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       Fasting - one path to experiencing true Love and BEING in a
       perpetual state?
   DIR By: Tyler
       Date: April 1, 2013, 3:46 pm
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       (I have decided to re-open the topic, in order to provide an
       accurate account of my previous experience with fasting. Later
       on, I will provide a new account of how fasting for the second
       time has affected my perception.)
       Have others here attempted it before?
       Months ago, I fasted on water for four days in a row. While
       initially uncomfortable, the results were, in a way,
       indescribable. I have been informed by a reliable source that
       fasting for longer periods is not helpful today as it was in the
       past, when extended periods of water fasting seem to have been a
       common practice. It may be harmful now due to the presence of
       harsh toxins and metals inside of our bodies; nonetheless, a 4
       day-long water fast was very beneficial in my individual case.
       For the sake of understanding, I will attempt to describe my
       experience using as few ‘New Age’ terms as possible.
       First of all, without food to keep my consciousness bound to
       material existence (in other words, without being bound mentally
       to the cycle of hunger), I felt my vibrational frequency rise in
       a short period of time. In essence, my perception was able to
       rise effortlessly above the trappings of society, which are
       commonly taken for granted. This allowed me to perceive what I
       now sense to be true love as a state of perpetual, internal
       being, as opposed to the widely accepted notion of love as an
       achievement to be earned only by the successful mating of two
       individuals with a lot of stuff in common to talk about.
       For as long as I avoided toxic substances and selfish,
       hedonistic thoughts after my fast was broken, life was beautiful
       beyond my capability to express in words. Colours became rich,
       vibrant, and I felt an attraction to others, which was based
       purely on a perpetual state of love, instead of being based on
       my learned expectations of them forged from past experiences.
       Even so-called enemies, a few of which I thought I had earned,
       became as dear to my heart as would a cherished companion. There
       were times when I nearly burst out in tears because of the
       temptation to snuggle up close to a friend who is called
       Anna-Marie by the majority of people, and whom is called Miki by
       a small group of others; times wherein I was tempted to express
       every loving sentiment, which had been trapped inside of my
       heart until that point, out loud. Touch was no longer about
       gratification of the senses, and instead became a marvelous,
       tingling sensation throughout my extremities, which I can only
       think to compare favourably against my past experience on the
       empathy drug called MDMA or ‘Ecstasy’, of which I have used
       three times in the past as a teenager before ceasing its use
       altogether because of the inherent risks involved.
       I am currently fasting again in order to rekindle this state of
       true BEING, which had become lost within a week due to a lack of
       deep understanding of the nature of my experience. Furthermore,
       I sense now that lessons of the spirit are paramount to
       solidifying this state of true, perpetual love and BEING within
       the consciousness. Gratification in any shape or form appears to
       be incompatible with this state of being, which may sound harsh;
       however, I sense that the experience of warm, loving connection
       to others is much sweeter, and infinitely more satisfying on a
       conscious level, than any sugary doughnut or kinky sex act can
       ever aspire to be.. It is more evocative than the most
       enchanting melody; more beautiful than the most finely carved
       sculpture; more savory than any expertly prepared food using the
       finest of ingredients... I sense that a mother who has held her
       recently born child can understand exactly what I am talking
       about because I sense that the two states of being are one in
       the same.
       Without knowledge or deep understanding of my experience, I soon
       began to snack excessively on sweets in order to satisfy my old
       sweet tooth. Shortly afterward, the feeling of true love faded
       away. I suspect that this was a result of my consciousness
       becoming selfish and hedonistic again, as is so commonly
       promoted by every facet of our consumerist society... as is so
       paramount to remaining "trapped in the Matrix", perhaps?
       Perhaps it is something to reflect upon...
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       Re: Fasting - one path to experiencing true Love and BEING in a
       perpetual state?
   DIR By: Walrus
       Date: April 24, 2013, 7:20 pm
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       I have some experience with fasting.
       IMO, longer-term fasting (consecutive days) is difficult, but
       also highly effective at cleansing the body, eliminating food
       and other minor addictions, balancing hormonal and metabolism
       function, as well as shedding excess body mass.  There is also
       the spiritual aspect of being free of all things materialistic,
       as Tyler described.  However, too much fasting can weaken and
       damage the body, especially in the form of muscle loss.  Not to
       mention how it can make it difficult to function at work,
       school, etc.  I believe long term fasting can also be difficult
       on body organs.  IMO, long-term fasts should only be done
       occasionally (perhaps every few months), and even then for no
       more than a few days.
       Short term (intermittent) fasting (IF) I have found to be very
       beneficial.  My protocol is to fast until early evening (4-6
       pm), exercise (usually weight lifting), then, when hunger occurs
       (usually an hour or so after exercise), eat as much real food as
       I'd like over a few hours.  This amounts to a daily fast of
       16-20 hours.  I don't exercise everyday, in which case I merely
       break the fast around 4-6 pm.  This doesn't have to be done
       everyday, and there is no rigid eating schedule that needs to be
       followed.
       In this manner, you still get the benefits of fasting without
       depriving your body.  This can also get you in tremendous
       physical shape (while in the fast you burn body fat, whereas
       eating after lifting builds muscle - see "Leangains").
       Eating real food is also very important (Paleo is, IMO, the best
       diet).  Fasting can be tremendously helpful as a bridge to a
       healthier lifestyle.  As Tyler described, the benefits of
       fasting can be quickly lost if one falls back into bad habits.
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