संवत्सरी महापर्व

संवत्सर means yearly. This auspicious day comes once in a year. In other festival, we get dress, go out and have delicious food. In this Jain festival, most of the people do dry fast. There are people who might be doing fast for 7-8 days at a stretch or may be more than that. In one of the previous article we discussed about the healthy benefits of doing fast here.

Why have a festival to do fast?

You may find it weird that why to have such a festival and the way to celebrate is through fast. This festival is of more significance than ever before. This helps us to take a deep dive inside. To cleanse our body and mind. During other festivals we go out and enjoy, today is the day to swim inside and enjoy oneself. Some people don’t even utter a single word for the whole day. It is to practice non-violence. It is to know oneself.

During the last one year, I have done more than 15 fasts. I developed the habit of doing once every month. This helps me to be more careful about the food and water and to not waste them. We feel like we have abundant food and water. It doesn’t feel like limited. But staying a day without food gives us a reality check and the importance of food and water increases. We value things more after we don’t have them.

It is the day we give rest to our body and digestive system. Like we need sleep to rest, they too need rest. The rest helps the body organs to energise and function more effectively. Further, the day will be light. You will be calm and helpful throughout the day .

Hope you too do a fast soon to make yourself healthy!

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