Today, April 19th is Ekadashi - Time to fast!𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢?
Today, science has proved that every atom in the human body is actually transacting with the whole cosmic space every moment. So how does the cosmos influence our lives?
The human physiology goes through a cycle called a mandala, approximately every 40 to 48 days. In this cycle, three specific days, which may be different from person to person and need not come with equal spacing, will arise when the body does not demand food. If you identify those days in your life and not give the body food - because it is not asking - alot of your health issues will be handled by simple pattern.
This cycle in the system is something that most people can identify if they take away the nonsense of 'so many calories, so much protein and so much mineral should be eaten.' If they listen to the body, these three days can be easily identified by most human beings. So it was told that three times in those 48 days, you should not eat. This was said because somebody observed his own system, and from that he expressed this. But then people did not have the awareness so they fixed the Ekadashi for not eating. If you look, there are 3 Ekadashis in 48 days. It goes well.
Ekadashi means the 11th day after the full moon and the 11th day after new moon. The reason is because the planet itself is in a certain state on that day. So if we keep our body light and available, our awareness will turn inward. The possibility of opening the door within is more on that day. If you have a full stomach, and you are unaware and dull, you will not notice it. So to stay alert and also to purify the body, you go without food on that day - you ate dinner the previous day and the next thing you eat is dinner on Ekadashi. If you are unable to go without food - you can go on phalahara, or fruit diet, which is light on the stomach so that your inner doors will open. Forceful denial of the food is not the point. The point is to make everything into a conscious process. We do not want to compulsively eat like this, we choose.
In some Indian languages, 'phal' means 'fruit' but 'pal' also means 'many'. So today in South India this has happened that on Ekadashi 'phalahara' means a lot of people have interpreted it as, you do not eat your normal rice and sambar or whatever on that day. Instead, that the day you eat many varieties of food, mostly fried food. That was the day you are supposed to give it a break. Because you could not fast and are not aware, it was said 'Okay at least eat fruit.' Now, because the same word in the language exist in a different meaning people are eating the worst type of food on that day.
Another aspect of the Ekadashi fasting is that when one is on the spiritual path, people usually fall off at the slightest discomfort. So fasting is one simple way of training yourself so that outside situations will not make you go off the track; when you are hungry, instead of going and sleeping, you remain alert and in activity. When you are very hungry, still remaining alert and keeping your focus on the sadhna is a very important part of the training to ensure that outside situations do not take you off the track.
While fasting, if you feel thirsty, drink water. If you feel tired, add a few drops of honey or put a little bit of lemon into the water you are drinking. It will take care of it. Fasting for 24 hours is not very difficult for the body. If your body does not have that much capability, there is something seriously wrong with your system. Any healthy body can forsake food for this period. If the body - not the mind - is going to enormous trouble, can you need a medical check-up. Maybe you are not physically healthy or something is wrong, but if you have mental struggles and vadas and bondas are coming and sitting like asteroids, then you must fast.
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