Satsang What did Sri Saibaba say about fasting?

What did Sri Saibaba say about fasting?
Sri Saibaba has given us the middle path to follow on the
path of emancipation. did not advocate the over indulgence
in either the senses or in asceticism.

Let us see what Sri Saibaba had said about fasting on
Thursdays or any other holy days.

M.W. Pradhan, a devotee of Sri Saibaba had organized the
birthday party of his son in Shama’s house at Shirdi and invited
all devotees of Sri Saibaba to lunch. That day happened to be a
Thursday. Bala Bhate apologized to Pradhan that he was unable
to eat on that day as he had a wow to fast on Thursdays and
went to the Masjid. As Baba saw Bhate he asked, “Have you
gone to Pradhan’s party and had your food?”
Bhate: “Baba, today is a Thursday”.
Baba: “So what?”
Bhate: “I do not eat on Thursdays. It is my wow”.
Baba: “To please whom have you made this wow”?
Bhate: “I have made this wow in your name for your grace”.
Baba: “I am telling you this myself. Leave off this fasting and
go have your food with Pradhan”.

From the above it is clear that Baba didn’t agree to do fasting
to please him on Thursdays. Now, let us see what Sri Saibaba
said about fasting on holy days such as Ekadasi, Maha Sivaratri
and such days.
Tatya Kote Patil was one of the closest and most intimate
devotees of Sri Saibaba. He had the great good fortune of
sleeping along with Baba in the Masjid for fourteen years.
Those who had seen the love and intimacy between Baba and
Tatya Kote Patil felt that Baba loved Tatya more than his life
even. Tatya in his reminiscences says thus, “I used to fast
regularly on Ekadasi, Maha Sivaratri and other such hold days.
Baba’s opinion was that fasting had no usefulness in either the
mundane worldly life or the spiritual life. I would try my best
to fast on these holy days but Baba would some how or the
other break my fast and made me eat something. On one
Sivaratri I said, ‘Baba, please let me fast at least on this day.
Please don’t make me eat anything.’
Baba said, “Eat man, eat, what Sivaratri are you talking about?”
Dada Kelkar who by standing by also told me to do as Baba
says and not to disobey him. I did not raise any further objection
to Baba and have never fasted on any day since then.”

Thus Sri Saibaba showed us in many incidents that there is
no meaning in doing fasting.
(Source: Sai Bhakti Sadhana Rahasyam,)