THREAD : Why ancient scriptures recommend fasting during chaturmas?
The four-month period of Chatur mas coincides with the monsoon in India. Diseases become commonplace since insects are more prevalent and water gets contaminated leading to disorder in the body. 1/5
The lack of sunlight also affects the digestive system. This is a period when the three body types get aggravated. These are Vata, Pitta, Kapha in ayurveda or movement, metabolism, structural functions according to allopathy. 2/5
It is ideal to consume vegetarian food. According to ayurveda, leafy vegetables produce vata, curd and fermented food produces pitta and oil produces kapha hence these food groups should be avoided. Since there is not much sunlight, negative energies are more prevalent 3/5
therefore the tama quality increases. It is important to increase the sattvik component of the body in order to stay healthy. The chaturmas period is also a time of festivities and the foods associated with festivals increase sattva. Therefore, chaturmas is recommended as a 4/5
time for fasting and spirituality. It is a time to regenerate the body. 5/5
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