What is the benefit of fasting in our body while filling our souls

What is the benefit of fasting in our body while filling our souls with innumerable evils? – Basil

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I fast for greater physical and mental efficiency. – Plato

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Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, and kindles the true light of chastity. Enter again into yourself. – Augustine of Hippo

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Fasting strengthens control over our appetites, thus contributing to self-mastery. – George Romney

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He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world. – Al-Ghazali

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