I’m interested in dry fasting for health reasons as I’ve done a few water fasts already. I just read about vsed in which patients can pass away after 10-14 days with no food or water, but I’ve seen claims of people doing 20-30 day fasts with no issue. How is this possible?
I’m struggling through a difficult period and I’m turning to spirituality, prayer, relying on god, but the more I read about the teachings the more depressed and apathetic I become. The same ideas come up in terms of suffering, going through trials, turbulent times that test faith, that we are inherently sinners, that god does punish people, the endless reincarnations of samsara. This is all so frightening I thought spirituality was supposed to help uplift you, not reveal the dark truth about how awful human life on earth can be. I feel betrayed that this is the truth and now have to live with it, I feel nihilistic because of this!