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=== Procedure of fasting === | === Procedure of fasting === | ||
On the day of fasting one should not take any food from sunrise until sunrise of the next day. He or she should drink water too. If, for some unavoidable circumstance, one fails to observe fast on the prescribed day, he or she must fast on the preceding or the following day. If someone is sick, fasting is not required, but in such condition, he or she has to take written permission from the Dharma Pracára Secretary of the Saḿgha. | On the day of fasting one should not take any food from sunrise until sunrise of the next day. He or she should not drink water too. If, for some unavoidable circumstance, one fails to observe fast on the prescribed day, he or she must fast on the preceding or the following day. If someone is sick, fasting is not required, but in such condition, he or she has to take written permission from the Dharma Pracára Secretary of the Saḿgha. | ||
On and around the times of new and full moon, one may observe that the gaseous and aqueous factors in the body rise up into the head and chest, creating an uncomfortable feeling. Therefore, if a person does not take food at these times, these factors will be drawn down from the higher portions of the body to the lower portions, thereby alleviating the uncomfortable feeling. | On and around the times of new and full moon, one may observe that the gaseous and aqueous factors in the body rise up into the head and chest, creating an uncomfortable feeling. Therefore, if a person does not take food at these times, these factors will be drawn down from the higher portions of the body to the lower portions, thereby alleviating the uncomfortable feeling. | ||