Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

4. The last five of the Ten Commandments are almost
the same in words as the five silas in Buddhism, though
the meaning of the latter are deeper since the
explanations given are altogether most thorough
(therefore, detailed accounts of the ethical
commandments should be obtained from Buddhists).
These Commandments of Jehovah are a good
foundation for the Hinayana precepts.
5. Jesus' saying: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself," (Mat. l9:l9) is a good foundation for the
Mahayana.
6. The Fire Sacrifice of the Old Testament should be
revived by the Christian West. It is a good foundation
for the Vajrayana.
Bhante interjected, "Not using animal flesh!" "No,
of course not," Mr. Chen agreed, "but rather
according to Buddhist principles, where sacrifice to
the fire has a profound meaning. The offerings of
precious things and indeed the whole sacrifice must
be performed in a state of samadhi or it will not be
effective."
7. I certainly hold that God has great merit (to have
attained to that position by much wholesome action in a
previous birth); but of course I do not regard him as a
creator, or as a being with the power of either creation
or destruction.
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