It’s one thing to hear Allah’s words: “Fasting is prescribed… in order to increase your consciousness”. It’s another thing to understand how the mechanism works, to optimise your fasting experience.
Here’s my take on it.
If you do the most ‘basic’ level of fasting – abstaining from food, drink and sensual pleasures during the daylight hours, you’ll automatically have a ‘pattern interrupt’ at least a dozen times a day. You might find yourself opening the fridge, or wanting to reach for a glass of water and then suddenly realising, “Oh wait! I’m fasting!”
That’s the moment of ‘waking up’ to Allah’s presence and a higher level of consciousness. If you weren’t fasting, you wouldn’t have this sudden reminder that I’m living, eating, drinking and breathing as an act of devotion to Allah, the Most Loving Guide.
The Prophet, peace & blessings upon him, said to his wife, Aisha: “Keep knocking on Heaven’s door.” When she asked him how, he said, “Through hunger.”
Each time we feel a hunger pang, we are metaphorically ‘knocking’ on Heaven’s door. And Allah, our Most Noble, Most Generous Host could never be rude to a guest and not let them in when they’re at the door.
This ‘re-frame’ gives another key to bliss.
Hunger and thirst are good things – signs that you’re gaining proximity to the Most High.
If hunger and thirst lead to an increased awareness of each moment and our connection with Allah due to the ‘wake up call’ each time we feel them, then what happens when we do a more ‘advanced’ form of fasting. For example, fasting with our eyes, ears and tongue?
We’re simply given a few dozen (or hundred!) more opportunities to be reminded of Allah throughout the day. That’s how a ‘higher level’ of fasting leads to an even more radical shift in our level of consciousness.
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