anāhāra

Devanāgarī: अनाहार Translation: not taking food, abstinence, non-seizure; one who abstains from food Similar words:laṅghana Opposite words:āhāra Related concepts:annam, annamaya, tapas, niyama

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“Fasting is the best medicine,
for as the Taittirīyra Upaniṣad says,
food will nourish you or consume you.
But there is fasting and fasting.
There is no better Tapas
than a well regulated diet.”
– From interviews with T Krishnamacharya by Sarah Dars,
published in Viniyoga Review no 24, December 1989

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