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meditate, the body needs food. If somebody is ill and he is told to stop eating...allopathic doctors do not believe in fasting but a naturopath may tell the man to stop eating. He will also tell him to take enema. Remove the dirt collected in the body, keep removing. It should also be known that stopping food is not the only thing. We should know when how and with what to begin it again. It should be constantly monitored that the person's energy is not weakened. Energy comes from food.
It is necessary to balance both sides. The body, mind, speech and food have two sides and a balance should be maintained between them.
To imbibe right
We should understand the meaning of meditation in a holistic fashion. To imbibe the meaning of spiritual practice and spirituality in the right manner. Sometimes when the vision is not clear then the meaning turns chaotic. When the vision is clear the meaning becomes useful. These facts should be clear to us.
An event took place. An officer of a factory thought, “The labourers do not work well. There should be some sutra that can inspire them from
Acharya Mahaprajna
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