Dec 26, 2009
In Christianity, customs of penance, confession and forgiveness while inherently masochistic, found their most extreme expression among priests in some monasteries where enforced silence, fasting and self-flagellation were and are practiced. The temporary release from all human responsibilities, even from control of ones bodily functions, can be an inducement for the ego to fall away. Doris Kloster in her Foreward to Doris Kloster - Photographs Taschen 1995

In Christianity, customs of penance, confession and forgiveness while inherently masochistic, found their most extreme expression among priests in some monasteries where enforced silence, fasting and self-flagellation were and are practiced.

The temporary release from all human responsibilities, even from control of ones bodily functions, can be an inducement for the ego to fall away.

Doris Kloster in her Foreward to Doris Kloster - Photographs Taschen 1995

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