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People turn to many different methods of fulfilling their spiritual needs; one of these methods is spiritual fasting. In an article entitled “Spiritual Fasting,” Gabriel Cousens of the Tree of Life Foundation calls spiritual fasting “the elixir of life” (Cousens 3). Melanie Hirsch’s letter-to-the-editor of the New York Times, entitled, “The Downside of Fasting,” criticizes the “food free lifestyle” because it seems to be the latest fashion rather than a spiritual tool. In the book Fasting to Freedom by Ron Lagerquist and Tom McGregor, the authors describe spiritual fasting as “a knife that cuts away superficiality” (Lagerquist and McGregor 2). Finally, in an article entitled “Spiritual Benefits,” Dennis Paulson of the Fasting Center International interprets spiritual fasting as “the ‘master key’ to spiritual unfoldment” (Paulson 2). Despite these various interpretations, spiritual fasting is known to cleanse both the body and mind, unify a people, draw one’s spirit closer to nature, and has been advocated by many influential world leaders. ... However, Paulson claims that “prolonged fasting seems to help overcome our human differences.
Approximate Word count = 851
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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