pkjf; s]xL ;dosf] lglDt ef]hg jf t/n kbfy{ lngaf6 hf]lug] Pp6f :j]R5fn] u/]sf] lqmof xf] . afOandf o:tf pkjf; a:g] w]/} dflg;x¿sf] pbfx/0fx¿ n]lvPsf] 5 . ltgLx¿sf] pkjf;sf] cjwLel/ s;}n] ;a} lsl;dsf] ef]hg / s;}n] s’g} lglZrt k|sf/sf] ef]hgx¿ lngaf6 cnu /xG5 . bf];|f] cj:yfsf] pbfx/0f bflgPnsf] tLg–xKt] pkjf;nfO{ lng ;S5f}+ ha p;n] æld7f] vfg]s’/f==== df;’ jf bfvdBÆ s]xL vfPg -bflgPn !)M#_ .
wd{zf:qdf s]xL To:tf dflg;x¿sf] pbfx/0f 5 h;n] ef]hg / kfgL b’j} gvfO{ pkjf; lnGy] . To; k|sf/sf] pkjf; la/n} kfOGYof] / olb o;/L pkjf; tLg lbgeGbf a9L lnOof] eg] To;nfO{ cnf}lss jf cbe’t dfGg’ k5{ . pbfx/0fsf] nflu ha df]zf rfln; lbg;Dd s]xL gvfO{, glkO{ a;]sf] lyof] ta pgL k/d]Zj/sf] pkl:yltdf cfˆgf] cg’xf/ rDs’~h]n;Dd /x]sf] lyof] . -k|:yfg #$M@*–@( x]g'{xf]; _ p;n] klxnf] pkjf;sf] s]xLkl5 km]l/ bf];|f] rfln; lbg] pkjf;nfO{ bf]¥ofof] . -Joj:yf (M(–!* x]g'{xf]; _ oL b’O{ pxfFsf] clt cbe’t pkjf; lyof] / s;}n] klg o;nfO{ cg’s/0f ug]{ k|of; ug'{ xF’b}g . k/d]Zj/sf] cnf}lss ;xfotflagf s’g} klg dflg;nfO{ kfgLlagf s]xL lbgeGbf a9L afFRg’ c;Dej x’G5 . lgh{lns/0fn] d[To’ NofpF5 .
kfgLlagf /xg’ , xfd|f] :jf:Yosf] lglDt dfq ;DefAo vt/f xf]Og, ef]hgaf6 nfdf] ;do;Dd cnu /xg klg vt/fk”0f{ x’g ;S5, laz]if u/]/ ltgLx¿sf] lglDt hf] s’kf]if0faf6 klxn] b]lvg] u|l;t 5 / :jf:Yo dflg;n] klg Ps xKtfeGbf a9ÞL pkjf; a:g] of]hgf agfO/x]sf 5g eg] ;fjwfgL cKgfpg’ k5{ .
Why Fast
pkjf; lsg a:g] <
pkjf; a:g’sf] k|fylds sf/0f cfkm}nfO{ k|fy{gf ug]{ / k|e’nfO{ vf]Hg] yk ;do k|bfg ug'{ xf] . wd{zf:qdf pkjf;sf] o:tf] pNn]v d’l:snn] kfpg;S5f}+ h;df k|fy{gfnfO{ pNn]v u/]sf] 5}g, o;n] xfdLnfO{ k|fy{gflagfsf] pkjf; cy{xLg x’G5 eGg] ljZjf;tkm{ bf]x¥ofFp5 . k|]l/tsf] k’:tsdf pkjf;sf] b’j}j6f pNn]vdf k|fy{gfsf] rrf{ ul/Psf] kfpF5f} . klxnf] pNn]vdf, -k]|l/t !#M!–# x]g{‘xf]; _ PlG6cf]lvofsf cudjQmf / lzIfsx¿ s]jn æpkjf; a;]/ k|e’sf] ;]jfÆ ul//x]sf lyP . h;} ltgLx¿ pkjf; a;]/ k|e’sf] cf/fwgf ub}{ lyP ta ltgLx¿n] eljio ;DaGwL k|sfz k|fKt u/], To;}sf] kmn:j¿k a0ff{af; / kfjnnfO{ klxnf] k|rf/ ofqf k7fP . bf];|f] pNn]vdf kfjn / a0f{af;n] unftLsf] gofF d08nLsf PN8/x¿ lgo’Qm ul//x]sf lyP . xfdLx¿ k9Þb5f}+ M ha ltgLx¿n] pgLx¿sf] x/]s PSn]l;ofdf PN8/x¿ lgo’Qm u/] ta k|fy{gf / pkjf;;lxt pgLx¿ cfk”mn] ljZjf; u/]sf k|e’sf] lhDdfdf pgLx¿nfO{ ;’lDklbP -k|]l/t [1]
To;sf/0f ha xfdL xfd|f] dxTjk”0f{ cflTds lg0f{osf] lglDt k/d]Zj/sf] cu’jfOsf] lglDt k|fyg{f ug'{ k5{ pkjf;n] Tof] p2]Zo k”/f ub{5 . c? cfjZoStfx¿sf] lglDt 5f]6f] ;dosf] lglDt k|fy{gf ug{ ;lsG5 -k|e’sf] k|fy{gf ug{ pkjf; a:g’ h?/L 5}g_. cu’jfOsf] lglDt ul/Psf] k|fy{gfsf] nflu nfdf] ;do nfUg ;S5, lsgls xfdLnfO{ æk/d]Zj/sf] cfjfh ;’ÌÆ s7Lg k5{ . cu’jfOsf] lglDt cfZjf;g k|fKt ug{ k|fy{gfsf] lglDt la:t[t cjwLsf] cfjZos kg{ ;S5 / To; a]nf pkjf; nfebfoL x’G5 .
