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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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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More caution and perhaps more restraint are necessary in breaking a fast than in keeping it. – Mahatma Gandhi

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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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Fasting of the body is food for the soul. – John Chrysostom

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