Christianity

While there is in some of these cases an understanding of fasting as an effort to provoke God to action, fasting in most cases seems to be an embodied response to what we might call life’s sacred moments—times when humans encounter the divine or their longing for God. Click here to read more…

Judaism

In additional to annual fasts, such as Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), Torah and Talmud describe communal fasting to avert calamities. Fasting is an enactment of our own deaths, meant to give urgency to our quest to be good with ourselves, with the Divine, with the Earth. Click here to read more…

Islam

Our true commitment to the essence of fasting can only come about when we work in earnest to improve the welfare of the society. In other words, the way to receive the grace and the pleasure of God is by satisfying the needs of His/Her creation. Click here to read more…

Baha’i

For Baha’is, fasting is more than the physical endurance of thirst and hunger; it symbolizes detachment from the physical world. Fasting is a spiritual act which should result in improvement of one’s character and empathy towards others. Click here to read more…

Sanatana Dharma

There is a greater strength to fasting when the one who is fasting keeps a low profile while adhering fervently to the vow taken. Best results almost bordering on miracles can manifest when  an individual does solo fasting accompanied by silence. Click here to read more…