Devotee: Can fasting help realisation?
Ramana Maharishi: But it is temporary. Mental fast is the real aid. Fasting is not an end in itself. There must be spiritual development side by side. Absolute fasting makes the mind weak too. You cannot derive sufficient strength for the spiritual quest. Therefore take moderate food and go on practising.
Devotee: They say that after breaking a month’s fast, ten days afterwards the mind becomes pure and steady and remains so forever.
Ramana Maharishi: Yes, if the spiritual quest has been kept up right through the fast also.
Ramana Maharishi: But it is temporary. Mental fast is the real aid. Fasting is not an end in itself. There must be spiritual development side by side. Absolute fasting makes the mind weak too. You cannot derive sufficient strength for the spiritual quest. Therefore take moderate food and go on practising.
Devotee: They say that after breaking a month’s fast, ten days afterwards the mind becomes pure and steady and remains so forever.
Ramana Maharishi: Yes, if the spiritual quest has been kept up right through the fast also.
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