Wrong Reason for Fasting
pkjf; a:g] unt sf/0fx¿
xfdLn] gofF s/f/ cg’;f/ pkjf;sf] wd{zf:qLo sf/0fx¿nfO{ :yflkt u/]kl5, ca pkjf;sf] wd{zf:q la?4 sf/0fx¿nfO{ klg x]g{ h?/L 5 .
s]xL dflg;x¿, k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿sf] laGtL k|fy{gfsf] pQ/ lbg] ;Defjgf a9Þ]/ hfG5 eg]/ pkjf; a:5 . h] eP tfklg k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLnfO{ eGg’ eof] k|fy{gfsf] pQ/sf] k|fylds dfWod ljZjf; xf], pkjf; xf]Og -dQL @!M @) x]g{‘xf];_ . ofb /fVg’xf]; , pkjf;n] s’g} klg xfntdf k/d]Zj/nfO{ abng’ ;Sb}g . pxFf xfdLn] pkjf; a:gclu, pkjf; a;]sf] ;dodf / pkjf;kl5 klg ;dfg x’g’ x’G5 . pkjf; æk/d]Zj/nfO{ afWo t’Nofpg]Æ pkfo xf]Og g tf of] pxfFnfO{ æd]/f] k|fy{gfsf] pQ/ lbg’xf]; gq eg] ef]s} a;]/ d5′{Æ eÌ] tl/sf g} xf] . Tof] t afOanLo pkjf; xf]Og – ef]s x8Þtfn xf] . ofb ug{‘xf]; bfpmbn] a]yz]afaf6 hlGdPsf] cfˆgf] k’q hLljt /xf]; eg]/ p;sf] lglDt s}of}+ lbg;Dd pkjf; a;]/ k|fy{gf u/], t/ aRrf d¥of] . lsgls k/d]Zj/n] bfpmbnfO{ cg’zf;gdf /flv/xg’ ePsf] lyof] . pkjf;n] p;sf] kl/l:yltnfO{ kl/jt{g u/]g . bfpmbn] ljZjf;df k|fy{gf u/]sf] lyPg, lsgeg] pl;t ljZjf; ug]{ s’g} k|lt1f lyPg . jf:tjdf p;n] k/d]Zj/sf] OR5f la?4 pkjf; a;]sf] lyof] / k|fy{gf ub}{ lyof], h’g s’/fnfO{ o;sf] glthfn] k|df0f ub{5 .
s]xL dflg;n] ;f]Fr] h:t}, pkjf; hfu[ltsf] k”j{fjZos s’/f xf]Og . goFf s/f/df sf]xL klg hfu[ltsf] lglDt pkjf; a;]sf] pbfx/0f 5}g . a? k]|l/tx¿n] ;’;dfrf/ k|rf/ u/]/ k|e’ o]z”sf] cf1f kfng u/] . olb s’g} zx/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ u|x0f u/]g eg] ltgLx¿n] To; zx/df cfˆgf] v’§fsf] w’nf] 6s6sfP/ csf]{ zx/sf] ofqfdf lxF8] / k|e’ o]z”s} cf1fsf] kfng u/] -n”sf (M%Ù k|]l/t !#M$(–%! x]g{‘xf];_ . ltgLx¿ ToxFf pkjf; a;]/ hfu[lt kvL{ a;]g .
