BaBa's discourse on "Fasting"

This is an English discourse from BaBa.  Somehow those authority control what we can read and what we should not read.  or They sometimes tricked us, margiis, changed what the content was.  They missed this one.  Luckily some margiis has the conscience to real what it should be.  They made this article reveals to us.

"Due to the attraction of the sun and moon, and certain tithis, the liquid portion of the earth moves upward. And that’s why it brings tides in the oceans. Similarly, in the human body also, the liquid portion moves upwards. And for this, the upper portion of the body, the normal functions of different limbs and brain are a bit affected. In the human body, the portion from vishuddha cakra to sahasra’ra cakra is the sa’ttvika portion of the human body. And from the vishuddha cakra to the man’ipura cakra, that is, the naval portion, is known as the ra’jasika portion of the body. And below the nave, below the naval portion, is the ta’masika portion of the body. In the ta’masika portion of the body, man does crude works — only crude works. That portion is also a necessity, but that portion is engaged in crude work. And in the central portion, ra’jasika portion, it is a mixture of crude and subtle - a mixture of physical and spiritual. And, in the sa’ttvika portion, that is the upper-most portion, a man is engaged in subtler pursuits, subtle work. Now, “tithi” means “lunar day”. In Sam’skrta, solar day is called “dina”, and lunar day is called “tithi”."

"Eka’dashii tithi means “eleventh moon”; pu’rn’ima’ means “full moon”, and ama’vasya’ means “new moon”. In these tithis, this ra’jasika portion and sa’ttvika portion, the normal functions get affected due to upward tendency of the liquid portion of the body. Now, for this, in ancient times, the yogiis, they invented this system of fasting. During fasting what does happen? In the stomach portion a vacuum is created, for want of food and water. And that vacuum attracts the liquid portion from the upper portion of the body - that is, from sa’ttvika and ra’jasika portions. And what does happen? The brain, heart, lungs, that is the upper portion — ra’jasika and sa’ttvika portions, get freed from the bad effect of liquid. Otherwise, you see, in the case of a gout patient, his pains increase in these tithis. A man suffering from fever won’t get remission during these tithis, because of upward movement of liquid."

"So, fasting is a necessity in the eleventh moon, pu’rn’ima’, that is full moon, and new moon. In A’nanda Ma’rga, I didn’t prescribe these four days fasting, that is, for grhii’s — that is non-wholetimers, non avadhutas — they are to fast only two days, two eleventh moons. And for workers, avadhutas, they are to fast how many days? Four days. Because they will have to engage themselves more in spiritual and higher works, in intellectual and spiritual [realms]. That’s why they should fast four times in a month - and others, twice. But if others so desire, they may fast four times — I won’t say anything. But it is not compulsory. For them, two eka’dashiis." (12/1/71 Patna)