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one’stimeasthebodybecomeslighterandceasestoobstructthemindandsoul.It

mayalsooccurbyexcessfastingormisapplicationoftheteachingsrelatedtomedit-

ationandthepracticeofthemysticaldisciplines.Extremesandfanaticismhaveno

partinthescientificmovementtowardsspiritualenlightenment.Ifoneisnotpre-

paredtoexperiencehigherconsciousnessthroughthepurificationofthemind,

philosophyandrightaction,theemergenceoftheLifeForcecanbeanegative,even

frighteninganddangerousexperience.Thisisreferredtoasa“prematurerelease”of

theLifeForce.Therefore,spiritualenlightenmentcannotbeforcedbyseverefasting

just as it cannot be brought about through drugs or other artificial means.

Inaccordancewiththeperson’skarmicbackground,theemergenceoftheenergy

maycausevisions,outofbodyexperiencesandotherpsychicphenomena.Ifthe

personisreadytointegratetheseexperiences,theycanbebeautifulandjoyous

movementstowardsself-discovery.Ifthepersonisnotready,thatis,iftheyareig-

norantastowhatishappeningoriftoomuchisoccurringtoosoon,theymaybe-

comefearfulandevencometobelievetheyarelosingtheirmind.Inthiscaseitis

besttobreakthefastandseekspiritualcounseling.Consuminggroundingfoods

(cookedvegetablesandtransitiondiettypefoods)willbethebestcourseofaction

tobringthemindbacktoanormallevelfunctioning.Yourpersonalityistobecome

integrated.Integrationofthepersonalitymeansthattheexperiences,iftheyoccur,

aretobeblendedwithyourpreexistingknowledge.Youcannotremaininanoutof

bodystateforever.Youmustatsomepointendthefastandcontinueyourlifeasa

humanbeing.Thedifferencenowhoweveristhatyouwillbemoreconsciousofthe

spiritualdimensionswithinyourself.Thisgrowingintegrationwillallowyoutobe-

comespirituallyenlightened(achieveaperennialawarenessofDivineCosmicCon-

sciousness),evenwhilecontinuingtoliveinsocietyandevenwhenyouarenot

fasting.

Mental Disorders

Inanycase,thosesufferingfrommentaldisorders,notrelatedtospiritualevolution,

maybebenefitedbyfastingsincethispracticewillcleansethebodyfromchemical

imbalancesandotherphysiologicalirregularitieswhichareaffectingthebrainand

consequentlydistorttheperceptionsandfunctioningofthemind.However,thispro-

cess should be monitored by a health professional. 111