#0425 Fasting of the mind

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Inner Peace Be Upon You

# 0425 Peace and Blessings Every Day

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Fasting of the mind

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Today marks the first day of the holy month of Ramadan

for Muslims.

Inner Peace Be Upon You has subscribers of many faiths, and

those who do not share a common faith or are not sure. This

issue is about Ramadan, which is practiced by Muslims, and I write this issue

so that there is better understanding because

only through knowledge can there be inner peace within ourselves and others.

Ramadan marks the beginning of fasting from food, drink,

sexual relations, and smoking from sunrise to sunset for those

capable of fasting (women who are pregnant or menstruating,

children, the old, the sick, or those traveling are exempt). It marks

the revelations and word of God in the form of  the Holy Qur'an to Prophet Muhammad (peace be

upon him) from Angel Gabriel.

The things mentioned above are the physical needs of the body,

and that is only the first layer of fasting. For some this first layer

of fasting will take its course throughout the month, and there is

nothing wrong with that. However, the true spirit of fasting

is not the hardships of making sacrifices of the physical, but

the fasting to cleanse the spiritual aspects of the inner self from

the toils and commonalities of daily life.

The fasting of the spiritual means the fasting of the mind. This means

watching what you think.  You work on increasing your patience so you

don't get angry so quick.  You fast your mouth so you are careful not to backbite or

speak ill of others. You fast your eyes so you don't look at

things that will give you bad thought. You fast your ears so you don't

hear things that will hurt or decrease your spiritual worth. You fast your

hands so you don't engage in any type of touching that are more the desires

of the physical.

The fasting of the mind is the most difficult for people for those who fast, and

those who do not. Being able to not eat or drink water is something that if

we are required or have to do for one reason or another, we easily can.

Fasting of the mind requires much greater effort, but ultimately does help

more with inner peace because it elevates you to a higher sense of self.

This in turn resonates to a higher sense of inner peace.

Fasting is not just for Muslims but anyone who wishes to get past their

physical needs of this world, and wishes to elevate their spiritual

well-being.

Ramadan Mubarak to those subscribers who take part in it.

Inner Peace Be Upon You.

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