religious group may use a variety of psychological tactics to convince members that physical suffering can lead to spiritual purification and ascension. Here are some possible strategies: 1. **Doctrinal indoctrination**: The group may develop a set of doctrines that emphasize physical suffering as a sacred way to achieve spiritual purification. This doctrine is often combined with a lofty spiritual goal, so that members believe that enduring pain is an honor. 2. **Authority influence**: The leader or influential person of the group may tell their own experience and describe the spiritual sublimation they have achieved through suffering. Their testimony is used to verify the authenticity of this belief. 3. **Group pressure and belonging**: During group activities, members may feel pressure from other believers. Seeing that everyone is pursuing the same sacrifice and suffering makes it easier for individuals to accept this concept because it is related to their sense of belonging and group identity. 4. **External sympathy and role model effect**: The group may use historical or other cultural figures (such as saints or martyrs) as role models, highlighting their stories of achieving a lofty state through suffering and sacrifice, so that members believe that this practice is universally effective. 5. **Reward and punishment mechanism**: The group may create an atmosphere in which "progress" or rewards are gained through pain, such as spiritual advancement or special attention from the leader. Rejection of pain may be seen as disloyalty, leading to social exclusion or other forms of punishment. 6. **Rituals and symbols**: Through the design of complex rituals, members may experience physical pain in the rituals and are taught to directly link this pain with spiritual purification. The atmosphere of the ritual (music, environment, clothing, etc.) is used to enhance this experience. 7. **Psychological manipulation and suggestion**: Using psychological manipulation techniques, through constant repetition, suggestion, and changing cognitive frameworks, members gradually believe in the necessity and effectiveness of pain. These strategies work together to repackage physical pain as a positive and necessary spiritual growth process, making members feel that this is not only a personal mission, but also the only way to a higher level. This belief is deeply embedded, causing members to rationalize it even when they experience pain and find meaning in it.