Meditation Alone Is Not Enough
Meditation alone is not practice. Remember to follow the precepts. In Buddhism, most lay people observe the five precepts. The Buddhist precepts are; not killing, not stealing, not misusing sex, not lying, and not abusing intoxicants. Taoism has 27 precepts which go into a little more detail. You can find a link to the 27 precepts on the Pure Mountain Resource Center http://www.roshihoganblog.blogspot.com Sometimes students get so preoccupied with their meditation, they neglect to focus on following the precepts. The precepts are guidelines we should try to follow. If we break one from time to time, no one besides our karma will punish us. Do your best. Actually, if none of the precepts were broken by anyone, they would be worthless. Meditate and follow the precepts and you are a good student of the Tao.
