Re: Questions about Rama Navami Fasting

JagannathaGaurangadasa wrote:

Thanks for the quick reply and explanation.

Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! You are always welcome.

Yes this is what I have been doing, not eating any grains on these days. I just drink milk and then lightly roast almonds and cashews mixed with raisins and sometimes coconut oil so there is no problem getting enough food.  I was just wondering if we needed a full no food at all fast on all these days. Of course on these days I eat less anyhow, just enough so I'm not  uncomfortable.

You are already having a nice fasting arrangement. Your question was for the benefit of all of us. Please use the the black rock salt powder if possible in the nuts instead of the normal white sea salt. If full fast is not possible, then no grain food is certainly the way to go.

On  Gaura Purnima, Nityananda Trayodasi, Krishna Janmastami,  Lord Balarama appearance and Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi  I do a full fast and try to get off work at least a day or two before and after so it is easier on me.

That's wonderful.

And I guess we should also refrain from grains on the appearance and disappearance days of Bhaktivinoda, Bhaktisiddhanta, and Bhaktivedanta?

Shrila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji and many other great devotees used to fast on each and every day of the Apperance and Disappearance of our Acharyas thoughout the year. But obviously this is not practically possible for devotees who are working in this age of Kali Yuga. So we should at least try to fast till noon with minimum food and liquid intake on the days of our prominent Acharyas. And we should humbly beg forgiveness from the other Acharyas that we are not able to fast on their days even though they have done so much for us.

Daaso'smi, Swami Gaurangapada.

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