Comments on: Solitude and Fasting

By: Fallen + FlawedFasting: The Danger of Doing It for Selfish Reasons

Fallen + FlawedFasting: The Danger of Doing It for Selfish Reasons — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:48:59 +0000

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By: Fasting: The Danger of Doing It for Selfish Reasons | Fallen and Flawed

Fasting: The Danger of Doing It for Selfish Reasons | Fallen and Flawed — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:57:02 +0000

[...] two weeks ago Richard Reeve wrote a contemplative, somewhat haunting piece on fasting and solitude. Absolutely beautiful in [...]

By: Richard Reeve

Richard Reeve — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:27:58 +0000

Hi Sid,
Great furthering of what been mapped here with the contribution of the sacred space. My experience has been that the doorway I’m referencing opens into that space.

By: Richard Reeve

Richard Reeve — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:26:29 +0000

Hey Henie,
Love the insight that when embracing solitude and silence, you do not require as much food. That is so true.

By: Richard Reeve

Richard Reeve — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:24:52 +0000

Right you are jay and I love your examples of how you have seen it.

By: Richard Reeve

Richard Reeve — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:23:46 +0000

Hi Ray,
thanks for your comment. You’ll not the post includes reference to addiction, and I believe any practice, from shopping to fasting, has addictive potential for the addictive personality.

By: Sid Parham

Sid Parham — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:43:23 +0000

Both feasting and fasting require a habit of moderation in order to be successful spiritual practice. They help us find the balance sanity depends on it. How can we fast if we "super size it" daily? How can we celebrate if we already have cake at every meal? Sacred meals and spaces can be shared, or enjoyed alone. Solitude and fasting are a step outside the normal world and require a third element--a sacred space. Sid Parham´s last blog post..Scraping Uncle Oscar Off the Table

By: Henie

Henie — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:44:45 +0000

I prefer solitude to fasting myself. But it is interesting because when I am alone in solitude and I am perfectly aligned, I don't require food nor does the thought cross my mind (as Jay intimated in his comment). I never mind my own company...the whispers are better heard this way.:~) Silence is indivisible; Silence is bliss! :~) Henie´s last blog post..A Day Without

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:01:21 +0000

People are petrified of being alone. When I was in the coporate world, I would normally eat alone- I enjoyed the peace and solitude. People would always ask how I could eat alone. When thier friends were not there, they would simply skip lunch. I always thought this was a sad state of affairs. What are they afraid of? Fasting can be a great thing if done in the right fashion. It is nice to go a day or two without thinking about food- since we have 50,000 thoughts a day, having 1000's less about food is nice, but for diet purposes I see no advantage. Jay´s last blog post..Life Lessons from a Japanese Tea Master

By: Solitude and Fasting | take a TECKnews

Solitude and Fasting | take a TECKnews — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:50:12 +0000

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