Our ancestors thought little about preparing for the post. It was a natural and ordinary thing for them, because they were born in Orthodox families and from childhood they knew everything about fasting. It is more difficult for a modern person, who often comes to faith in adulthood. If you decide to fast, the first thing you need to understand is that fasting is a spiritual achievement. This is by no means a diet and not just a healthy diet.
Instruction manual
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Fasting prepares us for heavenly life, is its vestibule, so a lot of attention should be paid to our spiritual condition. Think about how obsessed your soul is? What is in it of God, and what of his enemy?
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Repent. But do not just say the words of repentance, these words have no power, but repent sincerely, with the confidence that you are embarking on the true path. Then to enter a post, the time of abstinence, spiritual and physical, will be easier. Ask for forgiveness from all loved ones, friends, acquaintances.
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Forgive everyone, forgive sincerely, not hypocritically, without leaving annoyance to others. If this does not happen, the post will no longer have the proper strength.
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Physical preparation for fasting also needs to start in advance. If you have never held a fast before, try first to give up fast food on Wednesday and Friday. This is best done all year long.
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It is necessary to accustom yourself to the post a little. Everyone determines the amount of food during fasting independently; in no case should one expose oneself to exhaustion or exhaustion. If you decide to endure Great Lent, then a week before fasting, give up meat in your diet. Refuse snacks, i.e. from food that the body does not really need, but is a habit. Accustom yourself to get up a little hungry from the table.
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Find out in advance what kind of food you can eat during fasting. In the modern world, fasting is not as strict as in the early days of Christianity; on some days, seafood and fish are allowed.
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