I agree, the mind is a tool, either we will use it, or it will be using us, and somewhere in between along a specturm of physiology, the garden within [
1], or lack thereof [
2], and experience [
3] and how it is compositted within the framework of our neural pathways - as within, so without.
If we are to gain mastery over our minds, we must understand the battle, and invariably understand what it is from within the mind and further in that we are battling with - it is then when the battle be over, and the new life begins.
Salvation is codified within the framework of International and Domestic Law. To follow Christ, is to follow our Christian Rite established by Christ himself.