Sat-tila Ekadasi
Sun, 07 Feb
|Fasting From Grains
When one fasts, imbalanced dosas are brought into equilibrium, the gastric fire is increased, and one's body and mind are normalised. In addition, one gains physical lightness, a hearty appetite, a healthy thirst, a pleasant disposition, good digestion, as well as strength, energy and vigour.
Time & Location
07 Feb 2021, 00:00 GMT – 08 Feb 2021, 11:16 GMT
Fasting From Grains
About the event
Ekadasi means eleven in Sanskrit. On every eleventh day, there is a day of fasting from grains and beans which is set aside for us to focus on our spiritual life and meditate on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna.
Srila Prabhupada said we can observe the fast by avoiding food with grains and beans and eating only light foods. Fasting should cause buoyancy of feeling and not tiredness or fatigue. We should only practice as much fasting as our capacity allows.
We fast on Ekadasi in order to minimize the demands of the body so we can engage more of our time in the service of the Lord by chanting or performing some other devotional service. The best thing to do on these fasting days is to remember the pastimes of Krishna and to hear His Holy name being sung and chanted. In the book "Nectar of Devotion" Srila…