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time but at night as before. The mind also remains up set and disturbed for sometime. That is why the ambassadors who go to foreign country are instructed not to take decisions on policy matter or make confidetial deliberations for three days. This is the reason why one does not feel hungry or weak after the first three days of his fast. During the three days, the body makes alternative arrangements for getting heat and energy.
In short, the penance of Navakārasi (taking food and water after 48 minutes of sunrise), Cauvihāra (not taking food and water etc. during the whole night) Biyāśana (taking food only twice a day), Ekāśaņa (taking food only once a day), Āyambila (taking only once aday, food without ghee, oil, milk, curds, jaggery, sweets etc.), a fast of 36 hours (Upavāsa), etc. prescribed in the Jain tradition, is fully scientific from the view points of medical science and physiology. Besides spiritual benefits, it brings numerous advantages of physical health. They should not be overlooked. Even if one is allergic to the words 'religion' and 'religious', the penance described above and its rules should be observed in the name of science and health.
IT MOVES. IT MOVES NOT. IT IS FAR. IT IS NEAR. IT IS WITHIN ALL THIS, AND IT IS OUTSIDE OF ALL THIS.
ISHA UPANISHAD 5.
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