Christians teach that the 10 commandments go farther than that – don’t steal becomes don’t even think about stealing. Don’t cheat/”covet” becomes don’t even THINK about it in your heart because that is JUST as bad. So what do you think?
If you were to sit down and really think about it, really reflect and ponder about the complexities – no, really, the simplicity of the human mind and how we are so incredibly influenced by even the littlest thoughts. You would know that there is some merit to that form of extreme.
If you were to look into meditation, you would see that you are not actually your thoughts, and to be able to sit back and watch those disturbing/troubling thoughts as they made their way into and out of your thought processes.
These are not mutually exclusive concepts/practices IMO. Spirituality is so important to the individual’s health – physically, mentally, emotionally. It’s all tied together.
