Wheat, rice, and regular flour: These everyday grains are avoided during the Navratri fasting and are replaced by fast-friendly flours such as buckwheat (kuttu), amaranth (rajgira), or water chestnut ...

Fasting goes beyond giving up food. It is a spiritual practice that brings peace, clarity, and a deeper connection with God, plus surprising benefits for your mind, heart, and life. “I would simply ...

There are diets, and then there are strict diets. And then, there's the Daniel Fast. Technically, the Daniel Fast is not a diet, but rather a 21-day period of prayer and partial fasting practiced by ...

According to Don Whitney, professor of biblical spirituality, a biblical fast needs a purpose beyond hunger. Christians of a more liturgical bent are in the middle of the ascetic season of Lent, ...

It is by no means a way to diet or lose weight, but rather, to abstain from physical food and other pleasurable things that may distract oneself from wholly dedicating time spent with God.

Fasting has been a cornerstone of spiritual practice for centuries, but does God truly want us to fast? Spiritual scholar KL ...