#488: Fasting as a Spiritual Discipline

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 6 March 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The health benefits of fasting from food have gotten a lot of attention in the last several years. What's often forgotten in these discussions, however, is that fasting has been practiced for thousands of years not only for the sake of the body, but for the spirit as well. My guest today has written a book, The Sacred Art of Fasting, that explores the different ways fasting is practiced by all of the world's major religions and how it can be practiced by individuals today. His name is Father Tom Ryan, he's a priest and author, and today on the show, we discuss the reasons for making fasting a spiritual discipline, how this discipline is practiced within several different religions and can still be practiced by someone who isn't religious, and how to get started with this universal, age-old discipline. Get the show notes at aom.is/spiritualfasting.

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0:00.0	Bread McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:18.1	The health benefits of fasting from food have gotten a lot of attention in the last
0:21.2	several years, what's often forgotten in these discussions however is that fasting has
0:25.0	been practiced for thousands of years not only for the sake of the body but for the spirit
0:28.6	as well.
0:29.6	Today is written a book at the Sacred Art of Fasting that explores the different ways
0:32.7	fasting is practiced by all the world's major religions and how it can be practiced
0:36.3	by individuals today.
0:37.3	His name is Father Tom Ryan, he's a priest and author and today on the show we discuss
0:41.0	the reasons for making fasting spiritual discipline, how this discipline is practiced within
0:44.9	several different religions and how it can still be practiced by someone who isn't religious
0:49.3	and how to get started with this universal age old discipline as well.
0:52.6	After the show is over, check out our show notes at aewim.is slash spiritual fasting.
1:00.6	Father Tom Ryan, welcome to the show.
1:10.5	Pleasure to be here.
1:11.8	So you wrote a book called The Sacred Art of Fasting before we get into what makes fasting
1:16.3	sacred.
1:17.3	Let's talk about the health benefits because there's a lot of talk people are doing
1:21.0	fasting today for health benefits.
1:24.5	So what are some of the health benefits of fasting?
1:26.7	First of all, I agree with you that there are very real benefits to fasting.
1:33.5	I think we need to recognize simply that the body is a microcosm of the earth and just
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