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One of my confreres sketched an explanation that attracted me: sin

One of my confreres sketched an explanation that attracted me: since the process of digestion is under the control of the brain, its cessation gave repose to the brain, allowed it a vacation. – Adalbert de Vogüé, To Love Fasting: The Monastic Experience

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The light of the world will illuminate within you when you fast and purify yourself. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Every one has a doctor in him; we just have to help him in his work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. To eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness. – Hippocrates

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To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. – Benjamin Franklin

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