It is so important to be mindful of what we listen to and engage with. People like Howe aren't monsters - they're human. Which means that it can happen to any one of us. A scary thought, but one not to ignore.
It would seem "dyeing" one's mind by the repetition and reformulation of ideas featured in many ancient spiritual disciplines. Early Christian desert monks, for example, had a concept of "interiorization," which is a step beyond what we would call "memorization": the goal was not simply to recite a psalm, but to steep it so dark in the bones through repetition that it ceased to be the prayer of someone else which you had memorized, but had become your own prayer.
It is so important to be mindful of what we listen to and engage with. People like Howe aren't monsters - they're human. Which means that it can happen to any one of us. A scary thought, but one not to ignore.
It would seem "dyeing" one's mind by the repetition and reformulation of ideas featured in many ancient spiritual disciplines. Early Christian desert monks, for example, had a concept of "interiorization," which is a step beyond what we would call "memorization": the goal was not simply to recite a psalm, but to steep it so dark in the bones through repetition that it ceased to be the prayer of someone else which you had memorized, but had become your own prayer.