This month was my vegetarian month. At dinner today, a friend noticed I was being a vegetarian and checked about it. I told him about my plan of doing something different for a month, and that this month was the "Vegetarian Month". He found it interesting and mentioned another friend of his who was practicing e-Upvas. I found that fascinating and a great idea. An idea I hope to implement at least once a month, if not once a week.
So what is e-Upvas, leads us to the more basic question, What is Upvas ?.
Upvas is a Sanskrit word, used in Hindi for "fast". The Indian Heritage Research Foundation says this:
"In Sanskrit, the word for fast is Upvas. This literally means, "sitting near to..." Sitting near to whom? Near to God.
Fasting is a time in which our bodies are light, a time in which our vital energy is not being dissipated through the process of consumption and digestion, a time in which we are free from the heaviness and lethargy resulting from overindulgence."
http://ihrf.com/messages/fasting-its-meaning-and-purpose.html
And e-Upvas is "Electronic Upvas", or an electronic fast. A period of a day when we avoid all electronic items. The primary ones would be the Phone, Laptop, PC's, Tablets, Kindles and other e-books, TV, ...
As the myriad benefits of an Upvas, I feel that e-Upvas will have similar benefits. My guess is that the 2 primary benefits would be doing other things. Such as reading, going for walks, going to a movie, ... The other would be to appreciate the usefulness of the devices we have and getting into a habit of using them wisely and effectively.
So what is e-Upvas, leads us to the more basic question, What is Upvas ?.
Upvas is a Sanskrit word, used in Hindi for "fast". The Indian Heritage Research Foundation says this:
"In Sanskrit, the word for fast is Upvas. This literally means, "sitting near to..." Sitting near to whom? Near to God.
Fasting is a time in which our bodies are light, a time in which our vital energy is not being dissipated through the process of consumption and digestion, a time in which we are free from the heaviness and lethargy resulting from overindulgence."
http://ihrf.com/messages/fasting-its-meaning-and-purpose.html
And e-Upvas is "Electronic Upvas", or an electronic fast. A period of a day when we avoid all electronic items. The primary ones would be the Phone, Laptop, PC's, Tablets, Kindles and other e-books, TV, ...
As the myriad benefits of an Upvas, I feel that e-Upvas will have similar benefits. My guess is that the 2 primary benefits would be doing other things. Such as reading, going for walks, going to a movie, ... The other would be to appreciate the usefulness of the devices we have and getting into a habit of using them wisely and effectively.
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