Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

8. The Bible should be revised, leaving out all the
violent and evil things in the Old Testament.
(A voice (the writer's) said, "Well, you know, Mr.
Chen, that is rather a lot!" Not noticing this
comment, Mr. Chen went on:)
Also, the fourfold repetition of Jesus' story in the New
Testament is unnecessary.
9. We do believe that if a Buddhist meditator
appreciates this God and asks Him for help, he would
get it, as in the story I have just told.
We also believe that the Holy Lady and the Saints may
answer our prayers. We do not regard them as refuges,
but they may give help. In the East, Buddhist Protectors
render help, so why not Christian deities?
"If my servant is here, he will bring whatever you
need; if he is not, then a boy can get it equally well."
(This was said as a small, cherubic boy, one of the
local crowd of youngsters, regarded us steadily,
peering over the window-sill, hoping, no doubt, for
a small errand and a spare coin or two.)
Although either servant or boy, Dharma-protector or
Jehovah, may help in worldly matters and towards
gaining heavenly rest, still Buddhists must understand
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