Black and White Thinking

Last week, the story of the 2 monks and the woman in the stream was an example of the kind of thinking that accompanies low self-esteem. Do we ever fall into the trap of thinking adherence to rules guarantees love and acceptance? This may occur when we have deep wounds that are unhealed. We then may be unable to take the higher ground and respond to our life's purpose.
As Jack Kornfield says, "Does your path have a heart?"... "if it does not it is of no use".