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inner system, which means if the gut is overrun by bacteria there is good chance that the immune system is not functioning at its best. A fast, rest and giving up of enervating habits, mental and physical, will allow nature to eliminate the accumulated toxin. When intake of food stops the fire of stomach swallow the toxins in the body in the form of bacteria, microbes and ailments like fever, boils and eye ailments are cured. Detoxing the body and mind is a process that is important for the body to function at a normal capacity. Detoxification helps clean out the body which can lead to a more balanced and calm mind and body.
Fasting allows a deep, physiological rest of the digestive organs, and the energy saved goes into selfhealing and self-repairing. Fasting not only removes obstructions and helps the body to heal itself. It is also rejuvenating and life-extending. The suffering that one goes through in fasting is just a little uneasiness. And that suffering is good and healthy, because out of that suffering comes transformation and the body becomes healthier, because now it is natural. Fasting has been described as an operation without surgery. Penance is the cure of bodily ailments and mental agony. Fasting brings calmness and equanimity of mind. While fasting one becomes more aware of one's body process, life and with everything one is doing. It becomes a period where one can evaluate all that one is doing more objectively, and naturally have more time for contemplation.
Self-knowledge:
Mahavira said, "Ignorance is the root of human suffering. An ignorant person with the ambition of living a trouble-free and prosperous life hankers after
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