This Ekadashi is said to be special (like all other Ekadashis). And as always the specialty of the event is always shared in the form of a story. The story is about one of the most famous epics of India. Mahabharata. Most if not all Indians think they know Mahabharata. Stories are such things, everyone listens to the words that make up the sentences that make up the situations and everyone sees things from a different angle. A great majority of the world likes to discuss and conclude about those aspects of the story that revolve around societal arrangements or morality. If you were to keep aside all the things that relate to mundane laws that govern 'human' society, you will realize all that these stories really just seek to explain is, the basic laws of nature and creation that govern our existence.
And at the end of the day, our existence relies on whatever we can describe as food. The way we treat our food is the way the world treats us. And all else that happens is really only a creation of the mind (which happens to be matter formed off the subtle essence of all that we consume).
Ekadashi Tithi is said to become effective once the light and darkness share surface area of the moon in the ratio 3:1 or 1:3. Almost. You can also understand it as 75% & 25%. This Ekadashi Tithi begins as 75% of the moon is lit while 25% is still dark. And we prepare our bodies for those days to come when our emotions will rule unless you are among those fortunate few who have managed to control their minds and are able to see all the worldly drama as only a series of chemical reactions and physical forces operative between the five basic elements that make up this biological world that we live in. That is what fasting with faith helps you achieve.
And at the end of the day, our existence relies on whatever we can describe as food. The way we treat our food is the way the world treats us. And all else that happens is really only a creation of the mind (which happens to be matter formed off the subtle essence of all that we consume).
Ekadashi Tithi is said to become effective once the light and darkness share surface area of the moon in the ratio 3:1 or 1:3. Almost. You can also understand it as 75% & 25%. This Ekadashi Tithi begins as 75% of the moon is lit while 25% is still dark. And we prepare our bodies for those days to come when our emotions will rule unless you are among those fortunate few who have managed to control their minds and are able to see all the worldly drama as only a series of chemical reactions and physical forces operative between the five basic elements that make up this biological world that we live in. That is what fasting with faith helps you achieve.
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