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    Can you come up with a fast of your own specifications?

    4 months ago 51

    Yes — within Jain spirit, I can suggest a simple self-designed upavās / austerity vow that remains rooted in ahimsa, aparigraha, and self-restraint.

    A proposed fast: Laghu Sādhana Upavās

    A gentle fasting vow for one day:

    Rules

    • Eat only one time before sunset.
    • That meal should be simple, sattvic, and minimal.
    • Avoid all green vegetables, roots, and heavy foods.
    • Refrain from sweets, fried food, and unnecessary indulgence.
    • Keep mind, speech, and body शांत:
    - no anger - no gossip - no unnecessary speech - no entertainment
    • Spend time in:
    - samayik - pratikraman - jap / contemplation - reading Jain sutras or stotras

    Optional stricter version

    • Eat only plain boiled food once
    • Or take a complete upavās until the next sunrise, if the body and mind permit

    Inner intention

    The real purpose is not only hunger control, but:
    • reduction of passions
    • purification of the soul
    • increase in self-discipline
    • practice of non-attachment

    Important Jain principle

    A fast should be taken with humility, faith, and proper capacity, not out of pride or harm to the body.

    If you want, I can also create a more specific Jain-style fast for:

    • a beginner
    • Paryushan
    • a monthly fast
    • a fasting vow with samayik and pratikraman

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