human medication that man has not tried in his efforts to restore himself and gain merit. Millions of pilgrims may still be seen in India, flat on the ground, crawling like inchworms toward the Ganges river, hoping for a release from the burden of guilt in the sacred waters. History tells of countless persons who have tried to deal with guilt by self-denial and abstaining from food and drink. Many have tried a kind of self-torture by putting on hair shirts or walking on spikes or on hot coals. Men