” Pythagoras had to undergo a fast of 40 days, under supervision, outside of the
city.
Believing that this was a test of his will power and energy, he was told thus: ‘Forty days’
fast is necessary in order that you may GRASP what we will teach you!”
Pythagoras...
opposed flesh eating most earnestly.., not only by voice and pen, but opposed the use of flesh
food as unnatural and unphilosophical, and established a colony, Crotona, from which meat
was excluded.”
Obviously he was taught this “strict dietary rule” as a student in the Egyptian
Mystery System at Annu called in the ...
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