Do not believe in anything simply
because it is spoken and rumored by many.
because it is spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything simply
because it is found written in your religious books.
because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely
on the authority of your teachers and elders.
on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they
have been handed down for many generations.
have been handed down for many generations.
But after observation and analysis,
when you find that anything agrees with reason
and is conducive to the good and benefit
of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
when you find that anything agrees with reason
and is conducive to the good and benefit
of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
—Buddha
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