Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

"Thou shalt not murder. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness.
Honor thy father and mother; and thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself." (Matt. 19:18-19)
Jesus also said:
"But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that
curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for
them that despitefully use you and persecute you." (Matt.
5:44)
Furthermore, in the Old Testament are wise sayings on
moral conduct, such as: "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be
angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools (Eccl.
7:9)"; and: "He that is slow to wrath is of great
understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth
great folly." (Prov. 14:29)
In spite of the Commandments, the good words of Jesus,
and wise sayings, these are unsupported by meditations
and cannot be thoroughly maintained. Even Peter, the
first Pope, on two occasions broke them. Once he drew
his sword and smote off the ear of a man arresting Jesus
(Matt. 26:51), and three times he lied that he knew not
his master (Matt. 26:69-74).
As Peter was a simple fisherman who understood
nothing of meditation to strengthen the moral precepts,
it is not surprising how quickly he broke these precepts.
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