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There is much evidence to show that a periodical fast such as is enjoined by the Baha'i teachings is beneficial as a measure of physical hygiene, but just as the reality of the Baha'i fast does not lie in the consumption of physical food, but in the commemoration of God, which is our spiritual food, so the reality of the Baha'i fast does not consist in abstention from physical food, although that may help in the purification of the body, but in the abstention from the desires and lusts of the flesh, and in severance from all save God. 'Abdu'l-Baha says:
(118:8)
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