Why To Do Fasting? When To Fasting? Rituals

We have seen talking elders in south Asian countries, especially Nepal, India, about fasting. From childhood, I’ve only seen my mother, grandmother or other females around me fasting, specially on Monday, teej (Festival celebrated in Nepal mainly), Ekadashi Tithi and some females also fast Saturday.

Reason of fasting for them, what they had told me is, for betterment of family, unmarried women take fasting on Monday (सोमबार) of Saravan month to get a good husband like Lord Shiv. That time I thought, oh! Only females do fasting, men don’t to do fasting at all.

But now, I got some reasons for fasting. Fasting actually cleans up the body,it’s process to make body and soul cleaner. Here, some defender of Modern Science might think, how it is possible by fasting cleaning body?

Here’s the thing, in our body there are dead cells, while fasting body doesn’t have to think to give energy, so it’s start’s eating dead cell’s inside body, this prevents lots of diseases.

Think body as circuit board, the less resistance, the more energy flow in body.

Now, you might also think, that ok, it’s make body cleaner but what is the relation between well-being of family and getting a good husband related to fasting? That’s make no sense.

When you are clean, you get to heal.You attract good energies around you. People around you are those of energy you radiate. So, women get’s good husband. Also, when you’re healed, you can take care of your family when they are in problem.

Till now, we get to know, why should we do fasting?

Let’s look, when to do fasting.

I recommend people to do Ekadashi(11th Moon Cycle) Fasting. Because Ekadashi is Healing Tithi, you’re mind and soul(moon and sun) get aligned in that tithi, so your energy level raised up. This tithi works like boon. On Dhashami, the tithi before Ekadashi, healing deities and energies come to Earth; on Ekadashi, they heal you from within.

Some people also take fasting in Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. As far i saw, most of female here in nepal take Monday Fasting.

Monday Fasting helps to get mental clarity and emotional cleaning. It is day of Lord Shiv.

Tuesday Fasting helps to get courage, take actions. It day of Hanuman Ji.

People take fasting based on also, astrological combinations. When some problem in profession Saturday fasting.

Saturday fasting is bit more tough. Because the energy of day, it tests patience.

Don’t do Triyodashi fasting directly, first do Panchami, Astami, ekadashi for while then do it. Because it’s moksha tithi, it will give you moksha from things, you won’t able to handle energy at first.

How to do Fasting?

Fasting is not only about not eating food, it more than that. Also have fasting of brain, by not having guilts, regrets, mental blockage. Forgive people, it’s cleans you more from inside and leads to your spiritual growth.

Also, fasting is for one day, but the preparation for it is all the time. Like, other day beside the day of fasting, don’t eat much heavy food, try to avoid tamsic food.

Once you decide, the day or tithi. That day, don’t eat grains (अन्न). If possible, take only water, if it is not possible for you, take fruits which have high water quantity. Some people say we can take tea, milk but I don’t advise, because main purpose of fasting is to not have any restriction to flow energy into the body.

I think sugar, milk create some restriction, more than milk, tea does because sugar and all that stuff.

Full day don’t eat other than fruits, don’t take too much. At night, if you can’t handle much you can take roti but it’s hard for 1-3 times only, then after you’ll be used to it.

Next morning, take food.

Thank You. Hari om tat sat.