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Yes,therewillbeaperiodofdetoxificationwhereonemayexperiencethesenegativemoods,
however,oneshouldbeabletoexertsomecontroloveroneselfthroughfaithandself-efforttoover-
comethem,andtheyshouldpass.Ifnot,onemaybepracticinginadis-balancedway,andshould
seekcounselingfromaqualifiedhealthcareprofessional. 41 Remember,whatevertheswingofthe
pendulumistotheright,itlikewisewillswingtotheleft.Soinspirituality,itisbesttomakesmall
movements,graduallybuilding,sothatthebacklash(thebody’sandmind’sreactionstothereleaseof
toxins)issmallandcontrollable.Ifsomeoneisveryill,theyhavegottentherefromswingingthepen-
dulumtoofartotherightorleft.Nowtheymayneedtotakedrasticmeasurestolive,andtherefore
theymayhavetoundergoarigorousfast,etc.,i.e.,swingthependulumfartotheoppositeside.But
eveninthatimbalancedconditionofmovingfromoneextremetothenext,thereisacertaindegree
ofbalanceandharmonybeingachieved.Thisswingwillgraduallydecreasemoreandmoreinitsin-
tensity,leadingthepersonmoreandmoreintoastateofbalanceandharmony.However,formost
peopleahighdegreeofintensityofimplementingfastingandothercleansingtechniquesisnot
needed.Forsomeonewhoisnotinsuchaseriouscondition,prolongedfastingmaybeunnecessary
andmayleadtoimbalance.Thispersonmaybebetteroffspendingtheirtimepurifyingthemselvesin
otherways.Inadditiontoeatingaproperdietforthebody,onecanchoosetoperformtheYogapos-
tures,whichwillalsodetoxifythebody,performselflessserviceandstudyofscriptureswhichwill
detoxifythemind,andpracticemeditation,chantingandprayerwhichwilldetoxifythesoulandin-
creaseone’swillpower.Selflessserviceisespeciallybeneficialfordetoxifyingthemindandridding
itofitsegoisticsentiments.Itgivesonetheopportunitytoputtheteachingsthathavebeenstudied
intopractice.Eventually,youcometovieweveryactyouperformasselflessservicetoyourHigher
Self. Along with these practices, one may engage in brief fasts (12-24 hours).
Whendecidingtofast,pickadaythatisquietestforyou,whenyoucankeepyouractivitiesandin-
teractionwithotherstoaminimum.Rememberthepurposeofthefastistobecomemorepeaceful,
loving,kind,compassionateandjoyous...forthisSupremePeaceistheHigherSelf,God.Spenditas
quietly“asispossible.”Thismayvaryfromdaytoday.Sometimesyoumaybedisturbedmorethan
others,andthat’salright,adjustandadapt,butstillworktowardsminimizingoutsideactivity...tothe
extentthatitispossible.YoucanspendtimedoingtheYogaexerciseswhicharegreatfordeveloping
willpower,cleansingandharmonizing,andbringingpeacefulvibrationstothebodyandmind,pre-
paringitformeditation,andreadingspirituallyupliftingliteratureorscripturesandunderstanding
thematadeeperlevel.Ifyoufindthataonedayfastdis-balancesyou,startwithahalf-dayfastor
perhapsjustskiponemealonedayaweek.Exerciseduecautionandcommonsense,andconsult
withaholisticcarepractitionerwhoisexperiencedinthisareaintheeventyouhaveanyquestionsor
conditionsthatarise.Besensitivetoyourbody,butalsochallengeyourselftomovetoastateofbet-
ter health.
Also,bewareofmakingabsoluterecommendationstoothersbasedonyourownexperiences,because
eachindividualpersonality(composedofbody,mindandsoul)isdifferent,andwhatworkedforyou
maynotworkforthem,andviceversa,duetothenatureorextentoftheirimbalanceonanyorallof
thethreelevels(body,mindandsoul).Thus,whileonecanshareinsightintotheprinciplesofnatural
healthpracticesandtechniqueswithothers,itisbestforeachpersontoconsultandhaveaccesstoa