Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: Ramadan

Monday, August 16, 2010

[fast5] Re: Ramadan

I'm not Muslim; but speaking in general, it seems human nature to need a special holiday to re-dedicate yourself to your principles.

Of course you should practice "abstinence from all things impure" (or however you want to word it) all the time, but most of us are imperfect, and need a reminder now and again.

That's my take on it.

- T

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Bill McCarty <wbmccarty@...> wrote:
>
> That's curious. Probably I misunderstand, but surely abstinence from all
> things impure should be a continuous rather than merely annual endeavor.
> And, as I wrote, I'd see it more as an endeavor than a thing that we can
> accomplish, whether annually or continually, though I suppose that depends
> on how narrowly one understands the concept of "impure." Part of moral
> development, as I understand it, is coming to an ever-widening understanding
> of the pervasiveness of impurity and, in particular, understanding impurity
> as a universal tendency of humankind, including oneself, rather than merely
> a condition affecting others.
>
> If doing so would not violate reasonable boundaries on topics of discussion
> here (which would perhaps entail a form of impurity), would you clarify,
> please?
>
> On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 9:46 AM, reyazraheem <reyazr@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Well said Jill !
> > One other thing you can add about Ramadan, is that it is also abstenance
> > from all things impure - bad thoughts (avoid anger, jealousy), bad words
> > (avoid cursing, back-biting), vision (avoid looking at things we should not
> > be looking at), hearing (avoid listening to bad words). It is a yearly
> > retraining of the mind and body.
> >
> > Regards
> > Reyaz
> >
> > --
> Bill McCarty
>