The lowest level [of morality] is adherence to a set of rules and regulations laid down by someone else. ... all you have to do it know the times and follow them. ... Even a trained chimpanzee could do it, if the rules were simple enough and he were smacked with a stick every time he broke one.
— Mindfulness in plain English by Henepola Gunaratana (Page 17)
This is a person claiming to teach a system to understand the consequences of your actions, be compassionate for yourself and others, and behave morally.
They really don't want me to read this book, do they. They're not writing like they want me to keep going.