When we turn to the 14th verse of the Dhammapada and read: “Just as the rain does NOT break through a well thatched house, even so passion never penetrates a well-developed mind.” We cannot help but wonder of the author’s intent. Before the evolution of the mammalian mind with its drives of empathy and cooperation their was the, so called, reptilian brain whose only drives were for reproduction, and all that supports its pursuit, such as water, food, and shelter. As mammals t