Self-torture

Ancient mourning involved self-torture to please lingering ghosts and prevent their return home. 87:2.4

Co-operation with Adjuster does not entail self-torture but loving service towards eternal destiny. 110:3.4

Self-torture and painful cutting were common in ancient initiation ceremonies, designed to harden and prepare youths for life's hardships. 70:7.10

Older ideas of self-discipline embraced physical torture, with priests of the mother cult leading by example through castration, as Hebrews, Hindus, and Buddhists followed suit. 89:3.4

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