Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

v. Unexcelled Bodhicitta (Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi).
Here we have passed beyond the realms of the ordinary
meditations. This stage of Wisdom-heart is only known
by the attainment of samadhi, and so belongs to the
Buddhas' realm. (For another classification of
Bodhicitta, see Ch. XIII, Part. 1, D, 1. c.)
b. Morality
On our diagram, this heading includes the three steps of
the Noble Eightfold Path concerned with morality:
Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood. The
importance of these is amply stressed elsewhere, so we
do not need to say much about them here.
Three aspects of the practice of morality may be seen,
these are: abandoning evil, doing good, and benefiting
others.
i. Avoiding evil.
We soon see how difficult this is without practice of
meditation. According to Biblical accounts of early
Christianity, there was little or nothing corresponding to
Buddhist practices of concentration. However,
Christians have an ethical code, the Ten
Commandments, some of which are the same as the
Five Precepts of lay Buddhists (though the
Commandments are not deeply and thoroughly
explained as in Buddhism). In addition, Jesus said:
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