pkjf; æz/L/sf] OR5fx¿nfO{ cr]tgÆ agfpg] Pp6f pkfo xf]Og, lsgeg] vfg] OR5f Pp6f Gofo;+ut clg kfk/lxt OR5f xf], h’g OR5f rFflx unftL %M!(–%! df ;”lrs[t ul/Psf] æz/L/sf] clenfiffx¿Æ eGbf lgM;Gb]x km/s 5 . t/} klg pkjf; cfTd;+od ug]{ Pp6f cEof; xf] / ToxL u’0f cg’;f/ xfdLnfO{ z/L/sf] kl5 gnfu]/ cfTdfsf] kl5 lxF8Þg’ cfjZos kb{5 .
cfˆgf] cflTdstf k|df0f ug{‘ jf k/d]Zj/k|ltsf] cfˆgf] elQmsf] la1fkg ug]{ clek|fo lnP/ pkjf; a:g’ rfFlx ;dosf] gfz / kfv08Lkgsf] ;+s]t xf] . oxL clek|fon] kml/;Lx¿ pkjf; a:y] / k|e’ o]z”n] ltgLx¿nfO{ o;}sf] lglDt bf]if nufpg’ eof] . -dQL ^M!^Ù@#M% x]g{‘xf];_ .
sf]xL dflg;x¿ z}tfgdfly ljho kfpg pkjf; a:g] u5{ . t/ Tof] klg wd{zf:qsf] lak/Lt xf] . jrgn] k|lt1f ub{5, ls olb xfdLn] k/d]Zj/sf] jrgdf ljZjf; u/]/ z}tfgsf] k|lt/f]w u¥of}+ eg] Tof] xfdLb]lv efUg] 5 -ofs”a $M^Ù ! kq’; %M *–( k9g’xf];_ . pkjf; cfjZos 5}g .
t/ s] k|e’ o]z”n] s]xL b’i6 cfTdfx¿ æpkjf; / k|fy{gfn]Æ dfq lgsfNg’ eg]/ eÌ’ ePg / < Tof] ljj/0f t e”t nfu]sf] AolQmnfO{ To; e”t—cfTdfaf6 5’6sf/f lbg] ;Gbe{df lbOPsf] lyof] t/ z}tfgsf] cfj|md0fsf] la?4df laho k|fKt ug]{ cfjZoQmf ePsf] Pp6f ljZjf;Lsf] ;Gbe{df xf]Og .
t/ s] k|e’ o]z”sf] ljj/0fn] pkjf;åf/f xfdLn] e”t—cfTdfdfly cem a9ÞL clwsf/ k|fKt u5f}{+ eÌ] ;+s]t ub}{g / <
ofb ug{‘xf]; ha k|e’ o]z”sf] s]xL r]nfx¿n] Tof] hjfg s]6f]af6 e”t—cfTdf lgsfNg lsg c;kmn eof}+ eg]/ pxfFnfO{ k|Zg u/], pxfFn] ;j{k|yd t ltdLx¿sf] ljZjf;sf] sdLn] eg]/ pQ/ lbg’ eof] -dQL [2] ToxfF s;/L / slxn] pkjf; a:g] eg]/ ljZjf;Lx¿nfO{ lbOPsf] pkb]z 5}g . pkjf;nfO{ lbOPsf] s’g} klg k|f]T;fxg 5}g . o;}n] pkjf; k|e’ o]z”nfO{ k5ofpg] ;DaGwL Pp6f ;fgf] kIf dfq xf] .
k”/fgf] s/f/df pkjf;n] Pp6f k|d’v :yfg lnPsf] b]lvG5 . of] ltgLx¿sf] cfkmGtsf] d[To’sf] zf]ssf] ;do jf kZrftfksf] ;do jf /fli6«o jf JolQmut ;s+6sf] ;dodf tLa| k|fy{gf;Fu w]/} ;Da4 x’GYof] . – Gofo @)M@$–@*Ù ! zfd’Pn !M&–* Ù&M!–^Ù #!M!!–!# Ù @ zfd’Pn !M!@ Ù !@M!%–@# Ù ! /fhf @!M@)–@( Ù @ Oltxf; @)M!–# Ù Ph|f *M@!–@# Ù !)M!–^ Ù g]xDofx !M!–$ Ù (M!–@ Ù P:t/ $M!–# Ù !%M!& Ù ehg #%M!#–!$ Ù ^(M!) Ù oz}of %*M!–& Ù bflgPn ^M!^–!* Ù (M!–# Ù of]Pn !M!#–!$ Ù @M!@–!& Ù of]gf #M$–!) Ù hsl/of &M$–% k9Þg’xf]; .
