwth a temple. When are the holidays? They move around in keeping with the lunar calendar? When is ekaadashi? This also requires a special calendar. At least Tuesday and Saturday you can find without travel. Aikya Ammachi, "Bela Gaytan" <bela.fela@g...> wrote: > > Namaste dear brothers & sisters, > > > > I was wondering if any of you observe any fasts throughout the year, > associated with holy days. If so, are they similar to Islamic fasts > (sunrise to sunset)? > > > > Thank you for your input! This little mind continually wants to learn! > (**) > > > > Jai Ma!!! > > > > ¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:- > ¸.•´ .•´¨¨)) > ((¸¸.•´ ..•´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::.. > -:¦:- ((¸¸.•´.¸..•` ..::Bela::.. > > > > "Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you. The heart > that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness is the > choicest offering at the altar of God" - Amma > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Dearest Aikya, This response was a wealth of information for me... thank you! I wasn't sure if typical Hindu fasting was done for certain holy days, such as Islamic holidays and fasts associated with them, or if it was more of a personal thing. It's interesting that you mentioned Ayurveda. I didn't realize a day of fasting, weekly, was something commonly recommended as part of Ayurvedic recommendations. ¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.•´ .•´¨¨)) ((¸¸.•´ ..•´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::.. -:¦:- ((¸¸.•´.¸..•` ..::Bela::.. "Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you. The heart that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness is the choicest offering at the altar of God" - Amma _____ Ammachi [Ammachi] On Behalf Of Aikya Param Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:24 PM Ammachi Re: Fasting Times It's pretty normal for Hindus to fast once a week, often on Tuesday or Saturday. There is a practice among Vaishnavas to fast on ekaadashi, the eleventh day of the lunar cycle. "Fast" means different things. Sometimes it means avoiding cooked food (guess who I think satarted this spiritual practice, Mom?). What it means can be decided by your ayurvedic practitioner in order to be harmonious with your physical type. Fasting often is combined with the practice of silence as well. There are other times when fasting goes on for Hindus. For instance, people fast all day on Mahashivaratri which is an all night vigil. It's easier to stay up all night if you haven't eaten all day. Hmmm. Maybe this would work for Devi Bhava days as well. People fast all day until midnight on Krishna's birthday. Then there's a special meal in celebration of Krishna's birth. Many religious traiditons have fasting or abstinence as part of their practice. People can use whatever practice is in their own tradition. It gets a little nuts trying to follow Hindu traditions unless you are associated iwth a temple. When are the holidays? They move around in keeping with the lunar calendar? When is ekaadashi? This also requires a special calendar. At least Tuesday and Saturday you can find without travel. Aikya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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