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Mental fasting

Renouncing any form of conflict or protest, any thought that disturbs inner peace, and any expression that is not one of love. “Don’t say it unless it is true, necessary, and kind.”

In the Foundation's Topics

These are the tools of liberation, and in order to apply them, we need to practice mental reprogramming exercises—repeating phrases of wisdom mentally or aloud—and mental fasting—always thinking the best.
From the topic Accepting in Order to Live Without Suffering
Practice mental fasting: give up any thought that disturbs your inner peace.
From the topic Learning to Find Peace

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