How the deprivation of Ramadan helps care for the spirit | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

How the deprivation of Ramadan helps care for the spirit | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Published: May 24, 2019 10:59:03 am

How the deprivation of Ramadan helps care for the spirit

Prayer, and any deep reflection, really, unlocks us from our mind’s prison. It’s an incarnation of death, too — a fundamental reminder to seek greater purpose in our individual lives. Even if it’s just every Ramadan, it’s a start.

That the act of fasting untethers people from selfishness is paradoxical; it’s impossible not to fixate, in some part, on physical need. But the abstention is followed by a ritualised and often communal meal. (Source: File Photo)

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