k”/fgf] s/f/n] klg u/LanfO{ b]v/]v ug'{ h:tf] c? dxTjk”0f{{ cf1fx¿nfO{ pNn‹g u/]/ pkjf;k|lt ;dlk{t x’g’ unt xf] eg]]]/ lzIff lbG5 – oz}of %*M!– !@ Ù hsl/of &M!–!$ k9Þg’xf]; _ .
k|e’ o]z”nfO{, h;n] k”/fgf] s/f/sf] cwLgdf ;]jfsfO{ ug'{ eof], cjZo klg pkjf;nfO{ a9ÞL k|f]T;fxg lbPsf]df bf]if nufpg ;lsGb}g -dQL (M!$–!% k9Þg’xf]; _ . pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ a9ÞL hf]/ lbP/ eg]/ ufnL ug'{ eof] -n”sf !*M(–!@ k9Þg’xf]; _ .
csf]{lt/, k|e’ o]z”n] cfˆgf] 8fF8fdflysf] ;Gb]zdf, r]nfx¿nfO{ pkjf;sf] af/]]df eÌ’ ePsf] 5 . pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ ;xL sf/0fsf] lglDt pkjf; a:g’ eg]]/ l;sfpg’ eof] / o;af6 pxfFn] cfˆgf] r]nfx¿ ;do–;dodf pkjf; a;]sf] k|Tofzf ug'{ x’GYof] eÌ] ;+s]t x’G5 . k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ pkjf; a;]sf]df Ogfd lbg’ x’G5 eg]/ pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ k|lt1f ug'{ eof] . pxfF cfkm}n] klg s]xL xb;Dd pkjf;nfO{ cEof; ug'{ x’GYof] -dQL !&M@! k9Þg’xf]; _ .
How Long Should One Fast
slt nfdf] pkjf; a:g]
afOandf pNn]lvt ;a} rfnL; lbg] pkjf;x¿nfO{ cnf}lss eg]/ auL{s/0f ug{ ;lsG5 . xfdLn] k/d]Zj/sf] pkl:yltdf /x]/ a;]sf] df]zfsf] b’Oj6f rfnL; lbg] pkjf;nfO{ ljrf/ u/L ;s]sf 5f}+ . Plnofn] klg rfnL; lbg;Dd pkjf; a;] t/ pgnfO{ klxn] g} :ju{b”tn] v’jfpFy] – ! /fhf !(M%–* k9Þg’xf]; _ . k|e’ o]z”sf] rfnL; lbgsf] pkjf;df klg plrt cnf}lss tTjx¿ lyof] . pxfF, kljq cfTdfåf/f cnf}lss tl/sfn] phf8Þ e”ldlt/ 8f]¥ofOg’ eof], pxfFn] cfˆgf] rfnL; lbgsf] pkjf;sf] cGtlt/ z}tfgaf6 cnf}lss k/LIffsf] cg’ej ug'{ eof] . pxfFsf] pkjf;sf] cGtlt/ :ju{b”tx¿n] klg pxfFnfO{ e]]6g cfP -dQL $M!–!! x]g'{xf];_ .
o4lk, cnf}lss ;xfotflagf klg s]xL dflg;sf] lglDt rfnL; lbg;Dd pkjf; a:g’ ;Dej eP tfklg w]/}n] cfˆgf] z/L/nfO{ hf]lvddf kf5{ . rfnL; lbgsf] pkjf; afOalno /Lt xf]Og .
olb Pp6f JolQmn] k|e’nfO{ vf]Hg ;do latfpg] p4]Zon] :j]R5fn] Ps ;dosf] ef]hg vfgaf6 cfk”mnfO{ cnu /fV5 eg] p;n] pkjf; lnG5 . pkjf;nfO{ lbgsf] ¿kdf dfq gflkG5 eÌ] wf/0ff unt xf] . xfdLn] klxn] g} dgg u/L ;s]sf] k|]l/tsf] k’:tsdf pNn]lvt b’Oj6f pkjf;x¿ -k|]l/t !#M!–# Ù !$M@# k9Þg’xf];_ :ki6 ¿kdf nfdf] pkjf;x¿ xf]Og . x’g ;S5 ltgLx¿ Pp6f ef]hg dfq Tofu]sf pkjf;x¿ lyP .
