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  • The goal of fasting is inner unity.

    Spiritual   Goal   Unity  
    Thomas Merton (2004). “The Way of Chuang Tzu”, p.54, Shambhala Publications
  • The purpose of fasting is to loosen to some degree the ties which bind us to the world of material things and our surroundings as a whole, in order that we may concentrate all our spiritual powers upon the unseen and eternal things.

    Spiritual   Order   Ties  
    Ole Hallesby (1975). “Prayer”, Augsburg Fortress Publishing
  • Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct. Let modesty be compassion, good manners fasting, you should be a Muslim the like of this. Let good deeds be your Kaaba and truth be your mentor. Your Kalma be your creed and prayer, God would then vindicate your honour.

  • Fasting, as some people speculate, is not a bodily torture, martyrdom, or a cross, but it is a way to elevate the body to reach the level of cooperation with the soul. When we fast, our intention is not to torture the body but to shun its behaviour. Thus, one who fasts becomes a spiritual and not a physical person. Fasting is an ascetic soul which takes the body with it as its partner in asceticism.

    Spiritual   People   Soul  
  • It dawned upon me that fasting could be made as powerful a weapon of indulgence as of restraint

    Mahatma Gandhi, General Press (2014). “My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi”, p.488, GENERAL PRESS
  • Join a company of young men and women who have made a covenant by sacrifice to turn a nation through united massive fasting and prayer.

    Prayer   Sacrifice   Men  
  • There is power in corporate fasting and power in corporate praise.

    Jentezen Franklin (2014). “Fasting: Opening the Door to a Deeper, More Intimate, More Powerful Relationship with God”, p.139, Charisma Media
  • The hearing that is only in the ears is one thing. The hearing of the understanding is another. But the hearing of the spirit is not limited to any one faculty to the ear, or to the mind.

    "The Living Bread". Book by Thomas Merton, 1956.
  • The ideal technique for successful fasting is the use of fresh, raw fruit and vegetable juices. On such a diet, the full spectrum of nutrients is supplied in an easily assimilated form, so the digestive tract is able to remain essentially at rest. It is only through the combined use of both cleansing processes, and a very good diet, that one will be able to reach her or his maximal level of physical health and an unclouded consciousness.

  • The body and the soul join in doing the work of the soul, ie. praying, meditating, praising and coming in communion with God.

    Soul   Body   Fasting  
  • Fasting is not nearly so deadly as feasting.

  • Laboratory tests are the next set of important numbers to know. Here are the key lab test numbers you need to know: 1. Complete blood count 2. General metabolic panel with fasting blood sugar and lipid panel 3. HgA1C 4. Vitamin D 5. Thyroid panel 6. C-reactive protein

    Keys   Blood   Numbers  
  • Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit.

    Mind   Fasting   Body  
    Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs
  • Begin a fast, and trust God to work that in your heart.

    Jentezen Franklin (2011). “Fasting Journal: Your Personal 21-Day Guide to a Successful Fast”, p.104, Charisma Media
  • To gain victory over the flesh was the purpose of fasting and celibacy, which denied the pleasures of this world for the sake of reward in the next.

    Barbara W. Tuchman (2011). “A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century”, p.36, Random House
  • Fasting with a pure heart and motives, I have discovered, brings personal revival and adds power to our prayers. Personal revival occurs because fasting is an act of humility. Fasting gives opportunity for deeper humility as we recognize our sins, repent, receive God's forgiveness, and experience His cleansing of our soul and spirit. Fasting also demonstrates our love for God and our full confidence in His faithfulness.

    Prayer   Heart   Humility  
  • What could you do to a man who owns nothing? You can't starve a fasting man, you can't steal from someone who has no money, you can't ruin someone who hates prestige.

    Hate   Men   Fasting  
  • There are some who died because they were fasting, and they were crammed in tight.

    Fasting   Died  
  • Fasting humbles you and brings clarity, even allowing you to get unforgiveness and bitterness out of your heart.

    Jentezen Franklin (2011). “Fasting Journal: Your Personal 21-Day Guide to a Successful Fast”, p.104, Charisma Media
  • Wherever on earth the religious neurosis has appeared we find it tied to three dangerous dietary demands: solitude, fasting, and sexual abstinence.

    Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). “Basic Writings of Nietzsche”, p.251, Modern Library
  • We walk by faith. We don't stay still, drowning in our misery.

    Jentezen Franklin (2011). “Fasting”, p.125, Charisma Media
  • Fast, worship, and seek Him.

    Jentezen Franklin (2009). “Fasting Study Guide”, p.25, Charisma Media
  • Fasting is a tremendous weapon and a source of power in the life of a believer.

    Jentezen Franklin (2014). “Fasting: Opening the Door to a Deeper, More Intimate, More Powerful Relationship with God”, p.49, Charisma Media
  • The light of the world will illuminate within you when you fast and purify yourself.

    Light   World   Fasting  
  • I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation.

    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • A doctor's authority in America often exceeds his or her knowledge. Whole bodies of knowledge in healing are ignored because they are unorthodox and non-medical. A doctor's education seems exhaustive, yet MDs study so much about drugs and surgery - and so little about nutrition, fasting, herbal remedies, spinal manipulation, massage, vitamin and mineral therapy, homeopathy, and more - that we realize their qualifications are incomplete.

    Source: www.drpasswater.com
  • We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in giving. Fasting requires that we rediscover all that is alive around us, and reconcile ourselves with our environment.

  • The discipline of fasting releases the anointing, the favor, and the blessing of God in the life of a Christian.

    Jentezen Franklin (2012). “Fasting Student Edition: Go Deeper and Further with God than Ever Before”, p.7, Charisma Media
  • Juice fasting destroys your metabolic rate. I see a lot of women who are like, "Oh, I lost seven pounds and then I gained 10." That's not what detoxification is about.

    Fasting   Juice   Pounds  
    "Join the Gwyneth Paltrow & Tracy Anderson Fit Club". Interview with Judith Newman, www.redbookmag.com. December 20, 2012.
  • My austerities, fasting and prayers are, I know, of no value if I rely upon them for reforming me. My penance is the prayer of a bleeding heart for forgiveness for sins unwittingly committed.

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