Writing in 1971, the East shared a third reason to practice fasting. Revolution means continuous struggle, sacrifice, and often hunger, and too many of us have not considered that possibility. One’s mind and body “must be conditioned to accept, endure and win.” Victory begins with the ability to control your appetite. “In order for one to overcome the initial hunger associated with fasting [they] must first prepare to feed [their] mind a different food. The first fact to feed the mind is that All learning habits can be unlearned.”