sgeg] pkjf; vf; u/]/ k|e’sf] cu’jfO{ kfpgsf] lglDt w]/]} ;do k|fy{gfdf latfpg] k|of]hgn] lnOG5 / d]/f] ;Nnfx rFflx tkfO{nfO{ cfjZos k/];Dd hlt nfdf] x’G5 pkjf; a:g’xf]; . tkfO{n] k|fKt ug{ vf]Hg’ ePsf] :ki6 lgb]{zg k|fKt geP;Dd pkjf; a:g’xf]; . ofb /fVg’xf]; , pkjf;n] k/d]Zj/nfO{ tkfO{;Fu aft ug{ afWo u/fpFb}g . pkjf;n] kljq cfTdfk|ltsf] tkfO{sf] ;+j]bgzLntfdf ;’wf/ dfq Nofpg ;S5 . tkfO{ pkjf; a:g’xf]; of ga:g’xf]; , k/d]Zj/ tkfO{l;t af]ln/xg’ x’G5 . xfd|f] sl7gfO{ rfFlx pxfFsf] cu’jfO{ / xfd|f] OR5fnfO{ 5’6Øfpg’ xf] .
Some Practical Advise
s]xL Jojxf/Ls ;Nnfx
pkjf;n] ;fdfGotof xfd|f] z/L/nfO{ w]/} k|sf/n] k|efljt kf5{ . s’g} AolQmn] b’a{ntf, ysfj6, 6fpsf] b’vfO, jfsjfsL, k]6 aFp8ÞØfO{ / o:t} c? s’/fsf] cg’ej u5{ / olb ltgLx¿nfO{ skmL, lrof jf SofkmLg ePsf] lkpg] kbfy{x¿ lkpg] cfbt 5 eg] sltko nIf0fx¿ SofkmLgsf] sdLsf] sf/0fn] ePsf] xf] eÌ ;lsG5 . o:tf] cj:yfdf pkjf; ;’? ug{‘eGbf s]xL lbg klxn] g} To:tf] AolQmx¿n] cfˆgf] cfxf/af6 o:tf] k]ox¿ x6fpg’ k5{ . olb Pp6f AolQmn] lgoldt jf cw{–lgoldt¿kn] pkjf; a:5 eg] p;n] cfˆgf] pkjf; qmlds ¿kn] ;lhnf] ePsf] dx;’; ug]{5 . oBlk p;n] ;fdfGotof s]xL sdhf]/Lkg cg’ej u5{ .
pkjf;nfO{ la:tf/} ;dfKt ug{‘ k5{ / hlt nfdf] pkjf; xf], To;nfO{ cGt ub{f plt g} a9ÞL xf]lzof/ x’g’ k5{ . olb Pp6f AolQmsf] k]6n] tLg lbg;Dd s]xL 7f]; cfxf/ krfPsf] 5}g eg] krfpg’ ufx«f] x’g] ef]hg vfP/ ;dfKt ug{‘ d’v{tf x’G5 . p;n] krfpg ;lhnf] x’g] ef]hgx¿af6 cf/De ug{‘ k5{ . nfdf] pkjf;df kfrg k|0ffnLnfO{ k]ml/ vfFbf krfpg a9ÞL ;dosf] cfjZostf k5{ .
[1] lsÍ h]D; cg’jfb cg’;f/ ! sf]l/GyL &M% df klt—kTgLx¿n] cfk”mnfO{ æk|fy{gf / pkjf;dfÆ cem ;dk{0f u/f]; eg]/ cfk;L ;Nnfx u/]/ ;+;u{ af6 cnu /xg l;kmf/L; ub{5 . o; kbsf] w]/} cfw’lgs cg’jfbn] k|y{gfnfO{ dfq pNN]v u5{ .
[2] Pp6f dfq ckjfb ! sf]l/GyL &M% df kfjnn] pNn]v u/]sf] ljjflxt bDkltn] a:g] pkjf; xf] . / of] klg lsË h]D; cg’jfbdf dfq kfFpb5f}+ . cg}lR5s pkjf;x¿ k|]ll/t @&M@! , ##–#$, ! sf]l/GyL *M!! / @ sf]l/GyL ^M% ,!!M@& df pNn]v ul/Psf] 5 . o4lk oL pkjf;x¿ s’g} cflTds k|of]hgsf] nflu xf]Og t/ s7Lg kl/l:ylt jf vfgsf] lglDt ef]hgsf] sdLsf] sf/0fn] a:y] .