Re: Is there any hope for my mum?
Golthing -- I am trying to convince *my* mother to water fast. Am genuinely concerned that this is what she needs to heal her various issues that are now domino-ing as I was afriad they would --- but as you say, people are amazing about their food. (BTW, I am not saying this lady is--I think she is past the point of wishing to eat, and is truly caught between a rock and a hard place, and needs our compassion.. My mother is recovering from bleeding ulcers, and a hip replacement, and still, doesn't want to hear about water fasting, though she isn't supposed to eat much but fruit, (while she craves meat and is very anemic from loss of blood), and if the doctors *really* knew what some of us know, they would *urge* her to water fast. But that's not their way.
The difficult thing is, fasting, while taking any medication... My mother is on some sort of inhibitor I think, for the stomach issues. This lady is on morphine.
I agree with you about the 'bending of the knee' that
Water Fasting brings to light. It is humility that really frees us. Only the ego (in error) would demand its food, when the best thing for a body is to do as an animal would, and simply stop eating.
There is another issue--in the midst of a crisis is a difficult time to try to assauge one's fear, by studying the masters. (The fasting masters, as I call them). Understandably so. Harder then to extend real certainty to the one who needs to fast. I'm praying for all. And so thankful to have had the blessing of finding out about all this -and what a
Water Fast can do to turn a life around- in a time of relative peace. (ie. before now)
Chiron